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fidence that nothing shall 'separate us from the love of God,' our posture should be always a posture of watchfulness, distrust of ourselves, and dependence upon divine grace; that we are to work out our own salvation with fear and trembling'; that our course is that of 'patient continuance in well-doing,' and 'patient waiting for Christ'; that he that thinketh he standeth' must take heed lest he fall,' and that 'happy is he,' in this sense, that feareth always.' But at the same time, without any enthusiastic views, and without incurring the same liability to self-deception, we claim for the faithful followers of Christ, in a safer and surer shape, all the genuine and unpretending benefit of that sacred declaration, that 'the Spirit of God beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God.' 'He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself.' The humble and thankful self-appropriation of the promises of the Gospel; the comfort of casting our care upon God Who careth for us, and the burthen of sin upon Him Who has promised to give us rest; the sense of the healing power of the Gospel in our hearts; our perception of the hand of God in His providence over us, of the inspiration of His Word, of the happy effects of His heavenly influence upon ourselves; the growing conviction of the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus'; the consciousness of cherishing a hope that 'maketh not ashamed'; the exercise of that temper which the Gospel inculcates and which the grace of God imparts; the clear anticipation of a state reserved for the faithful after the struggles of this weary life; a state in which all the clouds of sin and sorrow and ignorance shall be forever chased away,-these constitute an irresistible testimony that their source is from on high, and that we are the sons of God, adopted heirs of immortality through the reconciliation of 'the first-begotten from the dead.'"

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In the year 1833 the Archdeacon established a Wednesday evening service, with sermon, in the cathedral. This was some years later transferred to Trinity chapel, where he still continued for a long time to take his share of the duty.

CHAPTER XI.

Voyage to England in 1835-Consecration as Bishop of Montreal-Death of his mother.

THE efforts of the Bishop of Quebec to obtain assistance in the duties of his office had been unrelaxed; and in 1834 a letter was addressed to his lordship by the Governor in Chief (Lord Aylmer) on this subject, in which the following passage occurs; "I can have no hesitation whatever in stating my conviction that should such an appointment (of a suffragan Bishop) receive the sanction of H. M. Government, the selection of the Archdeacon of Quebec would be hailed with satisfaction by the whole of the protestant inhabitants of Lower Canada; and it affords me much gratification to be furnished with this opportunity of expressing the very high sense entertained by myself of the Archdeacon's eminent. qualities." Finding it impossible. to bring the matter to a satisfactory termination by correspondence, the Bishop in the following year prevailed upon the Archdeacon to visit England for this and other purposes. The maintenance of the clergy had become a matter of serious anxiety, in consequence of the withdrawal of the parliamentary grant from the S. P. G., whose resources were so much crippled that it became necessary to reduce the salaries of their missionaries, and to shut out any hope of increasing their number, though that of the members of the Church, particularly in Upper Canada, was receiving enormous accessions, year by year, from emigration. In order, as far as possible, to provide for their wants,

a society had been organized at Quebec and Toronto for the propagation of the Gospel among destitute settlers and Indians, a branch of which was afterwards established at Montreal. Each branch maintained a travelling missionary, in whose duties in the Quebec district the charge of the quarantine station in summer was included.

The Archdeacon was furnished with a letter of general introduction from the Bishop to persons in public authority in England, in which his lordship said; "The present state of my health and the pressure of business upon my hands, which in such a state I find excessive, rendering me desirous of avoiding any unnecessary writing, * I wish it to be known that he has my confidence, and that I commit it to him, in concert with the friends of the Church at home, to pursue all such measures as shall be judged advisable either with reference to H. M. Government, to religious societies, or to the British public. I commend him, therefore, and his endeavours to the blessing of God above, and to the prayers and co-operation of Christian friends." In a letter written about this time, the Bishop speaks thus; "Your great kindness and partiality to me, and usefulness to the Church bind me in ties of obligation and affection for you more strong than for any other person almost. My prayers for you are very sincere and constant. God bless you! Believe me always yours faithfully and affectionately, C. J. QUEBEC." *

The Archdeacon left Quebec with his family on the 10th August, 1835. His parishioners presented him with an address on this occasion, which was no empty form, for I well remember the eagerness with which the congregation of St. Matthew's chapel affixed their names to it one Sunday evening. With reference to the chief object of his mission, the success of which he conceived to lie at the foundation of all the rest, he entertained, to the last, the hope that some English clergyman of experience and ability might be found

willing to accept the office of suffragan. A difficulty, however, which proved to be insuperable, presented itself in the uncertainty of the pecuniary provision to be made, for the Bishop's offer of one-third of his own salary was necessarily limited to his life, and there was no hope of any renewal of the parliamentary vote. The Bishop, in the meantime, continued to urge his own acceptance of the appointment as the only arrangement which would be satisfactory to himself, unless, failing this, he could induce any one of three or four English clergymen whom he named, to take it. On the 14th November, 1835, his lordship wrote from Quebec, "I am sensible that it is my duty to spare no pains to accomplish the appointment of a suffragan to assist me in this see with as little delay as possible, and that I should urge, as far as I reasonably can, your soliciting the appointment for yourself. * ** I am disposed to refrain from positively recommending any one except yourself and Dr. D.;" and on the 12th December, to his own brother (who rendered essential service in the affair), "Your letter received to-day is very acceptable. As Mr. Stephen, Lord Glenelg, and Sir G. Grey are quite well-disposed with regard to a suffragan, I trust that Almighty God is about to will and to order the accomplishment of the work. * * Is it not a good time for making an arrangement for providing a Bishop in Upper Canada and one also in Lower Canada?* I heartily wish that Dr. Mountain may concur in this plan, that I may be appointed to Upper Canada, but God's will be done! * * I think the Archdeacon is

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so well fitted to be Bishop of this Lower province, that I earnestly hope that, D. V., a permanent provision may be made for it." The result of the negociations with the Colonial Office (all the authorities of which gave their attention,

This was found impracticable until, three or four years later, the present Bishop of Toronto consented to take the office without salary.

with very marked kindness, to the subject) appears in a correspondence between them and Dr. Mountain, which was printed for the information of the clergy of Lower Canada. The Archdeacon was induced, by the advice of the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of London, and different friends, no longer to withhold his consent, which was urged upon him by Lord Glenelg in the following terms: "I can hold out no secular inducement to any one to assume the labour and responsibility necessarily attached to such an office. I am aware that when it was proposed to me that a suffragan Bishop should be appointed with a permanent salary, you expressed an unwillingness to accept the appointment, although the Bishop of Quebec was most desirous that you should be selected for this station. Sensible, however, as I am of the disinterested anxiety which you have evinced to promote the welfare of the Church in Canada, I am encouraged to hope that, under the circumstances which I have stated, you will not refuse your personal assistance towards carrying into effect the arrangement in question. If upon consideration. you should feel yourself able to accede to this proposal, I shall have much pleasure, with the concurrence of the Archbishop of Canterbury, in sanctioning the appointment, and in submitting your name to His Majesty as suffragan Bishop of Quebec. I cannot doubt that much benefit will accrue to the interests of the Church in North America from the zealous and efficient discharge of the duties which will devolve upon you in that character." On the 30th December, the Archdeacon wrote to inform the Bishop that he had yielded to his wishes, adding, "It is just possible, however, that a person may yet be found, who, having an independent fortune, and being in all respects eligible, may be substituted for myself. *** I am sure I shall have your special prayers, if I am to be called to a more arduous post in your diocese." In the next letter, four days later, he says, "I am thankful to have executed the arrangements respecting the suffragan in a way

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