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Capital and Assets now Exceed - - - $3,500,000.

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" " holders of Matured Endowment Policies 3l,i>3G .50

" Poliey-iiolders on Surrender of Policies I10,MC4 50

" Policy-Holders lor Cash Profits 440,535 »0

" Holders of Annuity Bonds 1U,»K7 80

Loaned to Policy-holders on the security of their Policies S;,il6t> 30

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W. H. Beatty, Esq., Vice-President, Bank of Toronto.

T. Herbert Mason, Esq., Managing Director, Can. Per. Loan and Savings Co.

Hon. James Young, President, Gore Fire Insurance Co.

M. P. Ryan, Esq., Collector of Customs, Montreal.

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J. D. Edgar, Esq.

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THE

CANADIAN

CONGREGATIONAL

YEAR BOOK

1888-89

Hik the &;iiio^'3 So^^plim^e^^s^

^el). GMiUiam oEpe ^mith

TORONTO :

The Congregational Publishing Company, 1888.

Western Congregational Church, Toronto.

THE

CANADIAN

CONGREGATIONAL

YEAR BOOK

1888-89

^eb. cMilliam cMye (Smith

EDITOR.

TORONTO :

The Congregational Publishing Company, 1888.

PREFACE.

©NCE more we place before the Churches the Annual Reports, and all the other miscellaneous matter that make up the Year Book. It is a few days later than last year ; but yet, in moderately good time. It would have been earlier, had some of the reports come in earlier, and in pre- sentable shape. There is no better place for making a reasonable request for next year ; and it is this : — Let every Pastor and Local Secretary, who sends in an official report, buy a sheet or two more of note-paper, and, if necessary, another stamp, and write his report only on one side of the paper — for it is quite likely his report will find its way to the printers', as it is ; and we who have the steering oar in this Congregational boat, are anxious to keep up our reputation of having an " educated ministry ! " Second, let the Statistical Secretaries know whether you decline or are too indolent to answer a question — or whether your answer is " nothing " or " none." If the latter, put a cipher : if the former, leave it blank. Every Pastor and Secretary ought to make it a rule to put either a figure, cipher, or word, in every column. Then the Official Secretary will know every question is answered ; and the reader that comes after him will know it too.

We are still anxious to give, somevjhere, in the volume, to each man his proper Christian name ; but we have not been able to wring the secret out of some of the brethren yet ! Last year, for example, . out of about 90 names of ministers on page 29 (the list more particuliarly under our own control), we gave 60 in full, or slightly abbreviated.

PliEFACE.

t

Of the remainder, there are 14, o£ whose first name we are still, at this moment, utterly ignorant — and we hav^e attended the Congregational Union for thirty years !

We have been correcting everybody's mistakes, but there is nobody to correct ours ; and doubtless (especially in the money lists), there will be some errors. Surnames are arbi- trarily spelled : and, if local collectors and church officers v/ould get them correctly, there would be no trouble with us : yet our own local knowledge has been all that has prevented a number of annoying blunders.

And now, we commend the volume to the reader's per- usal. Even the "tables" have information and lessons for all who love the particular courts of Zion we frequent. Each brother here presents his work — as of old each wor- shipper brought his handful of incense : and may it be fragrant to him for whom it was done ! We thus compare notes ; the wise and active are pleased, and the halting and perplexed are stimulated.

" Buy the book," say Shakespeare's first editors, " for,

the stationer saith, that doth best recommend it ! " Good

advice in this case, where the reader gets so good a book at half the cost of publication.

William Wye Smith.

Newmarket, 6th Sept., 1888.

CONTENTS.

PAGE

Perpetual Calendar 8

Postal Information 9

Official List 13

Statistical Tables 16

List of Chairmen 28

Congregational Ministers 29

Congregational Churches 30

District Associations 31

General Congregational Statistics 33

Travellers' Guide to Places of Worship 37

Periodicals by Congregationalists 39

Congregational Record for Canada 42

Congregational Societies 44

Congregational Theological Colleges 52

Congregational Unions 53

The Union at Montreal (Editorial) 57

Biographical Sketches 61

Congregational Union of Ontario and Quebec 70

New Congregational Churches 116

Congregational Union of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick 119

Canada Congregational Missionary Society 137

Congregational College 1 77

Canada Congregational Woman's Board of Missions 208

Ladies' Home Missionary Society of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick 217

Congregational Provident Fund 219

Congregational Publishing Company 228

Canada Congregational Foreign Missionary Society 233

Contributions to the Societies, and the College 242

INDEX.

PAGE

Adilress to Governor-General 87

American Board 36

Australia, Statistics 34

>, Unions 54

M Societies 48

Africa 64, 238

Alumni, list of 186

Associations, District 31

Annual meeting, College 188

II M Ontario and Quebec Union 80

II II Nova Scotia and New Brunswick Union 119

II II Canada Congregational Missionary vSociety 142

.1 II Foreign Missionary Society 235

II ir Woman's Board 209

II II Ladies' Home Missionary Society 217

Provident Fund 219

II M Publishing Company 229

Barber, Joseph 66

Biographical Sketches 61

Burgess, Rev. R. M 63

British Columbia 173

Central District, Reports 162

Congregational Ministers 29

Churches 30, 77, 120

II Statistics 33

II Record 42

II Missionary Society 44

Councils, concerning 75

Chairman's Address 101

Chairmen, List of 28

Contributions to Union 96

Churches, Reports from 157

Doctrinal Statement 73

Delegates to Union 81

Eastern Association 32

Endowment Funds 202

Eastern District, Reports 164

Field, ^ViIliam 66

Finance Committee, Report 90

(iuide to Places of Worship 37

India, churches 35

.Ionian, Frank H 67

Kribs, Rev. Ludwick 61

London Missionary Society 65

Manitoba I73

Memorial to Quebec Government 88

McLagan, Alexander 64

Montreal, Union Meeting 57

McClellun, William 69

Members of Union 76

Ministers in Union 76

ti Union of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick 120

INDEX. VU

PAGE

Minutes, Ontario and Quebec Union 80

n Nova Scotia and New Brunswick Union 119

New members of Union 83

Newfoundland 45

Nova Scotia and New Brunswick Union 119

,, Eastern Association 32

Reports 168

New Brunswick, Reports 172

Ottawa, New Church 117

Obituary notices 61

Perpetual Calendar 8

Pim, Richard 68

Periodicals by Congregationalists 39

Publishing Company (Limited) 228

Quebec Statistics 17

II Association 31

District, Reports 167

Report of Union, Ontario and Quebec 70

H n Nova Scotia and New Brunswick 119

« College 177

tc Woman's Board 208

ri Ladies' Home Missionary Society. 217

H Canada Congregational Missionary Society 146

M Foreign Missionary Society 236

,, Provident Fund 219

II Publishing Company 230

II L^nion Committee 84

.1 Statistical Secretary 97

M Sunday School Statistical Secretary 100

Statistical Secretary Nova Scotia and New Brunswick 135

Missionai-y Superintendent 149

I. College Session 190

Resolution, Mr. Fielden . , 89, 133

Compensation . 92

W. C. T.U 92

I. Tlianks 94

11 Temperance 124

II ' ' Canadian Independent " 124

II Title-deeds 126

Lord's Day 131

Western Association 31

II 11 Reports 157

White, Ira. 67

Woodstock, New Church 117

PERMANENT CALENDAR FOR THE CENTURY.

Explanation : The seven Calendars in the right hand Table (numbered 1 to 7) exhibit every possible variation in the month-date of each day of the week. The num- bers in the- left hand Table indicate the proper calendar for each month of every year, from 1865 to 1900.

1 866 1867 186S 1869 1870 1S71 1872

1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 iS32 1883 1884

1092

1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900

3 4

4 6

5

6 I

t=^l>rlfc!

1

2 3 4

5

6

7

27

25

19

4 5

Il'l2 1819

24! 25 1 26 31

2 3 4

9 IO;II

16 i7Ji8ji9 23 2425 1 26 3031 12 31 4 8 9 lolii 15I16 17I18 22 23 24I25J26 29:30 31 1 I ! il 2| 31 4

IO|II

17 18 2425

19

14 1^116

2i;22|23 28'29:30

II 12

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2

71 » 9

14J15 16 21I22J23 28j29,30

II iI2

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71 8 14 15 16

23 29 30

28

28

15

Directions : Find the month and year required, in the left hand Table. The figure opposite both will indicate the caleiidar to be used. Thus: January, 1879, gives the fiq^ure " 4 ;" hence the fourth calendar is the one for January, 1879, and the New Year is seen to fall on Wednesday.

POSTAL REGULATIONS.

POSTAL REGULATIONS.

PRINCIPAL ALTERATIONS.

Classification of all matter passing by mail within the Dominion has been simplified, and important alterations have been made m the regulations respect- ing the transmission of miscellaneous matter between Canada and the United States.

The registration fee on letters to the United States has been fixed at 5 cents, as formerly.

The limit of weight for closed parcels sent from Canada to the United King- dom has been extended from three pounds to four pounds.

FIRST CLASS MATTER.

Includes letters, post cards, legal and commercial papers wholly or partly written, and other matter of the nature of a letter or written correspondence.

The rate of postage on a letter posted within the Dominion of Canada, for transmission by mail to any place in Canada, is 3 cents per half ounce weight ; but the statute provides that this rate must be prepaid by postage stamps at the time of posting the letter.

Any such letter posted wholly unpaid (or not prepaid one full rate of 3 cents) cannot be forwarded to its destination, but will be sent to the Dead Letter Office, by first mail, for return to the writer.

Letters as aforesaid posted in Canada, and addressed to places in Canada, when weighing more than half an ounce, and liable therefore to two or more rates of postage, will be transmitted by mail to destination, though not fully pre- paid, if as much as one full rate of 3 cents has been prepaid thereon by postage stamp, and will in such cases be forwarded charged with double the amount of deficient postage. Thus, if such a letter weighing more than h oz., and not ex- ceeding 1 oz. in weight, be posted prepaid 3 cents only, it will be rated 6 cents unpaid — "insufficiently prepaid " — and forwarded to its address.

On letters posted at an office to be delivered from it, commonly known as (hop letterii, the rate will be 1 cent per i oz. ; to be in all cases prepaid by postage stamp affixed to such letter when posted. Drop letters, if re-directed to some other post office in consequence of a change in the residence of the person ad- dressed, become liable to the ordinary rate of 3 cents per i oz., less the amount prepaid. Insufficiently paid drop letters will be rated with double the amount of deficient postage.

NEWSPAPERS.

Newspapers and periodicals printed and published in Canada, mailed by the publishers in tlie post office at the place where they are published, and addressed to regular subscribers or newsdealers in Canada, resident elsewhere than at the place of publication — or at the place of publication, provided it be not in a city or town where free delivery by letter carrier has been established — are transmit- ted by mail to their respective addresses in Canada, the United States or New- foundland free of postage.

On all newspapers and periodicals posted in Canada, other than those ad- dressed from the office of publication, to regular subscribers or news agents in the Dominion, including all newspapers and periodicals published less frequently than once a month, the rate will be one cent per four ounces, to be invariably prepaid by postage stamp. Newspapers and periodicals weighing less than one ounce each may be posted singly, if prepaid by postage stamp one half cent each.

10 CONGREGATIONAL YEAR BOOK.

TRANSIENT NP^WSPAFERS, Etc.

Trausieut newspapers and periodicals include all newspapers and periodicals posted in Canada, other than Cunada newspapers sent from the office of publication, aii'l British neirspapcrs postcjl l)y news agents for regular subscribers in Canada Wiien addressed to any place within tlie Dominion, they must be prepaid the fol- lowing rates by postage stamp:— If weighing less than 1 oz., half a cent each. If weighing over 1 oz., 1 cent per 4 ozs., or fraction of 4 ozs. British or United States newspapers or periodicals, re-posted in Canada, must be prepaid by stamp, at the rate of 1 cent per 4 ozs., or fraction of 4 ozs.

A newspaper t > pass at the above rate mentioned is subject to the following restrictions : — It must have no cover, or a cover open at both ends. It must liave no writing tliereon but the name and address of the person to whom sent and the name and address in print of the publisher or news agent. As regards tran- sient newspapers passiug within the Dominion of Canada, however, sim]Dle marks calling the attention of the party addressed to any particular paragraph or adver- tisement will be allowed, provided that such marks are not of the nature of a letter.

MISCELLANEOUS MATTER.

On all pamphlets, occasional publications, printed circulars, prices current, hand-bills, exhibitors' entry tickets for Dominion or Provincial Exhibitions, book and newspaper manuscripts ; printers' proof sheets, whether corrected or not ; maps, prints, drawings, engravings, lithographs, photogi'aphs, when not on glass or in cases containing glass ; botanical and entomological specimens, when pro- perly put up, so as to prevent injury to the contents of the mails ; sheet music, whether printed or written ; documents wliolly or partly printed or written, such as deeds of land, mortgages, made under seal (including chattel mortgages), in- surance policies (including renewal receipts when attached to the policies), voters' lists, militia and school returns, or other documents of like nature, the rate of postage is 1 cent for each 4 ozs. ; provided that no letter or other communication intended to serve the purpose of a letter be sent or enclosed in any such package 01- thing mentioned, and that the same be sent in covers open at the ends or sides, or otlierwise so put up as to admit of the contents being, if necessary, easily with- drawn for examination by the officers of the Post Office to ensure compliance with this provision ; if enclosed in sealed envelopes notched at the ends or sides, or with the corners cut off, letter rate of postage will be charged ; and that the post- age rate be prepaid by postage stamp or stamped post bands or wrappers, in all cases. Limit of weight, 4 pounds.

No packet of miscellaneous matter can be transmitted by mail if it exceed 24 inches in length or 12 inches in width or depth.

Legal and commercial papers generally (including bank pass-books) are not indmled in third-class matter, l)ut are lial)le to letter rate of postage, except when sent as parcels by Parcel Post, and the exceptions above given to matter of that class are restricted to the documents specified — such as deeds and insurance policies.

The rate of postage upon packages of seeds, cuttings, bulbs, roots, scions or grafts, is 1 cent for each 4 ozs., wliich must be prepaid by postage stamp. The limit of weight is 4 pounds.

T'rinted or lithographed circulars, that is, printed or lithographed letters which are intended for transmission in identical terms to several persons, and the whole or the greater part of wJiicli is produced by means of ordinai-y type, engrav- ing, lithograpliy, the electric pen, or any other mechanical process easy to recog- nize, prices current, hand-bills, and other printed matter of a like character, ai'e chargeable witli a rate of 1 cent per 4 ozs , which must be prepaid by postage .stamp. The letter rate of postage must be prepaid for any communication of the nature of a letter not wholly printed, whether it is placed in an open cover or not.

POSTAL REGULATIONS. 11

BOOK PACKETS.

Every book packet must be posted either without a cover (in which case it must not be fastened, whether by means of gum, wafer, sealing wax, postage stamp or otherwise), or in a cover entirely open at both ends, so as to admit of tlie contents being easily withdrawn for examination ; otherwise it is treated as a letter and must by charged accordingly. For the greater security of the con- tents, however, it may be tied at the ends with string. Postmasters are autho- rized to cut the string in such cases, if necessary, to enable them to examine the contents ; but if they do so, they must again tie up the packet.

No book packet must exceed 5 pounds in weight, nor must tlie size exceed two feet in length, or one foot in width or depth.

PATTERN AND SAMPLE POST.

Patterns or samples of merchandise or of goods for sale, not exceeding 24 ozs. in weight, may be posted in Canada for transmission to any place within tlie Dominion, on pre-payment by postage stamp of a rate of 1 cent per 4 ozs. Pat- tern and sample post is restricted to bond fd« trade patterns or samples of mer- chandise. (Toods sent for sale, or in execution of any order (however small the quantity may be), or any articles sent by one private individual to another, which are not actually patterns or samples, are not admissible.

Patterns or samples, when practicable, must be sent in covers open at the ends, and in such a manner as to be easy of examination. But samples of flour, seeds, drugs and such like articles, which cannot be sent in covers of this kind— but such articles only — may be posted enclosed in boxes, or in bags of linen or other strong material, fastened in such a manner that they may be easily opened, so as to enable the officers of the Post Office readily to satisfy themselves as to the nature of the contents. Ordinary paper bags or covers should not be used for enclosing flour or other similar matter.

There must be no writing upon or in anj^ packet except the address of tlie person for whom it is intended, the address of the sender, a trade mark or num- ber, and the price of the articles, or such words as may be necessary to indicate precisely the origin and nature of the merchandise.

PARCELS.

Parcels closed at the ends and sides, and not exceeding 5 pounds in weight, may be posted at any post office in Canada, for conveyance to any other post office in the Dominion, at the following rates: — For each parcel weighing not more than 4 ozs,, 6 cents ; exceeding 4 ozs., and not exceeding 8 ozs., 12 cents ; for each additional 4 ozs., or fraction thereof, 6 cents.

The following conditions must be carefully observed : — No letter or letters must be enclosed. The parcel must not contain any explosive substance, glass, liquid, fish, fruit, or other matter likely to injure the ordinary contents of the mail. The weight of the parcel must not exceed 5 pounds, nor the size exceed 2 feet in length or 1 foot in breadth or thickness. The postage must be prepaid by stamps.

The parcel sliould have the words " By Parcel Post," plainly written on the address. It should be well and strongly put up, and be legibly addressed to the post office address of the intended receiver, the name of the county in which the said office is situated being added.

If the name and address of the sender be written on the parcel, it will, if delivery should fail from any cause, be returned from the Dead Letter Office un- opened to the sender, on payment of an additional parcel rate for the return con- veyance.

Parcels may be registered on affixing thereto a 5 cent registration stamp, in addition to stamps representing the postage. When registered, the postmaster should give a receipt to the party posting the parcel.

12 CONGREGATIONAL YEAR BOOK.

Parcels sent under these recrulatious may contain books, daguerreotypes, photographs, written or printed matter, returns, deeds, legal and commercial papers, and all transmissions of a like chai'acter, not being strictly letters.

To enclose a letter or letters, or any writing intended to serve the purpose of a letter, in a parcel intended for the parcel post, is a misdemeanour.

Eye glasses, spectacles, queen bees and their attendant bees, seeurely put up, may be sent by mail, prepaid by parcel post.

FIFTH CLASS MATTER.

Will include miscellaneous matter of all descriptions not belonging to either of the aliove classes, and not excluded from the mails by the general prohibitory regulation with respect to objectionable matter. Fifth class matter must be so put up as to ])e fit for conveyance in the mail bags, and yet admit of ready and lull examination by the officers of the post ofiice.

The postage on fifth class matter must be prepaid by postage stamps securely affixed thereto, at the rate of 1 cent per oz. weight or fi'action of 1 oz.

The limit of weight for fifth class matter will be 4 pounds for any single package, and as respects dimensions, the ordinary limit of 2 feet in length by 1 foot in width or depth.

Transmissions of the fifth class will be subject to the general prohibitory regulation, excluding from the mails all matter liable to destroy, deface or other wise damage the other contents of the mail bags or injure the person of any officer or servant of the post office, as well as all obscene or immoral matter.

REGISTRATION.

On every letter and packet posted for registration, addressed to any place within the Dominion of Canada, should be affixed in addition to a stamp or stamps representing the postage, 'a registered letter stamp of the value of 2 cents.

On a parcel or packet of patterns or samples addressed to any part of Canada, the registration fee is .5 cents ; this fee must be paid by a 5 cent registration stamp.

Postmasters are instructed not to accept for registration, letters addressed either to initials, or what may appear to be fictitious names, as it is impossible to obtain any satisfactory receipt or assurance of proper delivery of letters of this class.

MONEY ORDERS.

On money orders drawn by any money order office in Canada on any other money order oflfice in the Dominion, the commission is as follows : —

If not exceeding .$4 2c.

Over $4, " 10 5c.

" 10, " 20 10c.

" 20, '' 40 20c.

"40, " 60 30c.

" 60, " 80 40c.

" 80, " 100 50c.

When a married woman is either the remitter or the payee, her own Christian name should be given, and not that of her husband, thus.— " Mary Smith," not " Mr><. John S>nUh."

As respects money orders for or from the United Kingdom, if the remitter or payee be a peer or a bishop, his ordinary title is sufficient. If a firm, the usual designation of .such firm will suffice, .such as "Baring Bros.,"' " Smith & Son," "Messrs Hatchard," " Jones & Co.," but the titles of companies not including personal names cannot be accepted.

OFFICIAL LIST. 13

OFFICIAL LIST, 1888-89.

I. CONGREGATIONAL UNION OF ONTARIO AND QUEBEC.

Chairman for 1S8S — Rev. John Morton, Hamilton, Ont.

Chairman for 1SS9 — Rev. Joseph Wild, D.D., Toronto.

Secretary-Treasurer — Rev. W. Heury Warriner, B.D., Bowmanville, Ont.

Statistical Secretary — Rev. George Robertson, B.A., Yorkville, Toronto.

Sunday School Statistical Secretary — Rev. James C. Wright, Belwood, Ont.

Union ( 'ommittee — Revs. Joseph Wild, D. D., W. Cuthbertson, B. A., W. H- Warriner, B.D. , S. N. Jackson, M.D. , George Robertson, B.A , John Morton, H. D. Hunter, M.A., William Hay; Messrs. W. McCartney, James Goldie. H- Coon, George Scott, C. Whitlaw, H. Yeigh, A. Alexander.

Place of Meeting — Brantford, June 5, 1889.

Annual Sermon — Rev. William Cuthbertson, B.A. ; alternate. Rev. Robert Aylward.

Sunday Morning Sermon — Rev. Francis H. Marling ; alternate, Rev. James Webb.

Essayist — Mr. A. Alexander, Hamilton.

II. CONGREGATIONAL UNION OF NOVA SCOTIA AND NEW BRUNSWICK.

Chairman — Rev. Thomas Hall, Kingston, Ont.

Secretary — Rev. Joseph Barker, Sheffield, N. B.

Treasurer — Mr. James Woodrow, St. John, N. B.

Statistical Secretary — Rev. James Shipperley, Maitland, N. S.

Committee — Revs. J. B. Saer, B.D., Wm. Mcintosh, S. Sykes, J. B. Hawes, W. Peacock ; Capt. E. Scott, Messrs. C. H. Whitman, W. T. Sterritt. Isaac Cox, A. K. Moore, D. H. Burpee, Arch'd Barker, J. W. Jewett, R. L. Phillips, W. E. Perry, David Goings, Frederick Fisher, Michael O'Brien.

Preachers — Rev. W^m. Mcintosh ; cdternate, Rev. S. Sykes.

Place of Meeting — Milton, or one of the churches of Queen's County, N. S., Saturday, July 6, 1889.

III. CONGREGATIONAL COLLEGE OF BRITISH NORTH AMERICA.

Chairman of the Board — Mr. George Hague, Montreal.

Treasurer — Mr. R. C. Jamieson.

Secretary — Rev. George Cornish, LL.D., 177 Drummond St., Montreal.

Directors— ^ev^. Dr. Barbour, William H. Allworth, Samuel N. Jackson, M.D., Robert K. Black, J. W. Cox, B.A., John Wood, Duncan McGregor, M.A , Francis H. Marling ; Messrs. Charles Alexander, Henry Lyman, Chao. R. Black, Theodore Lyman, Robert Anderson, John R. Dougall, M. A. , Charles Gushing, B.C.L., Henry W. Walker, William Reid, Benj. W. Robertson, David Higgins, A. Alexander, F. Scholes, Thos. B. Macaulay, John M. M. DuflF.

Faculty of Theology — Revs. Dr. Barbour, Dr. Cornish, Dr. Jackson, John Biirton, B.D., Robert K. Black, John Wood, Francis H. Marling, W. Henry Warriner, B.D., E. M. Hill, M.A., Secretary.

1-i ■ CONGREGATIONAL YEAR BOOK.

Principal — Rev. William M. Barbour, D.D.

Professors and Lecturers— Rev. Dr. Barbour, Rev. Dr. Cornish, Rev. Dr, Jackson, Rev. E. M. Hill, M.A., Rev. W. Henry Warriner, B.D. AiiiUtors— Messrs. J. B. Learmout and Thomas B. Macaulay.

IV. CANADA CONGREGATIONAL MISSIONABY SOCIETY.

President — Rev. George Cornish, LL.D. , Montreal.

Secretary— Ke\ . John ^Yood, 88 Elgin St., Ottawa.

Treasurer — Rev. Samuel N. Jackson, M.D., Kingston.

Superintendent— Rev. Thomas Hall, 46 William St., Kingston.

Honorary Secretary — Rev. Joseph Unsworth, StoufFville, Ont.

Executive Committee — Revs. John Morton, John Burton, B.D., Daniel Macal- lum, Francis H. Marling, John G. Sanderson, William Mcintosh ; George Hague, Esq.

General Committee— Revs. George Fuller, Duncan McGregor, M.A., Arch- F. McGregor, B.A.. Joseph Wild, D.D., George Robertson, B.A., E. M. Hill, M.A., John I. Hindley, M.A., Henry E. Barnes, D.D. ; Messrs. Charles Whit- law, J. Goldie, A. Alexander, Tom Webb, William McCartney, W. J. Stibbs, Benj. W. Robertson, James Jarvis, John R. Dougall, F. Scholes.

Auditors — Messrs. William Neish and George Mills, Kingston.

V. CANADA FOREIGN MISSIONARY SOCIETY.

President — Mr. Benjamin W. Robertson, Kingston. Secretary— Rev. E. M. Hill, M.A., 143 Stanley St., Montreal. Treasurer — Mr. Thos. B. Macaulay, ".Sun" Assurance Co., Montreal.

VI. CANADA CONGREGATIONAL WOMAN'S BOARD OF MISSIONS.

President — Mrs. D. Macallum, St. Elmo, Ont.

Vice-Presidents — Mrs. Wilkes, Montreal ; Mrs. Wood, Ottawa ; Mrs. D. McGregor, Guelpli ; Miss Dougall, Montreal.

Corresponding Secretary — Miss H. Wood, Maxville, Ont. Home Secretary— yiis. T. Hall, 46 William St., Kingston. Foreign Secretary — Mrs. R. W. Cowan, Ottawa. Treasurer — Mrs. J. Burton, 56 Charles St., Toronto.

VII. CONGREGATIONAL PROVIDENT FDND SOCIETY.

Chairman — Mr. Charles Alexander. V ice-Chairman — Mr. R. C. Jamieson.

Secretary -Treasurer — Mr. Charles R. Black, 65 St. Peter St., Montreal. Directors — Messrs. George Hague, Charles Gushing, Thomas B. Macaulay> James Linton, Henry W. Walker, F. Scholes, Charles Gurd.

VIII. CONGREGATIONAL PUBLISHING COMPANY.

President — Rev. John Morton, Hamilton.

Vice-President — Mr. James Smith, Toronto.

Secretary -Treasiirer — Rev. W. Henry Warriner, Bowman ville, Ont.

Editor — Rev. Wm. W. Smith, Newmarket, Ont.

Manager of S. S. Department— Rev. W. Henry Warriner, Bowmanville, Ont...

OFFICIAL LIST. 15

IX. SECRETARIES OF ASSOCIATIONS.

Western — Rev Joseph K. Unsworth, Paris, Ont.

Central (Toronto) — Rev. Geo. Robertson, Yorkville, Toronto.

Eastern^Rev. Evan C. W. MacColl, Middleville, Ont.

Quebec— Rev. E. M. Hill, Montreal.

Nova Scotia, Eastern — Mr. A. K. Moore, Economy, N.S.

X. ladies' home missionary SOCIETY, N.S. AND N.B.

President — Mrs. Dr. Watson, Chebogue, N.S. \ Vice-President — Mrs. N. Tupper, Milton, N.S.

Second Vice-President — Mrs. William Mcintosh. Yarmouth, N.S. Secretary — Mrs. J. G. Burns, Shelburne, N.S.^ Treasurer —^ivs. C. H. Dearborn, St. John, N.B. Assistant-Secretary — Miss Ida Barker, Sheffield, N.B.

XI. COLONIAL MISSIONARY SOCIETY.

Secretary — Rev. W. S. H. Fielden, Memorial Hall, Farriugdon, St , E. C. London, England.

XII. LONDON MISSIONARY SOCIETY.

loreign Secretary — Rev. R. W. Thompson.

Home Secretary — Rev. E. H. Jones.

Treasurer — Albert .Spicer, Esq.

Office — Mission House, 14 Blomfield St., London Wall, London, England.

XIII. AMERICAN BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FOR FOREIGN MISSION.S.

5'ecreto?-ie.s— Revs. N. G. Clark, D.D. ; E. E. Alden, D.D. ; Judson Smith, D.D.

Treasurer — Langdon S. Ward, Esq. Office — Congregational House, Boston.

XIV. AMERICAN MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION.

Secretaries— Rqy. M. E. Strieby, D.D., and Rev. A. F. Baird, D.D., 56 Reade St. , New York City.

XV. NATIONAL COUNCIL, UNITED STATES.

Secretary — Rev. Henry A. Hazen, Congregational House, Boston.

XVI. CONQREGATIONAL UNION OF ENGLAND AND WALES,

Chairman for 1888 — Rev. Dr. Robert Bruce, Huddersfield. Chairman for 1889 — Rev. Griffith John, China.

Secretary — Rev. Alex. Hannay, D.D., Memorial Hall, Farringdon St., E. C. London, England.

XVII. CONGREGATIONAL UNION OF SCOTLAND.

Secretary — Rev. John Douglas, Burnbank, Glasgow.

XVIII. EVANGELICAL UNION IN SCOTLAND.

Secretary — Rev. George Gladstone, 4 Ann St., Hillhead, Glasgow.

XIX. CONGREGATIONAL UNION OF IRELAND.

Secretary — Rev. James Ervine, Kingstown.

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STATISTICS OF CONGREGATIONAL SUNDAY SCHOOLS

ONTARIO, QCEBEC ANI» MANITOBA.

ONTARIO.

1 Alton

2 Barrie

3 Belwood

4 Brantford

5 Bowman ville

6 Cobourg

7 Coldspritigs

S Dalston

9 Edgar

10 Forest

11 ( Guelpli

12 "( Mission

13 Georgetown

14 Garafraxa

15 Hamilton

16 Howick, First

17 Kingston, First

18 Kingston, Bethel

19 Kelvin

20 Lanark

21 Slaxville

22 New Durham

23 Ottawa

24 Pine Grove

25 Paris

26 Speedside

27 St. Elmo

28 South Oaledon

29 Sarnia

30 Scotland

31 St. Catharines

32 St. Thomas

33 Srou£Eville

34 Tiironto, Zion

35 Toronto, East

3ti Toronto, West

37 Toronto, Bond St

38 Toronto, Chestnut St.

Mission

3S Toronto, Northern . . . .

40 Toronto, Hazelton Ave,

41 Woodstock

42 Wiarton

43 Woodbridge

44 Warwick, Zion

Tbachers.

Scholars.

Average Attend- ance.

25

80

60

175

75

TOO

35

22

60

68

150

25

60

71

159

36

123

160

23

67

50

20

90

35

46

30

25

40

50

42

80

50

93

104

305

201

305

150 260 170 98 57 48 40

3960

Total.

32

150

80

250

90

127

55

30

77

90

183

41

75

95

252

40

180

170

42

96

60

22

114

55

Co

40

32

65

80

60

93

70

114

150

321

253

391

170 284 190 135 88 65 50

Volumes.

75 300 285 350 189 700 1.^0

50 120 250 238

'560 200 642 116

450 100 100

200

200 250

'360 347

575 450

200 250 300 172 350 100

Finance.

Money raised for all purposes.

$ 33 85
58 12
32	15
253 00
40	14
9 89
95	00
10 00
34	00
120 65
42	00
49 42
326	36
63	97
112	25
25	00
15	00
80	75
12	00
165	50
51	22
47	70
7	50
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45 00
33	90
20	00
18 00
84	00
217	07
349 00
401	60
250 00
25	00
420	00
210 00 .
75 00
26 00
36 80
25	00

$3929 44

STATISTICS OF CONGREGATIONAL SUNDAY SCHOOLS.

<COXTIMIED,)

QUEBEC.

	Tbachers.	Scholars.	LiBRARIBS.
Name.	Average Attend- Total, aqce.	Volumes.	Finance
Calvary, Montreal	24 10 12 13 23 10 12 11 115	127 200 90 110 75 i 165 65 1 89	535 '566 "266 900 2135	$227 75 125 00
3 Danville	105 75
	21 20
5 Emmanuel, Montreal	150 50 60 40 657	171 80 100 47 962	196 57 48 00
7 Melbourne	68 90 50 00
	S943 17

MANITOBA.

Name.

1 Woodbay

2 Oowan

3 Portage la Prairie

4 Winnipeg

Tbachers.

Scholars.
Average Attend-	Total.
ance.
55 30 18 17l	80 35 23 231
274	369

Volumes.

100 600

Finance.

$ 20 00 195 45

821 5 45

28

CONGREGATIONAL YEAR BOOK.

LIST OF CHAIRMEN.

CONGREGATIONAL UNION OF ONTARIO AND QUEBEC.

Rev. William Clarke, 1854. Rev.

William F. Clarke, 1855. n E. J. SherriU, 1856.

Edward Ebbs, 1857. «

Francis H. Marling, 1858. "

Henry Wilkes, D.D., 1859. h

Adam Lillie, D.D., 1860. .,

Joseph Elliot, 1861. .i

A. J. Parker, 1862. " William Hay, 1863.

Thomas M. Reikis, 1864. Geori

Archibald Duff, D.D., 1865. Rev Wm. H. Allworth, 1866.

John Climie, 1867. m

Robert Robinson, 1868. n

Henry D. Powis, 1869. n John Wood, 1870. George Cornish, LL. D., 1871. m

Kenneth M. Fenwick, 1872. Enoch Barker, 1873. Joseph Unsworth, 1874. Charles Chapman, M.A., 1875. Daniel Macallum, 1876. Jas. A. R. Dickson, B.D., 1877. Robert K. Black, 1878. John F. Stevenson, D.D., 1879. „ „ 1880.

Samuel N. Jackson, M.D., 1881. ge Hague, .Esq., 1882. Charles Duff, M.A., 1883. John G. Sanderson, 1884. John Burton, B.D., 1885. Duncan McGregor, M. A., 1886. H. D. Hunter, M.A., 1887. John Morton, 1888. Joseph Wild, D.D., 1889.

CONGREGATIONAL MINISTERS.

29

CONGREGATIONAL MINISTERS IN CANADA ANI) NEWFOUNDLAND.

Adams, L. P., Fitch Bay, Que. Aylward, Robt., Cobourg, Ont. Barbour, Wm. M., D.D., Montreal,

Que. Barnes, Hy. E., D.D., Sherbrooke,

Que. 'Barker, Enoch, Toronto, Ont. Barker, Joseph, Sheffield, N.B. Black, Robt. K., Sarnia, Ont. Black, James R., Barrie, Ont. Bolton, Charles E., Wiarton, Ont. Bowen, T. W. Manilla, Ont. Brown, Geo. F., Melbourne, Que. Burgess, E. J., Edgeworth, Ont. Burton, John, B.D., Toronto, Ont., Claris, Wm. H. A., Frome, Ont. Clarke, William F., Guelph, Ont. Cornish, Geo., LL.D., Montreal, Q. Cox, Jacob W., Cornwallis, N. S. Cuthbertson, Wm . , B. A . , Woodstock,

Ont. Day, Benjamin W., Lanark, Ont. DuflF, Charles, M.A., Toronto, Ont. Dunlap, G. H., Rock Island, Que. Fenwick, Kenneth M., Montreal, Q. Fuller, George, Brantford, Ont. Geddes, L F.,

Gerrie, A. W., Portage la Prairie, Man, Gerrie, J. P., Stratford, Ont. Gunner, F., M.D., Listowel, Ont. Goddard, Henry, Milton, N. S. Hall, Thos. Kingston, Ont. Hawes, J. B. , Keswick Ridge, N. B. Hay, William, Scotland, Ont. Hay, James, Franklin Centre, Que. Hay, Robert, Warwick, Ont. Hill, E. M., M.A., Montreal, Que. Hindlay, John I., M.A., Granby, Q. Hodgkinson, T. St. Johns, Nfld. Hunter, H. D., M.A., London, Ont. King, Stephen, Toronto, Ont. Jackson, Sam'l N., M.D., Kingston, O. Johnston, G. W., Milton, N. S. Macallum, Daniel, St. Elmo, Ont. McAdie, J., St. Andrews, Que. Main, A. W., Belleville, Ont. Marling, Francis H., Montreal, Que. MacCoU, EvanC. W., M. A., Middle-

ville, Ont.

McKinnon, John, Pilot Mound, Man. McFadyen, A.L., B.A., Kingston, O. McGill, A., M.A.,Ryckman'sCor..O. McGregor, Arch. F., B.A., Toronto,

Ont. McGregor, Duncan, M.A., Guelph, O. McLeod, A. S., Listowel, Ont. Mcintosh, Wm., Yarmouth, N.S. Mclntyre, H. A., B.A., Montreal, Q. McKillican, John, Montreal, Que. Morton, John, Hamilton, Ont. Peacock, W., Pleasant River, N. S. Pedley, Chas. S., B.A., Fergus, Ont. Pedley, Hugh, B. A., Winnipeg, Man. Pedley, Jas. W. , Vancouver, B. C. Purkis, Geo., Waterville, Que. Rivard, A. F., Belle Riviere, Que. Richardson, A. W., B.A., The Grange,

Ont. Robertson, Geo., Toronto, Ont. Robinson, Robert, Owen Sound, O. Rogers, G. , Bon Esperance, Labrador. Ross, C. L., Tiverton, Ont. Saer, J. B., B.D., St. John, N. B. ^ Salmon, John, B.A., Toronto, Ont. Sanderson, John G , Danville. Que. • Sharratt, Jas., Twillingate, NUd. Shipperley, James, Maitland, N.S. Silcox, E. D., Embro, Ont. Skinner, George, Eaton, Que. Smith, Wm.W., Newmarket, Ont. Solandt, A., Inverness, Que. Solandt, A. P., Brigham, Que. Squires, John, Random, Nfld. Sykes, S. Brooklyn, N. S. Totten, M. J., Wroxeter, Ont. Unsworth, Joseph, StouftVille, Ont. Unsworth, Joseph K., Paris, Ont. Warriner, W. Henry, B.A.,Bowman-

ville, Ont. Watson, W. H., Chebogue, N. S. Webb, James, New Durham, Ont. White, Jas., Forest, Ont. Whitman, Jacob, Cornwallis, N. S. Wild, Joseph, D. D., Toronto, Ont. Wilmot, W.F., Ont. Willett, George, Cowansville, Que. Wright, J.C., Belwood, Ont. Wood, John, Ottawa, Ont.

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CONGREGATIONAL CHURCHES IN CANADA AND NEWFOUNDLAND.

Alton, Out. Athol, Out. Baddeck, N. S. Barrie, Out.

Belwood (Douglas), Ont. Bolton, Ont. Beach Meadows, N. S. Belleville, Ont. Belle Riviere, Que. Bowmanville, Ont. Brantford, Ont. Bi'igham, Que. Brockville, Ont. Brooklyn, N. S. Burford, Ont. Caledon, South, Ont. Canifton, Ont. Chebogue, N. S. Churchill, Ont. Cobourg, Ont. Coldsprings, Ont. Cornwallis, N. S. Cowansville, Que. Dalston, Ont. Danville, Que. Eaton, Que. Edgar, Ont. Economy, N. S. Edgewoi'th, Ont. Embro, Ont. Erin, North", Ont. Falmouth, N". S. Fergus, Ont. Fitch ]iay. Que. Forest, Ont.

Forest, Lake Shore, Ont. Fortune Bay, Nfid. Franklin Centre, Que. French Bay, Ont. Frome, Ont. Garafraxa, Ont. Georgetown, Ont. Granby, Que.

Guelph, Ont. Hamilton, Ont. Hawkesbury, Ont. Henderson, Ont. Howick, 1st, Ont. Howick, 2nd, Ont. Humber Summit, Ont. Inverness, Que. Kelvin, Ont. Keswick Ridge, N. B. Kincardine, Ont. Kingston, 1st, Ont. Kingston, 2nd, Ont. Labrador,

Lanark Village, Ont. Listowel, Ont. Liverpool, N. S. London, Ont. Maitland, N. S. Maitland, South, N. S. Manchester, N. S. Manilla, Ont. Margaree, N. S. Martintown, Ont. Maxville, Ont. Melbourne, Que. Middleville, Ont. Milton, N. S. Montreal, Zion, Que. Montreal, Emmanuel, Q. Montreal, Calvary, Que. New Durham, Ont. Newmarket, Ont. Noel, N. S. Ohio, N. S. Osprey, Ont. Ottawa, Ont. Owen Sound, Ont. Paris, Ont. Pilot Mound, Man. Pine Grove, Ont. Pleasant River, N. S. Portage la Prairie.

Quebec, Que. Random, Nfld. Rugby, Ont. Sarnia, Ont. Scotland, Ont. Selmah, Lower, N. S. Shedden, Ont. Sheffield, N. B. Sherbrooke, Que. Speedside, Ont. Stanstead, South, Que. Stouffville, Ont. Stratford, Ont. St. Andrews, Que. St. Catharines, Ont. St. John, N. B. St. Johns, Nfld. St. Thomas, Ont. Toronto, Bond St. , Ont. Toronto, Northern, Ont. Toronto, Parkdale, Ont. Toronto, Riverside. Ont. Toronto, Western, Ont. Toronto, Yorkville, Ont. Toronto, Zion, Ont. Turnberry, Ont. Twillingate, Nfld. Ulverton, Que. Unionville, Ont. Vancouver, B. C. Vankleek Hill, Ont. Vespra, Ont. Warwick, Zion, Ont. Warwick, Ebenezer, Ont. Watford, Ont. Waterville, Que. Whitby, Ont. Wiarton, Ont. Wingham, Ont. Winnipeg, Man. Wood Bay, Man. Woodstock, Ont. Yarmouth. N. S.

DISTRICT ASSOCIATIONS.

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DISTRICT ASSOCIATIONS.

I. WESTERN ASSOCIATION, ONTARIO.

MEMBERS.

Rev. W. H. AUworth, Rev. Wm. Wetherald, Rev. Thomas Hall,

E. J. Burgess, W. H. A. Claris, Wm. Hay, John Moi'ton, Wm. Cuthbertson,

B.A., Geo. Fuller,

D. McGregor, M.A.,

A. McGill, M.A.,

R. K. Black,

H. D. Hunter, M. A.,

^V. F. Clarke,

C. S. Pedley, B A.,

Robt. Ward, LL.D.,

E. D. Silcox,

F. Gumier, M.D., C. L. Ross,

Jos. Colclough,

J. C. Writrht,

Jas. Webb,

J. K. Unsworth, B.A.

ASSOCIATE CHURCHES.

Brantford, Guelph, Paris, Turnberry,

Burford, Hamilton, Scotland, U'ingham,

Belvvood, Kincardine, Shedden, New Durham,

Embro, Listowel, Speedside, Fergus,

Frome, London, Stratford, .St. Catharines,

Garafraxa, Woodstock.

Association meets twice a year : on Tuesday after the tirst Sunday in April and October.

Standing Committee, to arrange for systematic visitation among the churches, etc., consists of the Secretaries of the three sections, and usual officers.

President, — Rev. Wm. Cuthbertson Woodstock.

Treasurer, — Mr. Jas. White h

Secretary, — Rev. J. K. Unsworth Paris.

Secretary, Guelph Section Rev. D. McGregor.

Ti Brantford Section Rev. J. K. Unsworth.

II London Section

II. TORONTO DISTRICT ASSOCIATION, ONTARIO.

Rev. Joseph Unsworth, II John Burton, B.D. , II W. Hy. Warriner,

B.D., M A. F. McGregor,

B.A.

Rev. William W. Smith, II Jas.W. Pedley, B. A., M Andrew W. Gerrie,

B.A. 11 Enoch Barker, I. Chas. DufiF, M. A.

Rev. Chas. E. Bolton, II John Salmon, B.A., 1. A. W. Richardson,

B.A. ,1 W. F. Wilmot, M Jas. R. Black, B.A.

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Alton, Bailie,

Buwinauville, Clmrcliill, Edgar, (Georgetown,

ASijOCIATE CHURCHES,

Hunilier Summit, Stouffville, jNlanilla,

South Caledon, Pine Grove, Toronto, Zion,

Parkdale, Toronto, Western, Vespra,

Rugl)y, Toronto, Northern, Wiarton.

Toronto, Riverside, Toronto, Yorkville, Unionville,

A. VV. Richardson, The Grange, Secrtary.

in. EASTERN ASSSOCIATION, ONTARIO.

Rev. Evan C. W. MacCdll,

MEMBERS.

Rev. S. N. Jackson, MD. , Rev. John Wood,

« A. L. McFadyen, n Hugh Pedley, B.A.

B.A., I, Benjamin W. Day, II D, MacaUum,

M.A. Thomas Hall.

ASSOCIATE CHURCHES

Athol & Maxville, Cobourg, Kingston, Bethel, Middleville,

Belleville, Kingston, iirst, Lanark, Ottawa,

Brockville, . Vankleek Hill.

Rev. E. C. '\\. MacColl, Middleville, Secretary.

IV. QUEBEC ASSOCIATION.

Rev. F. H. Marling, „ E. M. Hill, M.A., M H. E. Barnes, D.D. n John McKillican, .1 J. (j. Sanderson, „ R. K. Black,

MEMBERS.

Rev. George Willett, II Geo. Cornish, LL.D. n L. P. Adams, II George Purkis, „ H. Molntyre, B.D.,

Rev. George Skinner, A. F. Rivard, Geo. Robertson, B.A. Joseph Dixon, Geo. P. Brown, James McAdie,

Brigham, Cowausville, Danville, Eaton,

Rev. John I. Hindley, M.A., Secretary.

ASSOCIATE CHURCHES.

Fitch Bay, Montreal, Emm'l, Stanstead S.

Franklin Centre, Montreal, Calvary, Sherbrooke, Granby, Melbourne, Waterville.

V. EASTERN ASSOCIATION, NOVA SCOTIA.

MINISTERIAL MEMBERS.

Rev. Jacob Whitman, | Rev. J. W, Cox, B.A.,

Rev. Jas. Shipperley.

ASSOCIATE CHURCHES.

Cornwallis, Maitland, South, Noel, Baddeck, C. B.,

Economy, Lower Selmah, Margaree, C. B. , Manchester.

Mr. a. K. Moore, Economy, Secret (try.

GENERAL CONGREGATIONAL STATISTICS.

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GENERAL CONGREGATIONAL STATISTICS.

I. BRITISH NORTH AMERICA.

In the Dominion of Canada and the Island of Newfoundland there are two Congregational Unions (that of " Ontario and Que- bec," and the "Nova Scotia and New Brunswick" UnionJ, 5 Associations, 126 Churches, 75 Preaching Stations, with about 9,529 Members, as follows : —

PTOvince.

Churches. Stations. Ministers. Member'

Ontario 77

Quebec 20

Nova Scotia 17

New Brunswick 3

Newfoundland and Labrador. 5

The North West 4

. . 26 .	. 49 . .
.. 15 .	. 17 ..
. . 21 .	7 ..
. . 11 .	4 ..
() .	3 ..
2 .	4 ..

126

75

84

6300 1650 858 341 200 180

9529

II. ENGLAND AND WALES.

England and Wales have one Congregational Union, meet- ing in London in May, and in some place in the provinces in Autumn. London has a Metropolitan Congregational Union, 267 churches, 174 mission rooms and stations, 24 vacant charges, 225 ministers in charge, 170 ministers resident without pastoral charge, 18 churches supplied by lay-preachers and students. (Of the ministers in London without charge, the majority have retired from the ministry, mostly from age ; others are secreta- ries, editors, teachers, etc.; leaving only about 14 seeking charges.)

There are 50 County Associations, 2,686 ministers (includ- ing London, as above), seating accommodation for 1,625,600 persons; 4,504 churches and mission stations, as against 4,461 last year. Our English brethren, from no valid reason that we know of, always refrain from reporting the number of members in their churches.

III. SCOTLAND.

(1.) Scotland has one Congregational Union, and 102 churches, of which 6 were without pastors. There are 4 min-

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isters's associations, 110 ministers, of whom 19 are without pastoral charge, 97 churches.

(2.) One Evangehcal Union, formed in 1843, with 91 churches, of which 13 are vacant ; 83 ministers, of whom 5 are not in pastoral charge.

IV. IRELAND.

Ireland has one Congregational Union ; 29 churches ; 27 ministers, of whom 6 are without charge ; 98 preaching stations at which the various ministers preach, assisted by 48 lay- preachers.

V. CHANNEL ISLANDS.

One Congregational Union ; 10 churches, in 2 of which the services are in. English, the others in French ; 2 branch churches ; 5 ministers in charge.

Total. — The total of churches, branch churches, and mis- sions, in Great Britain, and the Islands of the British seas (mission stations in Scotland and Ireland not included, but including the churches of the Evangelical Union in Scotland), is 4,736, as against 4,712 last year.

VL UNITED STATES.

The total number of Congregational churches in the United States is 4,404, an increase on the previous year of 127; the number of ministers is 4,303, an increase of 213 ; ministers not engaged in pastoral work, 1,431 ; number of church members, 457,584 ; net gain during the year, 21,205. Number in Sunday schools, 551,691, an increase of 29,704. These churches raised for benevolent purposes, $2,095,485, and for home expenditure, $5,078,980, during the year. The American Congregational Year Book for 1888 reports 40 State and General Associations and Conferences of the churches, in the various States.

VII. AUSTRALASIA.

In Australia and New Zealand, there are 7 Congregational Unions, 230 churches, 80 preaching stations, 159 pastors, and 32 resident ministers without pastoral charge.

VIII. EUROPE.

There are Congregational churches in France, Russia, Gej-- many, Spain and Belgium. In connection with the Evangelical

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Mission under the Rev. R. W. McAll, a Congregational minister from England, there are in Paris, suburbs and provinces, 104- mission stations, with 15,000 sittings; 25 Sunday schools in Paris and suburbs.

IX. AFRICA.

The Congregational churches in Africa are grouped under the Unions of Natal and South Africa. In Natal there are 19 pastors and ordained missionaries, and (exclusive of stations among the heathen) 26 churches and preaching places. In South x^frica there are 40 churches, and 38 ministers, 9 of them without pastoral charge.

X. WEST INDIES.

The Jamaica Congregational Union includes 10 churches and 9 ministers, with 31 out-stations, 26 day-schools, 20 lay- preachers, and 6,000 adherents. In British Guiana, the Congre- gational Union there comprises 37 churches, 13 ministers.

XI. INDIA.

There are 8 self-sustaining churches, 8 sustained by the London Missionary Society; 12 native churches, presided over by ordained native pastors, and 3 English " Union " churches.

XII. CHINA

In the Chinese Empire, in addition to all the churches sus- taineil by the London Missionary Society, 2 Union churches, one at Shanghai and one at Hong Kong.

XIII. MADAGASCAR.

Our figures are necessarily imperfect ; but the last estimate we have seen, gives, churche><, 700 ; ministers (European and native), 782 ; church members, 60,581 ; native preachers, 4,000 ; schools, 1,000; scholars, 94,000.

XIV. SWEDEN AND NORWAY.

About 400 churches, in these countries, are formed on the Congregational model. Membership, 100,000. The largest Con- gregational meeting-house in the world is in Gothenburg, and seats 5,000.

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XV. SANDWICH ISLANDS.

These Islands contain about 57 Congregational churches, with a membership of 7,000. The Theological Institute at Hon- olulu educates ministers both for the home and foreign field. These Islands have, within 60 years, been so entirely Christian- ized, under the efforts of the American Missionaries, that they now sustain missions themselves in other Islands of the Pacific.

XVI. FOREIGN MISSIONS.

The London Missionary Society's income for 1887-88, was £105,382; and the expenditure, £121,110. Number of church members in the mission field, 89,433 ; adherents, 339,721. Eng- lish missionaries, 150 ; native ordained missionaries and pastors, 1,153 ; native preachers, 5,146. English female missionaries (not included above) 24.

The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Mis- sions reports ihis year 22 missions, 980 stations and out-stations, 461 missionaries and assistant missionaries, 2,037 native laborers, 325 churches, with over 28,000 members — nearly 3,000 of these received on confession of faith during the past year, 98 high schools and seminaries for young men and women, with nearly 6,000 students ; and a total of over 41,000 children and youth under Christian instruction. Income, 1887, $680,954 ; expendi- tures, $679,376.

TRAVELLERS GUIDE.

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THE TRAVELLERS' GUIDE TO PLACES OF WORSHIR

Congregational Churches in some of the Cities and Larger Towns.

The Churches here stated are inserted because they are accessible and well kno\^^l, not as being better than others. In our list we include several former Canadian brethren.

ENGLAND AND WALES.

LONDON.

267 Congregational Churches.

City Temple, Holborn Viaduct, Rev. Joseph

Parker, D.D, Chelsea, Markham Square Church, Rev. J. Law- son Forster, LL.B. Brixton Chapel, Rev John F. Stevenson, D.D. Dalston, Pownall Road, Rev. Robert Mackay. Union Chapel, Isling-ton, Rev. Hy. Allon, D.D. Westminster Bridge Road, Christ Church, Rev.

Newman Hall, LL.B. Clapham Congregational Church, Grafton Sq.,

Rev. J. Guinne-ss Rogers. Camberwell Green Chapel, Rev. C. Clemance,

D.D. Kingsland Congregational Church, Rev. Thos.

Hooper. Whitefield's Tabernacle, Tottenham Court Road,

Re^'. J. Jackson Wray.

provincial.

Birmingham, 28 Churches.

Carr's Lane Chapel, Rev. R. W. Dale, D.D. Edgbaston Chapel, Rev. W. F. Clarkson.

Bradford, 18 Churches.

Horton Lane Chapel, Rev. K. C. Anderson, D.D. Salem Chapel, Rev. .

■ Bristol and Clifton, 26 Churches.

Highbury Chapel, Rev. H, A. Thomas. Redland Park Chapel, Rev. U. R, Thomas.

Brighton, 16 Churches.

Clifton Road Chapel, Rev. W. Crosbie, LL.B. North Sreet Chapel, Rev. J. B. Figgis.

Cardiff, 10 Churches.

Trinity Church, Rev. W. Seward. Charles St. Chapel, Rev. J. Williamson.

Cambridge, 2 Churches.

Trumpington St. Chapel, Rev. W. H. Houghton. Vistoria Road Chapel, Rev. W. A. Guttridge.

Chester, i Churches.

Northgate St. Chapel, Rev. F. Barnes.

Great Broughton Chapel, Rev. B. Hargreaves.

Chishill, Essex, 1 Church.

Rev. Richard T. Thomas.

Derby, 6 Churches. Victoria Street, Rev. G. Hunsworth.

Halifax, 8 Churches. Square Church, Rev. E. A. Lawrence.

• 'Huddersfield, 7 Churches.

Highfleld Church, Rev. Robert Bruce, D. D.

Hull, 8 Churches.

Albion Chapel, Rev. W. Scott.

Fish St. Chapel, Rev. H. Elvet Lewis.

Liverpool, 34 Churches

Great George St., Rev. S. Pearson. Wavertree Chapel, Rev. .

Leeds, 22 Churches.

East Parade Chapel, Rev. E. R. Conder, D.D. Marshall St. Chapel, Rev. J. J. Bynner.

Leicester, 11 Churches. Bond Street Chapel, Rev. A. N. Johnson.

Manchester and Salford, 41 Churches.

Cavendish St. Chapel, Rev. G. S. Renney. Rusholme Chapel, Rev. A. Thompson, D.D.

Northampton, 8 Churches. Doddridge Chapel, Rev. J. J. Cooper.

Nottingham, 19 Churches, Castle-gate Chapel, Rev. R. Baldwin Brindley.

Neivcastle-on-Tyne, i Churches. St. Paul's Church, Rev. Fred. Hibbert.

Sheffield, 24 Churches. Broompark Chapel, Rev. H. H. Oakley.

Southampton, 5 Churches. Above Bar Chapel, Rev. T. Nicholson.

Sunderland, 8 Churches.

Dundas Street Chapel, Rev. W. Redman.

Swansea, 10 Churches.

Castle Street, Rev. D. W. Duthie. Herbert Place, Rev. S. Griffith.

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Aberdeen, 7 Churches.

Belmont Street, Rev. James Stark.

John Street (E. U.), Rev. A. Stewart, LL.D.

Dundee, S Churches.

Panmure Street, Rev. William J. Cox. Ward Church, Rev. Charles Short, D.D. Trinity Church (E. U.;, Rev. Wm. Hamilton.

Edinburgh and Leifh, 11 Churches.

Albany Street, Rev. A. B. Morris. Augustine Church, Rev. J. Gregory. Leith, Kev. David Robb.

Brighton St. (E. U.), Rev. Robert Craiff, M.A. Buccleuch Church (E. U.), Rev. Wm. Adamson, D.D.

Glaegow, 21 Churches.

Elgin Place, Rev. Albert Goodrich.

Eglinton Street, Rev. David Russell and Rev. James Ross.

Montrose Street (E. U.), Rev. Fergus Ferguson, D.D.

North Dundas Street (E. U.), Rev. James Mor- rison, D.D., and Rev. G. Gladstone.

Perth, 2 Churches.

Congregational Church, Rev. .

High Street (E. U.), Rev. R. Finlay.

IRELAND.

Dublin, i Churches.

York Street, Rev. .

King's Inn Street, Rev. Philip Davis.

Belfast, 5 Churches.

Donegal Street, Rev. J. Fordyce, M.A. Wellington Place (E. U.), Rev. George Cron.

Cork, 1 Church. Rev. A. Mackinlay.

Limerick, 1 Church. Rev. W. Baxendale.

Londonderry, 1 Church. Rev. Alexander Bell.

FRANCE.

Far is.

Congregational Church (English), 23 Rue Roy- ale (near the Madeleine), Rev. S. H. Anderson.

UNITED STATES.

New York, 8 Congregational Churches.

Broadway Tabernacle, Rev. Wm. M. Taylor, D.D. Pilgrim Church, Rev. Samuel H Virgin, D.D.

Boston, 25 Cliurches.

Old South Church, Rev. Geo. A. Gordon. Central Church, Rev. Jos. T. Duryea, D.D,

Brooklyn, 19 Churches.

Plymouth Church, Rev. Lyman Abbott, D.D. Church of the Pilgrims, Rev. R. S. Storrs, D.D.

Philadelphia, 1 Church.

Central Church, Rev. R. Danfurth.

Washington, 6 Churches.

First Church, Rev. S. M. Nevpman. Plymouth Church, Rev. William T Peel.

Portland, 8 Churches.

Second Parish, Rev. Charles H. Daniels. High St. Church, Rev. W. H. Fenn, D.D.

Detroit, 5 Churches.

First Church, Rev. William H. Davis. Trumbull Ave., Rev. R. W. Wallace.

Cleveland, 11 Churches.

Euclid Ave. Church, Rev. Henry M. Ladd, D.D. Plymouth Church, Rev. Geo. R. Leavitt, D.D.

Chicago, 21 Churches.

First Church, Rev. Edward P. Goodwin, D.D. Union Park Church, Rev. Fred. A. Noble.

St. Louis, 12 Churches.

First Church, Rev. James G. Merrill. Pilgrim Church, Rev. Henry A. Stinson, D.D.

Buffalo, 2 Churches. First Church, Rev. Frank S. Fitch.

Cincinnati, 5 Churches.

Central Church, Rev. Wm. H. Warren. Lawrence St. Church, Rev. David Jone^. D.D.

Minneapolis, 12 Churches.

First Church, Rev. George R Merrill. Plymouth Church, Rev. Charles F. Thwing.

Sa7i Francisco, 7 Churches.

First Church, Rev. C. D. Barrows, D. D. Plymouth Church, Rev. Thomas K N^oble.

PERIODICALS. 39

PERIODICALS BY C( NGEEGATIONALISTS.

All of the following periodicals are among those published by Congregation alists, although some of them are not Congregational in a denominational sense. From the first the Denomination has been active in disseminating literature cath- olic in its nature. It is not to be understood that this list includes all the peri odicals published by Congregationalists.

I. CANADA.

ASNUAL.

Titles. Editors. Publishers.

Congregational Year Book Rev. W. W. Smith Congregational Publishing Co.

MONTHLY.

Canadian Independent Rev. W. W. Smith Congregational Pub. Co., Toronto

Northern Messenger J. R. Dougall J. Dougall & Son, Montreal.

Congregational Record Rev. J . Wood Rev. .J . Wood, Ottawa.

WEEKLY.

Montreal Witness J. R. Dou. all J. Dougall & Son.

Aurora J. R. Doug U J Dougall & Son.

Canadian Advance E. Yeigh Yeigh & Co , Toronto.

Bowmanville Sun W. R. Climie W. R. Climie.

Listowel Banner W. Climie W. Climie.

DAILY.

Witness J. R. Dougall J. Dougall & Son.

II. ENGLAND.

ANNUAL.

Congregational Year Book Rev. A. Hannay, D.D Hodder & Stoughton.

Nat. Temperance League's Annual ..R. Rae Nat. Temp. League, SSV Strand,

London.

QUARTERLY.

Medical Temperance Journal R. Rae Do. do. do.

MiiN'TIILY.

Congregational Review Rev. J. G. R'gers T. Fisher Unwin.

Evangelical Magazine Elliot Stock.

Missionary Chronicle Rev. George Cousins J. Snow & Co.

Juvenile Missionary Magazine Rev. George Cousins J. Snow & Co.

Congregational Magazine Rev. A. Mearns Alexander & Shepheard.

Home and Fatherland Rev. A. Mearns Clark & Co., Fleet Street.

Good Company Rev. J. Jackson Wray Woodford, Fawcett & Co., Salis- bury Square.

The Liberator Elliot Stock.

Mother's Friend Mrs. Reany Hodder & Stoughton.

Christian World Magazine Mr. Herbert Clark & Co., Fleet Street.

Sunday School Teacher H. Hall S. S. Union, Old Bailey.

Child's Own Magazine Benjamin Clarke Do. do.

Notes on Scripture Lessons Do. do.

Biblical Treasury Do. do.

Homiletic Review Office, 44 Fleet Street.

Halifax and District Congregational Magazine Rev. A. Craven Rothera & Tattersall, Halifax.

Liverpool and District Congregational Magazine Rev. E. R. Barrett..' P. A. Warner, Seaforth.

Manchester and Distr ct Congrega- tional Magazine Rev. J. McDougall and G. N.

Ford Brook & Chrystal, Manchester.

Temperance Mirror R. Rae National Temperance League.

The Lay Preacher F. E. Longley, Warwick Lane.

Young England Benjamin Clarke Clarke & Co., Fleet Street.

The Rosebud Mr. Herbert Do. do.

Do.	do.
Do.	do.
Do.	do.
Do.	do.

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Nonconformist and Independent . . . .C. S. Miall Clarke & Co., Fleet Street.

Christian World Co. do.

Familj' Circle Edition of the Christian

World J- Greville Clarke

Sunday School Times Miss M. Farningham

Literary World J- Greville Clarke

C hristian World Pulpit

News and Notes Office, 44 Fleet Street, E.C.

Christian Union Rev. C. Kirkby 6 Salisbury Square, Fleet Street.

Sunday School Chronicle Ren jamin Clarke Sunday School Union.

Temperance Record R. Rae National Temperance League.

Ill SCOTLAND.

ANNUAL.

Scottish Congregational Year Book. .Rev. R. Allan TurnbuU & Spears, Edinburgh.

Evangelical Union Annual T. D. Morison, 225 Ingram St.,

Glasgow.

MONTHLY.

Evangelical Rep' sitory (E. U.) Rev. W. Adamson, D.D Do. do.

WEEKLY.

Christian News Rev. W. Adamson, D.D. , and

Rev. R. Hood Do. do.

IV. IRELAND.

Irish Congregational Year Book Rev. J. Ervine .W. W. Cleland, Belfast.

Irish Cong. Magazine (Monthly) Rev. J. Fordyce Do. do.

V. WALES.

Dyddiadur yr Annibvnwyr (Annual) . Rev. D. Jones and Rev. R.

W. Griffith Hughes, Dolgelly.

, MONTHLY.

Dysgedydd Rev. E. H. Evans Do. do.

Diwygiwr Rev. E. A. Jones and Rev. D.

A. Griffith Rees, Llanelly.

Croniel Evans, Bala.

Dysgedydd y Plant Hughes, Dolgelly.

Tywysydd y Plant Rev. T. Johns Rees, Llanelly.

Cennad Hedd Rev. J. B. Jones Williams, Merthyr.

Y Dyddiadur Annibjnol Rev. D. 8. Da\'ies and Rev.

D. Evans Evans, Bala.

WEEKLY.

Y Tyst ar Dydd Rev. J. Thomas, D. D Williams, Merthyr.

Dydd Hughes, Dolgelly.

VI. AUSTRALIA.

Victorian Congregational Year Book. Rev. J. J. Halley Melbourne.

Australian Independent Joseph Cook & Co., S3'dney.

South Australian Independent and Presbj terian Adelaide.

VII. UNITED STATES.

ANNUAL.

Congregational Year Book Rev. H. A. Hazen Cong. Pub. Societj-, Boston.

QUARTERLY.

Bibliotheca Sacra Prof. G. F. Wright Oberlin, Ohio.

New Englander Mr. W. H. Kingsley New Haven, Copn.

Andover Reyiew Prof. E. C. Smyth Houghton & Mifflin, Boston.

Pilgrim Quarterly AI, C. Hazard Cong. Pub. Society, Boston.

MONTHLY.

Missionary Herald A. B. C. F. M Boston.

American Missionary Am. Miss. Association New York.

PERIODICALS. 41

Home Missionary Home Miss. Society New York.

Der CoDgreg-ational Kirchenbote .... Rev H. Hess New Houghton, la.

Life and Light Woman's B. M Boston, Mass.

Pilgrim Lesson Leaves Mr. M. C. Hazard and Miss

A. F. Burnham Cong. Pub. Society , Boston.

Little Pilgrim Mrs. F. W. Crafts Couyregational Society, Boston.

The Recorder Rev. D. W. Williams Madrid, N. Y.

Pilgrim Teacher Rev. A. E. Dunning and Mr.

M. C. Hazard Cong. Pub. Society, Boston.

WEEKLY.

Congregationalist Rev. Dr. Dexter W. L. Greene & Co , Boston.

Advance Rev. F. A. Noble, D.D Advance Co.

Christian Mirror Rev. L P. Warren, D.D Portland, .Maine.

New Hampshire Journal W. W. Prestcott, Montpelier, Vt.

Independent Rev. W. H. Ward, D.D H. C. Bowen, New York.

Religious Herald D. B. Moselev & Sons D. B. Moseley & Sons, Hartford.

Vermont Chronicle " W. W Prestcott, Montpelier, Vt.

Christian Union Rev. L. Abbott, D. D New York.

Pacific Pacific Pub. Compan v San Francisco, Cal.

The Beacon Rev. John P. Sanderson Detroit, Mich.

Golden Rule Boston.

The Well-Spring Cong. Pub. Society, Boston.

VIII. MALAGASY.

The Antananarivo Annual and Mad- agascar Magazine Rev. R. Baron and Rev. .J.

Sibree London Missionary Society.

42 CONGREGATIONAL YEAR BOOK.

CONGREGATIONAL RECORD FOR CANADA.

JULY 1, 1887, TO JULY 1, 1888.

I. ORDINATIONS, INSTALLATIONS, ETC.

Rev. Joseph K. Unsworth, ordained at Paris, Ont., July 12th, 1887. Rev. George Robertson, installed, Hazelton Ave. , Toronto, July 29th, 1887. Rev. Henry E. Barnes, D.D., installed, Sherbrooke, Que., July 7th, 1887. Rev. Francis H. Marling, installed, Emmanuel Church, Montreal, Sept.

15th, 1887. Rev. Robert Ward, LL.D., installed, Wingham, Ont, Sept. 30th, 1887. Rev. Geo. F. Brown, ordained at Melbourne, Que., Oct. 27th, 1887. Rev. F. H. Wilmot, began work at Pine Grove, Ont., Oct., 1887. Rev. A. W. Gerrie, began work at Portage la Prairie, Man., Nov., 20th,

1887. Rev. Robert Aylward, installed, Cobourg, Dec. 20th, 1887. Rev. Thomas Bigcanoe, native pastor, ordained, Indian Church, French

Bay, Ont., Nov. 2nd, 1887. Rev. W. T. Bowen, installed, Manilla, Ont., Dec. 14th, 1887. Rev. James Webb, installed. New Durham, Ont., Nov., 1887. Rev. James White, accepted, Vankleek Hill and Hawkesbury, Nov., 1887. Rev. James McA.die, ordained, St Andrews, Que. Dec. 22nd, 1887. Rev. Hugh Pedley began work, Winnipeg, Feb., 1888. Rev. Jas. W. Pedley began work, Vancouver, B.C., March, 25th, 1888. Rev. John P. Gerrie, ordained, Stratford, Ont., June, 1888. Rev. Andrew P. Solandt, ordained, Brigham, Que., June 14th, 1888. Rev. Frank Davey, ordained, Alton, Ont., June, 1888. Rev. A. S. McLeod, accepted, Listowel, Ont,, June, 1888.

II. RESIGNATIONS.

Rev. H. Pedley resigned Cobourg, Sept., 1887.

Rev. George Willett resigned Cowansville and Brigham, Que., Sept., 1887.

Rev. A. W. Gerrie resigned Pine Grove and Humber Summit, Ont.,

Oct., 1887. Rev. John B. Silcox resigned Winnipeg, Jan., 1888. Rev. C. E. Gordon-Smith resigned Stratford, Jan., 1888. Rev. James W. Pedley resigned Georgetown, Ont., Jan., 1888. Rev. Wm. Burgess resigned Listowel, Ont., April 1st, 1888.

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III. REMOVALS FROM THE DOMINION.

Rev. Wm. Burgess, Listowel, Out. , removed to United States, April, 1888. Rev. Charles S. Pedley, Speedside, Ont., removed to England, June, 1888. Rev. Joseph Colclough, St. Catharines, removed to England, July, 1888.

IV. CHURCH EDIFICES.

Church at Maitland. N.S., opened for worship, November 27th, 1887. Corner Stone laid. Western Church, Toronto, April 4th, 1888. Corner Stone laid, Ottawa Church, June 12th, 1888.

V. MISCELLANEOUS.

Pilgrim Church, Portage la Prairie, Man., organized, Feb. 20th, 1888.

Canifton, Ont., Church organized, Dec. 6th, 1887.

Rev. Wilham M. Barbour, D.D., installed as Principal of Congregational

College, Montreal, Sept. 14th, 1887. Vancouver (B.C.) Church organized, June 17th, 1888,

VI. DEATHS.

Rev. Ludwick Kribs, died at Hawley, Minnesota, Dec. 16th, 1887.

Rev. Richard M. Burgess, at South Haven, Mich., April 16th, 1888.

Ira White, Esq., Unionville, Ont., August 5th, 1887.

William Field, Esq., Cobourg, Ont., Dec, 1887.

Frank H. Jordan, Esq., St. John, N.B., March, 1888.

William McClellan, Esq., Alton, Ont., Jan. 21st, 1888.

Alexander McLagan, Esq., Sarnia, Ont., April 29th, 1888.

Joseph Barber, Esq., Georgetown, Ont., Jan. 7th, 1888.

R. J. Jeanneret, formerly of Guelph, at Ligonier, Indiana, June 28th, 1888.

44 CONGREGATIONAL YEAR BOOK.

CONGKEGATIONAL SOCIETIES.

I. CANADA.

1. Congregational Missionary Society. — Formed in 185o, by the union of societies previously existing in Upper and Lower Canada. Object, to plant new churches, and sustain those that are weak in the provinces. Administration by a General Com- mittee and an Executive. Every subscriber of two dollars is a member of the society. Life-members are those who give twenty dollars or more, at one time. Annual meeting held in connection with the Congregational Union. The Colonial Missionary So- ciety, England, gives aid by adding twenty per cent, to the amount the Canadian churches raise. Income, for the year 1887- 1888:

From churches $4,002 26

From invested funds 338 10

From 2 contributors of $500 each, Montreal 1,000 00

From personal contributions 108 33

From special contributions 2,071 85

From Colonial Missionary Society . 1,156 00

From Manitoba Fund 1,881 85

$10,558 39

The expenditure for the past year has been $7,764.86 for home mission work, miscellaneous, $2,903 ; a total of $10,668.34.

The officers for the year 1888-9, are Eev. George Cornish, M.A., LL.D., Montreal, President ; Rev. Thomas Hall, Kingston,. Missionary Superintendent ; Rev. Samuel N. Jackson, M.D., Kingston, Treasurer ; Rev. Joseph Unsworth, StoufFville, Honor- ary Secretary ; Rev. John Wood, Ottawa, Secretary.

2. Congregational Foreign Missionary Society. — Or- ganized in the year 1881. Annnal meetings in connection with the Congregational Union. Present mission field, South- Western Africa. Benjamin W. Robertson, Esq., Kingston, Presi- dent ; Rev. Dr. Wild, Toronto, Vice-President ; T. B. Macaulay, Esq., Montreal, Treasurer; Rev. E. M. Hill, M.A., Montreal, Sec- retary.

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:i. CoNGREGATKJNAL PROVIDENT FuND. — Established in 1856, as a Widows' and Orphans' Society ; in 1873 the Pastors' Retiring Fund branch was added, and the name given as above. Ministers received as benehciary members by paying an annual sum into the separate branches, on a scale according to age. Widows of deceased members receive an annuity of $100 ; and for children, sons under sixteen and daughters under eighteen, $20,but the youngest child $40. Superannuated ministers receive $100 a year for life. Charles R Black, Esq., 65 St. Peter St., Montreal, Secretary -Treasurer.

4. Congregational Publishing Company. — Incorporated in 1874, to take the place of the proprietary having in charge the publication of the Canadian Independent, composed of Stock- holders of five dollar shares. Publications, Canadian Inde- pendent and Congregational Year Book. Rev John Morton, Hamilton, President; Rev. W. H. Warriner, B.D., Bowinanville, Secretary-Treasurer. Rev. W. W. Smith, Newmarket, Out., Editor.

5. Canada Congregational Woman's Board of Missions. — Annual meeting in connection with the Congregational Union of Ontario and Quebec. Auxiliary to the C. C. Missionary So- ciety, and the C. C. Foreign Missionary Society. Mrs. Macallum, St. Elmo, Ont., Pres. Miss H. Wood, Maxville, Ont., Cor. Sec.

6. Newfoundland Congregational Home Missionary So- ciety.— Connected with the Colonial Missionary Society, England. Headquarters in St. John's. Missionary Churches established in three of the outports. Rev. T. Hodgkinson, President ; W. H, Seymour, Treasurer ; J. Cadwell, Secretary.

7. Ladies' Home Missionary Society of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. — Mrs. W. H. Watson, Chebogue, N. S., President; Mrs. C. H. Dearborn, St. John, '!:^. B., Treasurer ; Mrs. J. G. Burns, Shelburne, N.S., General Secretary.

II. ENGLAND.

1. The London Missionary Society. — Formed in 1795, on a catholic basis, to spread the knowledge of Christ among the heathen and other unenlightened nations. It sustains missions in China, India, South Africa, Central Africa, Madagascar, the West Indies, Polynesia and New Guinea. For facts, see General Congregational Statistics, section xvi. Rev. R. W. Thompson, Foreign Secretary ; Rev. E. H. Jones, Home Secretary ; Albert Spicer, Esq., Treasurer. Office, Mission House, 14 Blomfield- street, London-wall, London.

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2. Colonial Missionary Society. — Established in 1836 to promote evangelical religion in the colonies and dependencies of Great Britain, accoz'diug to the doctrine and discipline of the Congregational churches. This is done by sending out ministers, sustaining those in the fields, and by aid in training a colonial ministry. Lately the Society has added the continent of Europe to the area of its operations. Receipts for the year ending May, 1888, £4,868 ; "Jubilee Fund," £2,476 ; total, £7,344. Rev. W. S. H. Fielden, Memorial Hall, Farringdon-street, London, E.C., Secretary.

3. Congregational Church Aid and Home Missionary Society. — Organized in 1878 by the union of the Home Mission- ary Society, formed in 1819, and the several County Missionary Associations. Object, to plant and foster new churches, to aid weak churches, and to provide for the preaching of the Gospel a)ul other evangelistic work in destitute places throughout Eng- land, and with the English-speaking population of Wales. Last year's expenditure was £26,246. Rev. Andrew Mearns, Me- morial Hall, Farringdon-street, London, E.C., Secretary.

4. The Irish Evangelical Society. — Originating in 1814 ; its object is to promote the preaching of the Gospel in Ireland by aiding Congregational pastors, supporting missionaries, itiner- ant preachers and Scripture readers throughout the four pro- vinces. The Society's operations extend from North to South. There are, at present 18 stations and 70 out-stations. Income, 1887, £1,576 ; expenditure, £1,869. Secretaries (England), Rev. R. H. Noble, Memorial Hall, Farringdon-street, London ; (Ire- land), Rev. James Ervine, Kingst(jwn.

5. English Congregational Chapel Building Society. — Formed in 1853, to aid in building Congregational churches and manses in England, Wales, the Channel Islands, and by special contributions, Ireland and the colonies. In its work done it numbers 669 improved places of worship, meeting the needs of about half a million people, and fifty-three manses. Income, 1886, £7,804 ; expenditure, £5,618. C. E. Conder, Esq., Memorial Hall, Farringdon-street, London, E.C., Secretary.

6. Lancashire and Cheshire Chapel and School Build- ing Society. — Formed in 1868; this Society promotes the erec- tion or purchase of buildings as above in the counties named. Thirty of the.se are to be provided during the next five years. The Society has assisted in the building of 35 chapels and 17 .schools. Treasurer, A. Haworth, Esq. ; Secretaries, Rev. R. M Davies, Oldham, Lancashire, and W. H. Johnson, Esq.

CONGREGATIONAL SOCIETIES. 47

7. Liverpool Congregational Chapel Building Society. — Organized in 1872 tor Liverpool and vicinity. Amount ex- pended since 1870, about £122,000, towards which the Society contributed £12,000 for assistance given in the erection and en- largement of thirty-six chapels and schools, and the purchase of five new sites, besides granting numerous loans without interest. Rev. George Lord and T. A. Hanmer, Secretaries.

8. Pastors' Retiring Fund. — Founded in 1860, to facilitate the retirement of aged and infirm Congregational pastors. Up- wards of £94,000 has been distributed to about 450 ministers. Capital invested, £120,000 ; annuitants, 149 ; annuities, £5,495. Rev. R. T. Verrall, B.A., Memorial Hall, Farringdon-street, Lon- don, E.C., Secretary.

9. Pastors' Widows' Fund.— Organized in 1871, to provide annuities to the widows of Congregational pastors in England and Wales. Life membership is secured by paj'ment of £21, or not less than £2 2s. Od. annually. Capital invested, £25,000; annuitants, 49 ; annuities, £1,095. Rev. T. R. Verrall, B.A., Me- morial Hall, Farringdon-street, London, E.C., Secretary.

III. Scotland.

1. Congregational Union of Scotland. — Sustains to the church and the work the relationship of a missionary society. Its afiairs are managed by a general committee, and by four dis- trict committees. Income, £1,400 ; expended in grants to churches. Rev. John Douglas, 5 W. Garden-street, Burnbank, Glasgow, Secretary.

2. Ministers' Provident Fund. — EstabHshed in 1859 to secure for pastors, in connection with the Uni(m, on their being disabled for ministerial dut}', an annuity of £50, as the funds allow. Income about £700 ; capital realized, £49,500 ; annui- tants, 10. J. McFarlane, Glenbourne, Oswald-road, Edinburgh, Secretary.

3. Ministers' Widows' Fund. — Formed in 1820, to provide for the widows and children of deceased Congregational minis- ters in Scotland. Admission of beneficiaries on payment of two guineas, with annual subscription of one guinea. The widow or family of a deceased minister, until the youngest child is four- teen years of age, is entitled to receive £10 per annum. Granted last year, £615. Rev. W. J. Cox, Dundee, Secretary.

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4. Chapel Building Society. — For the promotion of the purchase, erection and improvement of Congregational churches in Scotland, and to provide for the extinction of chapel debts. Income £562 ; capital, £6,800. Robert Murdoch, Esq., 25 Princes Square, Regent's Park, Glasgow, Secretary.

5. Congregational Total Abstinence Society. — Organ- ized in 1857, to promote the pi-inciples of total abstinence among the churches. Rev. Thomas Brisbane, Cambuslang, Secretary.

6. Congregational Conference. — Organized in 1872, to promote fraternal intercourse, to elucidate the scriptural author- ity of Congregational principles and their application, to apply them in the relation of religion and the state, and to consider social questions. Rev. J. Troup, Helensburg, Secretary.

7. E. U. Home Mission. — Instituted by the Annual Confer- ence of the Evangelical Union in 1853. Income, 1886, £363 ; expended, $722. Rev. George Gladstone, 4 Ann street, Hill- head, Glasgow, Secretary.

8. E U. Ministers' Provident Fund. — Formed 1867- Beneficiary members, 55 ; invested funds, £4,969 ; income, 1886; £279. Rev. George Gladstone, 4 Ann-street, Hillhead, Glasgow; Secretary.

IV. IRELAND.

1. The Congregational Union of Ireland. — Formed 1829 ; is the denominational Missionary Society of the country, and is organized to promote its evangelization. Rev. Jas. Ervme, Kingstown, Dublin, Secretary.

2. Provident Fund. — Organized in 1856, to provide annui- ties for retiring pastors, and for the widows and children of de- ceased Congregational ministers. Entrance fee, £10; an annual subscription of £2. Amount paid annually to disabled ministers, or to widows, or to the children (if no widow), till they reach fourteen years of age, £^0. Income, £225 ; amount invested, £3,600. S. Hicklin, 56 Clifton Park Avenue, Belfast. Secretary.

V. AUSTRALIA.

1. Victoria Congregatk^nal Mission. — To form and aid Congregational churches in the province, and for maintenance and enlaroement of religious liberty, rights and privileges. Ex- penditure, 1886, £1,362. Rev. J. J. Halley, Congregational Hall, Russell-st., Mellbourne, Secretary. .

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2. Victoria Building Association. — Object to build and repair Congregational churches, Sunday-schools and parsonages, and to remove debts. Capital, £4,629. Rev. E. Day, Westbury- street, St. Kilda, Secretary.

3. New South Wales Church Extension Society. — As- sistance rendered to ten churches. Rev. S. Savage, Sydney, Secretary.

4. Ministers' Retiring Fund For New South Wales. — Managed by Committee of Congregational Union of N. S. W.

5. Home Mission of South Australia. — Income, 1886-7, £355. J. C. McMichael, Adelaide, Secretary.

6. Provident Society for Victoria. — To give a pension to all ministers being members, on attaining the age of sixty ; to afford relief to members in case of need, and also to their widows and children. Capital £7,087. A. M. Strongman, Melbourne, Secretary.

. Chapel Bltilding Society for South Australia. — Established 1858. Amount of working capital, £2,426. Rev. J. C. McMichael, A.delaide, Secretary.

8. Provident Association, for South Australia. — Capi- tal, £3,538. R. M. Steele, Hon -Secretary.

9. Mission of Tasmania in Association with the Congre- gational Union, for Home Mission purposes. Rev. J. W. Sim- mons, Hobart Town, Secretary.

vi. united states.

1. American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. — Organized in 1810, on a catholic basis, for Foreign Mission work. For facts, see Congregational Statistics, sec. xvi. Revs. N. G. Clark, D.D., E. K. Alden, DD., Judson Smith, D.D., Secretaries, Congregational House, Boston, Mass. Langdon S. Ward, Treasurer.

2. Woman's Boards. — There are three of these, all auxili- aries to the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions : one for the East, in Boston ; one for the Interior, in Chicago ; and one for the Pacific, in California.

3. American Missionary Association. — Organized in 1846, and deyoted now specially to work among the white and colored people of the South, the Indians and Chinese on this continent.

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Churches in the South, 132; with 6 colleges, 16 graded and normal schools, and 32 other schools ; teachers, missiouaries and assistants, 415 ; 10,268 children and youth in the schools and colleges. Income, 1S87, S306,761 ; expenditure, $298,783. Rev. M. E. Strieby, D.D., and Rev. A. F. Baird, D.D., Corresponding Secretaries, 56 Reade Street, New York City. H. W. Hubbard, Esq., Treasurer.

4. The American Congregational Union. — Founded in 1853, it has for its object the erection of houses of worship and parsonages through grants and loans. It has aided in the election of 1,728 houses of worship, and 140 parsonages. It has expended $1,593,372. Receipts for the eight months ending December 31, 1887, $105,659. An urgent call has been issued for $200,000 this year. Rev. L. H. Cobb, D.D., 59 Bible House, New Yuik, Secretary.

5. American Home Missionary Society. — Organized in 1826, on a catholic basis; it is the recognized Congregational Missionary Society in the United States. The total receipts for the 62 years is $11,586,692 in cash, beside clothing and books. The total years of labor is 40,976. During the year ending April, 1887, 135 churches were formed, 1,625 missionaries were employed in 41 States and Territories, and 10,031 additions have been made to the missionary churches. The missionaries of this .society have under them 2,188 Sunday-schools and about i 30,000 Sunday-school scholars. Secretaries, Rev. W. M. Barrows, D.D., Rev. Jos. B. Clark, D.D.; Honorary Secretary, Rev. D. B. Coe, D.D.; Treasurer, Rev. A, H. Clapp, D.D., office, 34 Bible House, New York City. The society has eleven auxiliaries and sixteen superintendents, supervising the work in the Western and Southern States and Territories.

6. Congregational Sunday-School and Publishing Society, Congregational House, Boston, Mass. — Organized in 1832; to print, publish and circulate Sunday-school and other literature relating to a genuine Christian experience and to the Congregational faith and polit}- ; to support Sunday-school missionaries and aid needy Sunday-schools. 2'he Pilgrim Teacher, a monthly magazine. Pilgrim Quai'terlies of different grades, the Well-Spring and other jjeriodicals for Sunday-schools are issued. For the six months ending November 1, 1887, 201 new Sunday- schools were established. Total number of Sunday-schools organized and aided during the six months was 1,056. -Rev. A. E. Dunning, D.D., and Rev. Geo. M, Boynton, Secretaries ; M. C. Hazard, Editor ; George P. Sniith, Agent.

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7. The American College and Education Society was formed in 1874, by the union of two previous societies formed in the years 1816 and 1843. The number of young men aided in their studies for the ministry since 1816 is 7,237, and the number now receiving assistance is 291. Income for the year ending April 30, 1887, $57,994 ; expenditure, $52,018. Rev. John A. Hamil- ton, Congregational House, Boston, Secretary.

8. American Congregational Association. — Founded in 1853, for the purpose of erecting in Boston a Congregational House, or headquarters for all our Congregational benevolent societies having offices in Boston; also a fire-proof library build- ing, in which to gather and preserve everything which will state and illustrate the principles, polity and history of the Congrega- tional churches. There are 34,000 volumes and over 140,000 pamphlets now in the library. Rev. Daniel P. Noyes, Recording Secretary, Byfield.

9. The New West Educational Commission. — Incorpo- lated November 3, 1879, to promote Christian civilization in Utah and adjacent States and Territories^ b}^ the education of children and youths under Christian teachers, and also by the use of such kindred agencies as may be at any time desirable. For the year 1886-7 it expended $60,463, sustained 28 schools, with 59 teachers, and 2,388 pupils. Its sphere of operations is chiefly Utah and New Mexico. Though not distinctly a mis- sionary society, it gives the free use of its school-houses to the missionaries of the Home Missionary Society, and furnishes them sites for churches and parsonages. Its central office is in Chicago, 151 Washington St., Mr. Wm. H. Hubbard, Treasurer ; Rev. Chas. R. Bliss, Secretary. Eastern Office : 6 Congregational House, Boston. Rev. A. E. Winship, District Secretary.

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CONGREGATIONAL YEAR BOOK.

CONGREGATIONAL THEOLOGICilL COLLEGES.

I. BRITISH.

(taken from reports of last session.)

Founded.

Pro- Stu- . fes'rs. d'ts

19 20 26 39 20 36 32

18

41

70

22

28

28

16

16

19

5

4

6

Name. Place. Founded. Coun

1. Congregational College of B.

N. A. Montreal, Quebec 1829 5 y'rs.

2. Western College Plymouth, England 1752 5

3. Rotherham College Rotheiham, " .1756 3

4 Cheshunt College Cheshunt, " . . 1768 4

5. Airedale College Bradford, '* . 1756 6

6. Hackney College Hackney, •' . . 1803 6

7. Lancashire College Manchester, " ..1816 6

8. Mansfield College, (formerly

Spring Hill College, Bir. )Oxford, " ..1838 3

' 9. New College London, " . . 1696 5

10. Congregational Institute Nottingham, " ..1861 4

11. Theological Institute Bristol, " . . 1863 4

12. Presby. and Cong. College. .. Camarthen, Wales .1719 4

13. Memorial College Brecon, " .1755 4

14 Independent College Bala, " . . 1842 4

15. Theological Hall Edinbiirgh, Scotland 1811 5

16. Theological Hall (E. U.) Glasgow, " ..1843 5

17. Victoria College Melbourne, Australia.. 1861 5

18. Camden College Sydney, " . . 1863 4

19. Union College South Australia 1874 . .

There are also ten collegiate institutes in India, Madagascar, South Sea Islands and South Africa, for the training of about 300 native pastors and evangelists, conducted by agents of the London Missionary Society, which are not given above.

II. UNITED STATES.

In the United States there are twenty-six Congregational universities and colleges, holding property valued at $4,706,000, having endowments of $4,4;38,000, and with an income of $529,- 000. There are eleven theological seminaries, seven of which are independent, and four are auxiliary to other institutions. These seminaries hold property valued at $1, 438,000, have endowments of $1,669,000, and an income of $120,000. There are, besides, forty-three theological schools in foreign countries connected with the American Board ; and in the South, eight chartered institu- tions conducted by the American Missionary Association which are not given below.

Name. Place. Founded.

1. Andover Seminary Andover, Mass 1808

2. Bangor Seminary Bangor, Me 1814

3. Chicago Seminary Chicago, 111 1858

4. Hartford Seminary Hartford, Conn 1834

5. Oberlin Seminary Oberlin, Ohio 1835

6 Pacific Seminary Oakland. Cal 1869

7. Yale Seminary New Haven, Conn.. . . 1822

	Pro-	Stu-
Course	fes'rs.	d'ts
3 y'rs.	11	48
3 "	5	30
3 "	6	117
3 "	7	42
3 "	5	50
3 "	3	11
3 "	7	95

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CONGREGATIONAL UNIONS.

I. CANADA.

1. Ontario and Quebec. — Organized in 1853 b^' the amal- gamation of the Unions of Upper and Lower Canada. The next annual meeting will be held in Brantford, Ontario, June 5, 1889. Chairman for 1888, Rev. John Morton, Hamilton, Out; Chairman for 1889, Rev. Joseph Wild, D.D., Toronto; Secretary-Treas., Rev. W. H. Warriner, B.D., Bowmanville, Ont. ; Statistical- Sec- retary, Rev. George Robertson, B.A., Toronto; S. S. Secretary, Rev. J. C. Wright, Belwood, Ont.

2. Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. — Organized in 1847. The next annual meeting will be held in Milton, N. S., or one of the churches of Queen's County, Saturday, July 6th, 1889. Chairman, Rev. Thomas Hall, Kingston, Ont.; Secretary, Rev. Joseph Barker, Sheffield, N.B.; Treasurer, Mr. James Wooirow, St. John, N. B.; Statistical-Secretary, Rev. Jaujes Shipperley, Maitland, N. S.

II. GREAT BRITAIN.

1. England and Wales. — Formed in 1831. Chairman for 1888, Rev. Robert Bruce, D.D., Huddersfield ; Chairman for 1889, Rev. Griffith John (of China) ; Secretary, Rev. Alexander Hannay, D.D., Memorial Hall, Farringdon Street, London, E.C.; Treasurer, William Holborn, Esq.

2. London. — Chairman, 1888, Rev. Alexander Hannay, D. D.; Treasurers, Albert Spicer, Esq., and Eiiward Spicer, Esq.; Secretary, Rev. Andrew Mearns, Memorial Hall, Farringdon Street, E. C.

3. The Union of Welsh Independents. — Formed in 1872, embraces ministers, deacons and delegates from churches and from the quarterly meetings. Chairman, Rev. Pryce Howell ; Secretaries, Revs. J. Charles, Oswestry, J. Thomas, Merthyr.

4. Scotland. — Organized in 1812 ; it is composed of minis- ters and delegates from the churches, one delegate from each church numbering less than 200, and two for those numbering more. Secretary, Rev. John Douglas, Burnbank, Glasgow.

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5. Evangelical Union of Scotland. — Formed in 1843. President, Rev. Robert Steele, Dalmellington ; Secretary, Rev. George Gladstone, 4 Ann Street, Hillhead, Glasgow ; Treasurer, Mr. Peter Ferguson, Glasgow.

6. Ireland. — Organized in 1829. Chairman, 1887-8, Rev. S. E.&dden, Bon&chy ; Chairman, 1888-9, Rev. Alexander Bell, B.A., Londonderry ; Treasurer, 0. R. Bei-gin, Esq., Cork ; Secre- tary, Rev. James Ervine, Kingstown.

7. The Channel Islands. — Formed in 1882. Chairman, J. Woodhouse ; Secretary, Rev. F. G. Skegg, St. Helier, Jersey.

III. AUSTRALASIA.

1. Victoria. — Chairman, Rev. W. Currie, Kyneton ; Secre- tary, Rev. J. J. Halley, Congregational Hall, Russell Street, Mel- bourne.

2. New South Wales. — Chairman, Rev. James Jeffries, LL. Dv Sydney ; Secretaries, Rev. S. Savage, and Mr. R. W. Hardie, SjMney.

3. Queensland. — Chairman, Rev. J. Walker ; Secretaries, Rev. T. J. Pepper, and Mr. J. M. Davidson, S. Brisbane.

4. South Australia. — Chairman, 1888-9, Rev. A. Jones ; Corresponding-Secretary, Rev. J. C. McMichael. Adelaide.

5. Western Australia. — Revs. A. Buchanan, Bunbury ; J. Johnston, Freemantle ; T. Kyte, Perth.

6. Tasmania. — Chairman, Rev. G. W. Sharp ; Chairman- elect, Rev. G. Clark ; Treasurer, J. E. Salier, Esq.; Secretary, Rev. J. W. Simmons, Hobart.

7. New Zealand. — Established in 1884. Chairman, Rev. H. J. Lewis ; General Secretary, Mr. John Milne, Auckland.

IV. AFRICA.

1. Natal. — Re-established 1882. President, Rev. D. Rus- sell ; Secretary, Rev. John Fernie, Durban.

2. South Africa. — Formed, 1877. Chairman, Rev. J. F. Philip ; Secretary, Rev. J. Pritchard, Port Elizabeth.

V. west indies.

1. Jamacia. — Formed, 1877. Chairman, Rev. C. A. Woo- key ; Secretary and Treasurer, J. J. Bowrey, Esq., Kingston.

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2. British Guiana. — Formed in 1883. Chairman, Rev. J. Foreman ; Secretary, Rev. J. Ketley, Georgetown.

vi. the united states.

1. National Council of the Congregational Churches. — Organized 1871. Meets every third year. Last session, 1886. Moderator, Lorrin A. Cooke, Connecticut ; Secretary till 1889, Rev. Henry A. Hazen, Congregational House, Boston. Next meeting of Council, Worcester, Mass., Oct. 9th, 1889.

2 Each State has generally an " Association " or " Confer- ence," of the nature of a Congregational Union. We give the Associations of some of the States most frequented by Canadians, with the Secretaries, or other officers, to be addressed by corres- pondents :

California General Association. Secretary, Rev. Henry E. Jewett, Oakland.

Connecticut General Conference. Registrar, Rev. William H. Moore, Hartford.

Dakota Association. Secretary, Rev. W. B. Hubbard, Cham- berlain.

Dakota North Association. Secretary, Rev. Wm. Ewing, Jamestown.

Illinois General Association. Registrar and Statistical Secretary, Rev. M. K. Whittlesey, D.D., Ottawa.

Indiana General Association. Secretary and Treasurer, Rev. N. A. Hyde, D.D., Indianapolis.

Iowa General Association. Registrar and Treasurer, Rev. James K. Chase, Hull.

Kansas General Association. Registrar, Rev. Joel Harper, Wichita.

Maine General Conference. Corresponding Secretary ^ Rev. Charles H. Pope, Kennebunkport.

Massachusetts General Association. Secretary, Rev. Heni-y A. Hazen, Congregational House, Boston.

Michigan General Association. Secretary and Treasurer, Rev. John P. Sanderson, Detroit.

Minnesota General Association. Seci^etary and Treasurer, Rev. John B. Fairbank, Morris.

Missouri General Association. Secretary, Rev. Charles R. Hyde, St. Louis.

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Nebraska ConoTes:ational Association. Stated Clerk, Rev. Harmon Bros.?, Chadron.

New Hampshire General Association. Secretary, Rev. Samuel L. Geroulcl, GofFstown.

New Jersey Congregational Association. Secretary, Rev. Frank A. Johnson, Chester.

New York General Association. Secretary, Rev, James Deane, Crown Point.

Ohio Congregational Association. Registrar and Treasurer, Rev. John G. Fraser, Cleveland.

Penyslvania Congregational Association. Registrar, John T. Waid, M.D., Ridgeway.

Rhode Island Congregational Conference. Stated Secre- tary, Rev. Thomas Laurie, D.D., Providence.

Vermont General Convention. Corresponding Secretary, Rev. A2;el W. Wild, Charlotte.

Wisconsin Congregational Conference. Permanent Clerk, Rev. Henrv A. Miner, Madison.

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THE UNION MEETING AT MONTREAL.

KDITORIAL.

The Thirty-fifth Union gathering was pleasant, harmonious and profitable. Emmanuel Church is what " Zion " was, a strong and good centre to rally round. It is only some poor pastor or delegate from some weak country church, who can fully feel the encMuragement and strength of mingling for a week with the membeis of a vigorous city church. Two of them were lodging together on Dorchester Street, during the Union week, some years ago. '• Brother B.," said one of them, " here we are lodged like princes ! Don't you think we are in danger of getting proud over it ? " " Brother S," said the other, " it seems to me a great instance of Christian humility, that we can spend a week here, with such surroundings, and then go home to our poor little places, and be contented ! "

We noticed two or three very young delegates. Though the present Union derived no particular benefit from them — for they did not say a word — yet the denomination did ! These vouncr men will go home, full of " Union matters," to tell their churches; and they have had an experience worth a years ex- perience at home, in seeing how affairs are conducted, and in being waked up generally. And a growing number of lady-dele- gates— four this year — suggests the propriety of placing some of them on committees; probably all of them serve on church-com- mittees of one kind or another, at home. They must not let the suspicion get abroad, that they are merely ornamental members of the Union.

A complaint was made — whether well-founded, we cannot be sure — that there was nmch sight-seeing among the members, to the neglect of many of the Union meetings. Especially was the thin attendance complained of at the devotional " hour " at the beginning of ever}^ day. With the exception of the Reportei-s and Secretaries, and Convenors of committees, who were prob- ably busy over their notes and minutes, there was no good reason why the members should be absent for the first hour of the session. Perliaps the mention of it — not as an opinion or obser-

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vatiou of the Editor's, but as a general complaint on the part of those wlio attended — may tend to bring about an amendment in the matter. In the same direction, a comj^laint was made, not so easy to meet ; that of one, two, or three committees being absent, while the session of the Union was being held. Especially in the case of the very large and important Home Missionar}' Commit- tee. It was pointed out, that that committee could not do its principal work before the Union met, nor after it adjourned ; foi" their action in many cases depended on consultation with ministers and delegates from the particular fields under consid- eration ; and these parties could only be had during the sittings of the Union. Finally, the Rules were amended, so that the Union in future will give more intervals for Committee-work.

The Chairman's Address, and the Annual Sermon, were just what they were expected to be from the -men. The Chairman, Rev. John Morton, of Hamilton, in his address, dealt with the question or" " How the Church can win over the Masses," in his own sharp and terse manner — wasting no time nor woi'ds on mere sentiment or ornament. He said, " We must take our stand beside those who have failed in the fight for bread ; who have wandered into evil habits, who have lost their way intel- lectually. . . . We must sympathize with the problem of existence. The poor are to he considered. The toilers have not enough to make them feel secure. They have formed organizations. These sometimes act unwisely. . . . The Church was to purify the nation by purifying the men and women who composed the nation." He advocated a humane, loving and helpful gospel to man, as the best means of winning the masses.

The Rev. Dr. Barbour, in the opening sermon, spoke of Christ as a model fur village and rural preachers. He said, " He was found sitting and teaching in little synagogues, rather than declaiming to vast multitudes. He preached principles^ rather than commented upon actions; struck at the heart of things, rather than pruned their surroundings ; aimed not so frequently at immediate effect, as at permanent impression. No jest made light His thouoht ; no slang made rude His speech. While Constantly varying His style according to need. He varied not the everlasting word." He also spoke of the difficulty he found in imagining Christ among parades and processions in Rome — in the luxuiies of palaces and drawing-rooms — or manager of some great ecclesiastical machinery. There was much therefore to encourage the preacher, who in humble circumstances, and among humble people, was endeavoring to save souls.

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A third notable utterance was that of Rev. William Cuth- bertson, of Woodstock, on the " Events of 1588 and 1688." His word-panorama of the Spanish Armada and its swift destruction — and of William and Toleration, was at once pleasing and in- structive, weighty and informing.

Rev. W. S.H. Fielden, too, the genial Secretary of the Colonial Missionary Society; and Mrs. Wheeler, a returned missionary from Asiatic Turkey, added much zest to the meetings. The brethren were perhaps a little afraid of Mr. Fielden — remembei- ing the similar visit of the late Mr. Poore, whose wrong-headed- ness in jumping at conclusions was perhaps only equalled by his conscientiousness ; but who nevertheless wronged us — but Mr. Fielden is a different min. With most silvery tones, his careful utterances showed a mind willing to receive impressions, and facile in forming tho^e impressions into opinions and principles ; sympathetic with all manner of Christian work — and anxious to learn in America, that he may be able to advise in Europe. Mr. Fielden spoke a number of times — always well, and with much acceptance. Mrs. Wheeler had come over from the United States, at the special request of the Woman's Board of Missions. She said she had been asked to come and help a Missionary infant here; and as a mother in Israel, she felt bound to come. She and her husband, Dr. Wheeler, and others, had been teaching the Armenians the better way of a purer faith ; and that faith, in its outward manifestations, was entirely Congregational. Some- one asked the native pastor at Harpoot, " Why he was Congre- gational ? " His answer could not have been better, if he had pondered over it a year ; he said, " Because the Book of Acts is Congregational ! "

The luncheons in the basement were pleasant features. Formerly, there was usually one luncheon during the Union ; but this year, each rlay of full sittings. The three churches fur- nished an ample number of young ladies to wait on the tables ; who, with jaunty white cap.s — and a persuasive eloquence (a lit- tle in the interest of over-feeding and dyspepsia !) were every- where flitting about. Of course the pastor, who presided, Rev. F. H. Marling, seized the half-hour or more, following the repast, to introduce three or four speakers each day it was desirable to hear, and for whom room could be more readily found there than in the Union proper.

The Union is becoming the centre of a considerable number of societies. For two sessions, the Woman's Board has added one more new society. And it is very vigorous. They report their

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meetings in Calvary Church, to have been harmonious and en- thusiastic. Few of us were able to get a half-hour to drop in and hear them. Their Reports will be read with much interest.

There were several new faces at the Union. The three or four Engli.sh brethren Mr. Hall had sent out, have all found places, and give promise of good work. And the old faces are becoming older, and more thoughtful; the fathers are passing away, and the younger brethren are becoming " the fathers " in their turn. Last year we missed many accustomed faces ; and heard of many vacancies in the field. This year, we thouglit there were fewer faces missing ; and there was scarcely a vacancy that was not filled. One or two brethren go to the United States every year; but then, as in the case of Drs. Barbour and Barnes, we sometimes get a return the other way !

A fair opening has been made in the North-West. From the distance, and the inadvisability of leaving their new-entered fields, none of those brethren were with us — they are no doubt planning a grand descent upon us next year — but their work was remembered and sympathized with. On every hand there was more of encouragement, self-reliance, consolidation, and the conviction that God has a place, and a work, and a blessing for us, in the land.

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BIOGRi^ PHTCAL SKETCHES.

REV. LUDWICK KRIBS.

The Rev. Ludwick Ki-ibs was of German stock, and was born in the township of Barton, near Hamilton, on the 19th of February, 1812. His father, David Kribs, was a farmer. Some years later, during the boyhood of our friend, the father moved to the then new township of Eramosa, in the County of Wellington. Here Mr. Kribs grew up, following the plough.

At his father's house, under the preaching there of some visiting Ameri- can Presbyterian minister, lie was brought to the truth as it is in Jesus, in some revival meetings ; and at oace began using such gifts as he had, to proclaim salvation to others. The first Congregational preaching in the township was at his father's house. Rev. Hiram Denny being the preacher ; and the Kribs family became the nucleus of what is now the Congregational Church at Speedside, in Eramosa. The same year, 1833, he married Miss Hagar McMillan. In 1837, Mr. Kribs began to take lessons in Theology from Rev. Adam Lillie, then pastor of a small church in Brantford ; so that, in addition to originating tlie telephntte^ Brantford has the honor also of originating the Congregational College. In 1838, Mr. Lillie removed to Dundas, and Mr. Kribs accompanied him. Rev. David Dyer, who had been pastor of the Hamilton Congregational Church, and also preached in the Barton Presbyterian Church, removed, and Mr. Lillie was invited to supply the Hamilton Church, and Mr. Kribs to preach in Barton. This continued for a year or more, when in the autumn of 1840, Mr. Lillie removed the " Theological Institute " to Toronto. Soon James Vincent, Edward Ebbs, and Thos. Hodgkin joined the student-band. The students found a prayer- meeting regularly held at the house of Deacon James Wickson. At one of the meetings it was resolved to form themselves into a Congregational Mis- sionary Society. Mr. E. Ebbs was the first secretary ; and Mr. S. King the first treasurer. When student Kribs had finished his college course, the "Missionary Society" gave him $20. He now moved to the village of StoufiH'ille, where he was soon engaged in building a frame church. He was the builder of several country churches.

He was at Stouflville about twelve years ; and for some years he did not receive $50 annually from his people ! Mr. Kribs was a man of resources ; and when church-salarj^ there was none, he did a little surveying and con- veyancing, and perhaps still more of house-carpentry. Having also pre- served the use of his ancestral tongue, he was in great request among the Pennsylvania-German settlers in Markham (the township where he was), for celebrating marriages — they greatly preferring one who could do it in '"'' Deutsch." And though the fee was generally small, their number made up for it.

In 1851 or '52, he went up to Colpoy's Bay, about the spot where the P.O. name " Oxenden " is found on the maps, as a missionary among the Ojibway Indians. Here, he built himself a house, and constructed with his own hands a stern-wheel steamer, 50 or 60 feet in length, flat bottomed, as

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a means of communication with the white settlement at Owen Sound. In August or September, 1854, he removed his family to Owen Sound, and began preaching there ; still supei'intending the work among the Indians.

In March, 1855, a church of fourteen members was formed in Owen Sound, with Mr. Kribs for its pastor.

He was highly respected in the town, as a maia of sterling character, a good preacher, and a very public-spirited man. He got seven or eight acres of bush-land within the town plot, and built himself a house. He was always most fertile in resources : a many-sided man.

When the land at Colpoy's Bay was sold, in 1857, he bought a water lot, two miles N. E. of where Wiarton now is, and he built a " mill " on it Three or four other families went with him from Owen Sound, and made a Congregational settlement. His mill was only furnished with a pair of three- feet granite stones, and his " boult '" was a trough of narrow boards, hung by a rope at each end, and with boulting-cloth on the bottom, and vigorously shaken from one end by the " miller I "

He was there about twelve years. In the meantime, his neighbors would have him act as Reeve of the (" united ") new townships ; and he used to go all the way to Goderich to attend the County Council. His neigh- bors and friends were the nucleus of what is now a good working Congrega- tional Church at Wiarton. In the end of 1869, the church at Listowel got him to move there to become their pastor. It was not all plain sailing there ; he- got into collision with the Materialists, and started a periodical to combat them. Here, again, he built hiraself a house.

In the summer of 1872, he went to the valley of the Red River, in Minnesota, and we, in a large degree, lost sight of him. We saw an -occa- sional letter from him in a Canadian local paper, or heard of him -writing to some old friend, but that was all. He had land there, and several sons-in- law and relatives settled around him.

The Northern Pacific Railroad had then just been completed as far as the Red River, and everything was new and rough. Ministers were few, and he began preaching occasionally, and soon was in the employ of the American Home Missionary Society. For several years he supplied two churches regularly. One of these he gathered and organized. In the mean- time, the free "Homestead" he had settled on was daily improving. A minister who writes from that quarter says, " He was never idle j and could do almost anything that needed to be done ! "

On the 24th January, 1883, he and his wife celebrated their golden wedding ; and they lived oil together nearly five years more. Mrs. Kribs had died a few weeks before ; and Mr. Kribs died on the 16th December, 1887, at his home in Hawley, Clay Co., Minnesota. He was ill three weeks. His eldest daughter says in a letter, ' ' He suffered very much ; his mind seemed all gone ; he was like a little child. The doctor never gave us any hopes from the first. He had inflammation of the kidneys and bladder ; and his lungs and heart were affected ; and his age was against him." In his last sufferings, though so distressing for his family to behold, he was entirely un- conscious of suffering himself.

His family consisted of three daughters and one son ; the son being the youngest. Mr. Kribs was a large, strong-built man, with a deep voice. A manly, frank, friendly, independent man. Many a tale he told of how the Lord had blessed his labors in the conversion of both w^hites and Indians. ■

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But he seldom said anything about his many and long-continued hardships. He was always planning something — machinery, improvements, buildings, or something.

Mr. Kribs' adventures, character and works sometimes created a romantic interest in those who heard him. On one occasion, he quite carried away his audience in Zion Church, Toronto, with enthusiasm, as he told them of returning, among snow, from a distant visit to the Indians through the wild forest, when one ankle gave out. The only v/ay he could lift his foot was to get a strap of bai-k, for a sort of a "stirrup," and lift his foot with his hand, by regularly pulling on the strap I And when, from the limestone cliffs overlooking Colpoy's Bay, he saw his house at a distance, he thought of the verse,

" As when the weary traveller gains,

The height of some commanding hill ; His heart revives, if o'er the plains

He sees his home, though distant still ! "

and struggled on again, for home I

He was, in every respect, a model pioneer missionary. He always com- manded his own spirit ; and, so doing, was able to command other men It never seemed necessary for him to seek advice from anyone : but he always had good advice to give. He served One who was invisible ; and all his troubles, and hardshi^js, and adventures were lightly borne. "He rests from his labors, and his works do follow him."

REV. RICHARD M. BURGESS.

The Rev. William Burgess was one f)f those useful and obscure rural pastors in England, who do so much good of which the great world knows nothing. In advanced middle age, he emigrated to Canada, bringing with him a wife and seven boys. After remaining some time in Southwold, he bought a tract of wild land, twenty-seven miles S. W. of Chatham, only a few miles from Lake Erie. Good land, with a great future ; but covered with most tremendous trees, and liable to flooding in the spring ; flat and rich. A bad position to be in, for an elderly man, of slight frame, and un- used to rough work ; with a number of boys without Canadian experience. Yet the hand of God was in it. They managed to get some clearings made ; and when we saw them, and spent two days with them, eight or ten years after they first came there, they had a decent log house, some kind of a barn, sixty acres cleared, and the respect of all their neighbors !

We preached for Mr. Burgess morning and evening. Four sons, of whom Richard was one, led the service of song ; two of them on flutes ; for they were all musical. Several townships round about were settled mostly by French-Canadians, all Catholics. But from Mr. Burgess being there, a number of English immigrant families had come in, and they helped to build up the cause. Richard told me of a visit an Indian Chief had paid them, a short time before. The great man came mounted ; and on the back of his ludian pony he had strapped a saddle of his own construction ; made of maple wood, artistically carved, with peak and pommel ; and on that he was perched.

Richard M. Burgess was born in 1852. Two or three years after the date of our visit, he entered the Congregational College at Montreal, where

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he spent one session, and then went to Bangor for two sessions ; and from there he went to Oberlin College, where he spent two sessions. In 1875 he was ordained Pastor of the Congregational Church in Exira, Iowa, where he labored for about three years. He then came to Michigan, and served the Home Mission churches faithfully from that time. He was Pastor at White Rock and Minden ; then at Ohio ; then at Alba, where he remained for four years. From Alba he was called to South Haven, where he had just begun his labors, when, taking a severe cold, he was laid up with pneumonia, which, after a painful illness of two or three weeks, terminated his life at the early age of thirty-six.

His remains were brought to Tilbury and laid beside his parents in the family lot. He leaves a young wife, to whom he was married about two years ago, and in whom he had a true and earnest help-meet in the work for the Master.

Mrs. Love, of Detroit, President of the Women's Branch of the Home Missionary Society, attended the funeral, where, through Rev. W. H. A. Claris, who conducted the services, she testified in behalf of the Home Mis- sionary Society, to the loving respect and appreciation in which Mr. Burgess had been held by the churches and ministers of Michigan, and for them she tendered their sympathy to the wife and mourning relatives.

At the great gathering of the American Home Missionary Society (Con- gregational), in their Annual Meeting at Saratoga this year, one of the speakers, Rev. W. G. Puddefoot, of Traverse City, thus spoke :

" It is now eight years since I stood for the first time to address a Con- gregational State Association in Michigan. The other speaker of the even- ing was a young Home Missionary, Rev. R. M. Burgess. The young man was full of life and hope, and pleasantly alluded to the name of his town, which was Bad Axe. He said it was a shame, as the next town was Grind- stone City, and then he gave an interesting account of his home missionary experiences. That was but eight years ago — and to-day his body lies under the turf, and his young widow mourns f . >r her love for whom she waited so long only to lose so soon ! I have n©t time to give many illustrations, but this case is a sample of many, and I will try and tell his story in a few words. I He commenced his work in Minden, Michigan. He was there through that period [Sept. , 1881], when the forest fires devastated the country far and I wide. He remained unmarried for some years, because, out of his generous i heart, he had used money for other's woes that would have started him in ' married life earlier. His wife was in every way worthy of him, and entered ! heart and soul into the work at Alba. The people were poor, and out of ; our brother's scanty store went money for the church that should have gone ) for the necessaries of life. At times, through the winter, they suffered from I the lack of suitable food and clothing ; and at last the young wife sold her j wedding-dress to buy a much-needed overcoat for her husband. In the spring a call came to a sunnier clime, and with renewed hope the young '| couple started anew. But, alas ! pneumonia seized upon his weakened frame, and, although the physician checked it, he was too low to recover, and passed to his reward at the age of thirty-six. And now, here is but one case of many ; and, humbly speaking, one that gold could have saved."

MR. ALEXANDER MCLAGAN, OF SARNIA, ONT.

In the death of Mr. McLagan, which took place on Sabbath, the 29th

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April, 1888, at 10 a.m., in the 89th year of his age, the Town of Sarnia has lost one of its most highly esteemed and useful citizens, and the Congrega- tional Church, its oldest, most attached and faithful member and deacon. Mr. McLagan was born near Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland, in February, 1800. While yet but a young man he united with the Congregational Church at Dunkeld, of which our late venerated father, Rev. John Black, was then the pastor. For fifteen years he adorned the fellowship of the church, serving it, during most of the time, in the capacity of deacon and Sabbath School teacher. -

In the year 1847, in company with his wife, three sons and three daughters, he crossed the Atlantic, arriving in Sarnia on the 7th November. In the same ship that brought him over, came also the mother and brothers of the Hon. Alex. McKenzie, late Premier of the Dominion, and at that time, one of the rising young men of Sarnia. Those who were his compan- ions in travel had also been his friends and fellow-townsmen in the Old Country. After his arrival at Sarnia, Mr. McLagan united with the Con- gregational Church, then under the pastoral care of the Rev. Mr. Nail, and subsequently ministered to by the Rev. Archibald Geikie, the father of the well-known Dr Cunningham Geikie, author of the "Life of Christ." Of this church, Mr. McLagan was made a deacon and a Sabbath School teacher. Indeed, in the earlier history of the church, and for many years, he volun- tarily, and without remuneration, did the duty of sexton, providing the oil for the church at his own expense.

For forty years, and during all the very trying vicissitudes of the church's history, Mr. McLagan stuck to it to the last. Many wavered, but he never wavered. In times of difficulty, when many left the church to join more prosperous churches, he never left it. During the nine years that the church was practically defunct, and the church building closed, Mr. McLa- gan, though regularly worshipping with other congregations, was known as a Congregationalist ; and when Mr. Claris came to resuscitate the cause, he was one of the very few who answered to the roll-call, and assisted in rally- ing the scattered forces. By that frugality, industry and enterprise which is characteristic of his countrymen, Mr. McLagan attained to the possession of considerable property ; but in an evil hour, by an endorsation for a near relative who failed in business, he lost it all. His conduct on this trying ' occasion was most honorable : he ' corned to resort to any of those repre- liensible methods by which many men seek to save themselves from poverty. He frankly gave up all to his creditors, and, though his over-indulgence cost him the fruits of many years of toil, he emerged from the cloud with his honor untarnished and his fair name unsullied, but too old to be able to re- trieve his shattered fortunes. But for this disaster, which happened while the new Congregational Church in Sarnia was building, that church would have been at least a fhousatid dollars less burdened with debt than it is tfi-day.

Mr. McLagan's qualities of head and heart were many and conspicuous, and may be thus epitomized : He was a faithful friend, a diligent student of the Word of God, an earnest worker in the Church of Christ, a liberal giver to the cause of God, and a man of prayer. His sympathies were as catholic as his attachment to his own denomination was sincere. He was a man o fine presence, and blessed with almost invariable good health. To the last, and even after death, his countenance retained that ruddy glow of health which is peculiar to those who come from the Old Country. It pleased our

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Heavenly Father to give unto His honored servant a very peaceful and com- paratively painless departure. Prostrated by a very slight, stroke of para- lysis, on the Thursday afternoon, he lay without suffering pain, and able to recognize his friends, and to answer their enquiries untH Sabbath morning, when, with scarce a struggle, he quietly fell asleep in Jesus A large number of sympathizing friends followed the remains to their last resting-place in Lake View Cemetery, on the following Tuesday afternoon. A good congre- gation gathered in the Congregational Church on the morning of May the 6th, when the pastor made improvement of the bereavement, taking for his subject the parting scene between the prophets Elijah and Elisha, II Kings, ii : 9-10, "And it came to pass when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee before I be taken from thee," etc.

Mr. McLagan's widow still survives him, at the age of eighty-four, and is cared for by two unmarried daughters ; and, singular to say, this is the first break in the family circle. The three sons and three daughters whom he brought across the sea still survive. Three remain in Sarnia and three are in the United States.

Sarnia. Robert K. Black.

MR. JOSEPH BARBER, OF GEORGETOWN, ONT.

Mr. Joseph Barber, for a long series of years a member and deacon of the Congregational Church in Georgetown, was born in the year 1815 He and his brother James learned the business of paper-making, in the estab- lishment of the late Hon. James Crooks, of West Flamboro (father of the late Hon Adam Crooks, Minister of Education for Ontario). Then the brothers began business for themselves in Georgetown ; and were always ready to adopt every new improvement in their art. And there have been improvements since the day Mr. Crooks taught them to make foolscap paper in a hand-seive I We remember being in their works one fine spring morn- ing, very early in the " sixties " ; when they had reduced a basswood log to chips, in a turning-lathe, and had pulped it, and turned out the first sheet of paper ever made in Canada from wood. We put a piece of it in our pocket, and thought we would remember the circumstance. The brothers after- ward dissolved partnership ; and for some years Joseph was not personally engaged in manufacturing. His estimable wife, a standard-bearer in every good work undertaken by the church, died a few years ago, after protracted suffering from cancer. A beautiful and costly memorial window in the church at Georgetown testified the devotion to her memory of the surviving husband. Mr. Barber was a kind-hearted, frank and generous man ; not without some failings, but beloved in spite of them ; devoted to the interests of the church, and revered by a numerous and highly-respected family. He died suddenly, on Saturday morning, 7th January, 1888, at the age of seventy-two.

MR. WILLIAM FIELD, OF COBOURG, ONT.

William Field was born in Tiverton, Devonshire, Eng., on the 25th oft March, 1828. He emigrated to Canada with his father and brothers in 1834, | and has resided in Cobourg almost continuously ever since. He was educa- ted at the District Grammar School and Victoria College, and spent two . sessions in the Congregational Theological College, intending to enter the ' | ministry. But he abandoned that intention, and went into the tanning

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business in Cobourg. Latterly he had been engaged in the large dry goods house of Field & Bro. At one time he was President of the Reform Asso- ciation of West Northumberland, and his inaugural address was published in the Globe and copied extensively into the Provincial papers. He was fluent in language, logical in argument, and scholarly in diction. It was a treat to hear him discuss any theological or political question. A devoted wife, daughter of the venerable John Toms, Esq., of Newcastle, and six children, survive one who lived and died without an enemy.

His pastor. Rev. Robert Aylward, said of him, " In life he was uni- formly cheerful — often playful ; — there was yet a substratum of piety which those who knew him best loved to recognize. He served us well and faith- fully in this church. For many years he sang in our choir. He will be missed there. It will not be easy to fill his place. And yet we dare not repine. God's will be done. The voice, now silent \vith us, is tuned to another song in heaven."

MR. FRANK H. JORDAN, OF ST. JOHN, N. B.

Died in February or March, 1888, suddenly, Mr. Frank H. Jordan, an exemplary Christian and faithful member of the St. John Congregational Church. The funeral services were held at his father's house, and at the church, by his pastor. Rev. J. B. Saer, B.D. In the course of his remarks, Mr. Saer said, " It is not greatness of talent, or position, or wealth, but goodness that is rewarded ; not success, but faithfulness ; not emotion, but service by the mind and conscience, by the heart and hand. Mr. Jordan was not great in achievements, or wealth, or social position. His unpreten- tious life was in full accord with the description Christ gave of Christian character. He was the preacher's faithful and true friend, and it was as a friend he spoke of the deceased. He had loved hmi for his unobtrusive kindness of heart, for the simplicity, sincerity and purity of his life, for the constancy of his devotion to spiritual matters, and for the Christ-like char- acter he always manifested. He sought to do good, and no person could tell how much good he had done. He was a good son, a good brother, a good friend and a good Christian ; and now lives in a sweeter and purer realm than this.

" Mr. Jordan lived so as to be missed. He will be missed in his home, in the Y.M.C.A., in the social circle, and in the city. The world is poorer by his death. There is one less to do the work of life. We will miss him in the church, in the prayer-meetings and in the communion. May his spirit of consecration abide with us. On the 3rd of May, 1876, he made a public profession of faith, and from that time until his death he lived a Christian life. A death -bed repentance would have been almost an impossibility in his case. He offered not the dregs of life, but his consecrated manhood to the service of Christ."

MR. IRA WHITE, OF UNIONVILLE, ONT.

Died at Spring Water Mills, Yarmouth, Ont. , on the 5th of August, 1887, in the 92nd year of his age — Ira White, J. P., senior deacon of the Congregational Church, Unionville, Ont. A long life filled with labors, inspired by an elevating ambition, crowded with important events, brilliant with intelligence and grace, and crowned with success, closed when God said,

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"It is enougli, come up higher." His remains were brought to Unionville, York County, to the residence of his son-in-law, H. Crosby, ex-M.P.P., and on Sunday following were carried into the Presbyterian Church — a church which he had helped to build for the Congregationalists when a resident of Unionville, and from thence, to the Cedar Grove cemetery, where they were laid to rest by the side of his first wife, and Anthony, his son ; the pastor of the Congregational Church officiating. Six of his grandsons were pall- bearers.

Ira White was born in the County of Orin, New York State, on the 21st January, 1796. He was naturally a business man, having large business ideas, which, by handling, became well developed, took practical shape, and were lasting. He assisted when a young man in building many of the best grist mills in his native State. In 1819 he came to Canada, and built in succession the first grist mills in Gait, Preston, Woolwich, Stoufiville, Cedar Grove, German Mills, Markham and Unionville ; also a mill on the 10th concession of Markham, long known as White's Mill. Surely he was in labors abundant ; but his untiring energy found wider scope. There was something dear to him above the business idea — the religious life. He or- ganized the first Sunday School in Unionville. He was a staunch Congrega- tionalist, and was one of the leading spirits in the organization of the Con- gregational churches in Stouflfville, Markham and Unionville. His activity and libei'ality in church work are "known to all men." His career was that of a pioneer Congregationalist. For upwards of fifty years he was a deacon in the Unionville church, which position he held at the time of his death, possessing fully the confidence of his brethren. About thirty years ago, he retired from active life, to enjoy a serene and happy old age. He leaves a second wife, three sons and one daughter — Trueman P., Benjamin F., Al- bert, and Mrs. H. P. Crosby, in addition to a host of other relatives and friends to revere and cherish his memory. " Sweet is the sleep of the just." I have finished my course, I have kept the faith. — 2 Tim. iv. : 7.

W. F. W.

MR. RICHARD RIM, SR., OF TORONTO.

The subject of this brief memoir was born at Two Waters, Hemel Hemp- stead, Herts, England, on the twentieth day of December, 1809 A portion of his early life was spent in Russia, whither his father had gone tu erect paper mills at Petershofi", near St. Petersburg, for the Government of the Czar. After the deatli of his father, he, with his mother and the rest of the fauiily, returned to England. In the year 1833, he was married to Mary Hargraves, granddaughter of William Lane, a poet of considerable local fame in Buckinghamshire. In the same year he sailed for Canada, in the good ship "Hope": which, after a favorable ocean voj^age, was wrecked upon a barren island in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The passengers, with officers and crew, were, after many privations, rescued and taken to Sydney, Cape Breton, and from thence to their destination, Quebec.

After a short residence in Quebec and Montreal, he made Niagara Falls his home from 1834 to 1838 ; consequently, he saw stirring times on the Niagara frontier during the rebellion of 1837, when the "Caroline" was cajjtured, fired, and sent over the Falls by an attacking party, led by Cape. Drew. It was also during the time of his residence here, that he, by the grace of God, was brought to a knowledge of the truth as it is in Jesus ; and united himself with the Lord's people on confession of faith.

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After a sojourn at the Falls of four years, he came to Toronto to reside, and became a member of the First Congregational Church (now called "Zion Church"), during the early part of the pastorate of the late Rev. John Roaf . He continued to reside in Toronto until the time of his decease ; excepting, however, two prolonged sojourns in the land of his nativity ; but did not sever his connection with the "mother church." After a connection with the church on earth of more than half a century, he departed this life on the 14th day of February, 1888, in his 79th year, in the joyous hope of joining the church of the First-born above, there to spend a blissful immor- tality.

The departed husband and father leaves a widow, who was his companion and helper for fifty-five years, and who shared with him the joys and sorrows of a changeful and somewhat eventful life. He also leaves a family of six children, and there are sixteen grandchildren.

MR, WILLIAM II CLELLAN, OF ALTON, ONT.

William McClellan, the founder of the village of Alton, was born in the township of Stamford, in the county of Welland, in 1804 In 1828 he mar- ried Miss Emmeline Unger, and lived in happy union for 58 years, and settled in the northern backwoods of Caledon. In the year 1845 he erected a carding and cloth-dressing mill. This was the starting point of what is now the thriving village of Alton In character he was inoffensive, a good neighbor and very friendly to the farmers who came many ndles with their wool to be prepared for the clothing of our early settlers. It is said he was generous to the persons who could ncjt pay when their cloth was dressed, and lost a large amount of money through his kindness. He was one of the first members of the Congregational Church organized over thirty years ago in Alton, and was a deacon for a number of years, and remained on the roll of membership until the day of his death. He died January 21st, 1888. His remains were carried to the grave by six grandsons, followed by a large concourse of friends. An appropriate sermon was preached by the Rev. M. S. Gray, from Ps. xxxvii. 37 : " Mark the perfect man and behold the up- right ; for the end of that man is peace."

THE

CONGREGATIONAL UNION

OF

©ntario an^ (Slucbec

OFFICERS FOR 1888-89.

C'ltairiuau

For 1888— Rev. JOHN MORTON, -

For 1889— Rev. JOSEPH WILD, D.D., ■

Secretary-Treasurer :

Rev. W. H. WARRINER, B.A., B.D., -

Siatistical Secretary;

Rev. GEORGE ROBERTSON, B.A.,

Statistical Secretary for S. S :

Rev. J. C. WRIGHT,

Hamilton, Ont. Toronto, Ont.

BOWMANVILLE, OnT.

Toronto, Ont. Belwooo, Ont.

Sliuiitf Secretaries s

Revs. J. P. GERRIE, and GEORGE F. BROWN.

Coiuiiiittee :

Rev. JOSEPH WILD, D.D.,

W. CUTHBERTSON, B.A., W. H. WARRINER, B.D., S. N. JACKSON, M.D., GEO. ROBERTSON, B.A., JOHN MORTON, H. D- HUNTER, M.A., WM. HAY,

Mr. w. McCartney, james goldie,

H. COON, GEORGE SCOTT, C. WHITLAW, H. YEIGH, A. ALEXANDER.

Place of nieetiug' :

BRANTFORD, JUNE 5th, 1SS9.

Preacliers s

ANNUAL SERMON.

Rev. WM. CUTHBERTSON, B.A. ; alternate, Rev. R. AYLWARD.

SUNDAY MORNING SERMON.

Rev. FRANCIS H. MARLING ; alternate. Rev. JAMES WEBB.

Essayist : Mr. A. ALEXANDER, Hamilton, Ont.

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CONSTITUTION^.

I. — That the name of this Association be "The Congregational Union of Ontario and Quebec."

II. — That it shall consist of Congregational or Independent Churches, and of ministers of the same church order who ai-e either in the pastoral office or (being members of Congregational Churches) are engaged in evangelistic or educational service, approved or received at a general meeting, and those laymen who have been Chairmen of the Union and are members in any of their churches.

III. — That this Union is founded on a full recognition of the distinctive prin- ciples of Congregational Churches, namely, the Scriptural right of every separate church to maintain perfect independence in its government and administration, and, therefore, that the Union shall not 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 denomina- tion. 2. To cultivate brotherly affection and co-operation in everything relating to the interest of the associated churches. 3. To establish a fraternal correspon- dence with similar bodies elsewhere. 4. To address an annual or occasional letter to the associated churches, accompanied with such information as may be deemed necessary. 5. To obtain accurate statistical information relative to the Congre- gational Churches throughout the British American Provinces. 6. To hold con- sultation on questions of interest connected with the cause of Christ in general.

V. — To promote the accomplishment of these objects, and the general interests of the Union, an annual meeting of its members shall be held, each of the associ- ated churches being repi-esented by two lay delegates : the meetings to be held at such time and place as may be appointed at each annual meeting.

VI. — That the officers of the Union be a chairman, secretary-treasurer, statis- tical secretary, minute secretary and committee, all to be chosen annually from its members, who shall execute the instructions of the Union, and prepare a docket of business for the annual meeting.

VII. — That alterations maybe made in this constitution at any annual meeting, provided that notice of such alterations has been given at the meeting next preceding.

STANDING RULES.

1. — Applications for admission to the Union, whether by churches t r min- isters, should be made in writing ; and after having been read to the Union, shall be referred to a standing committee 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 Con- gregational College of British North America, 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 ministry ; (3) if they have come from any other denomina- tion, their good standing therein ; and they shall satisfy the membership com- mittee in relation to their literary acquirements, and their doctrinal and ecclesi- astical views ; (4) should the membership committee be satisfied on these points, and reconmiend the applicant for membership, the recommendation shall be filed with the secretary, and the application and recommendation shall then lie over until the next annual meeting, when a two-thirds vote of the members present hall be requisite for admission into membership.

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2. — The Union shall meet annually on the Wednesday after the first Sabbath in June, at 10 a.m., when the annual sermon will be delivered, after which the Union shall be organized under the presidency of the Chairman, or, failing him, a chairman lyro tern, to be chosen by the Union ; by the election of minute secretaries and leporters, the calling of the roll, the appointment of standing committees on business, membership, nomination and finance, on nomination by the committee of the Union. The chairman for the next year shall then be elected by ballot without nomination. For this purpose ballot papers shall be furnished by the Statistical Secretary to all ministers and delegates in attendance at the annual meeting, and these ballots when cast shall be counted by scrutineers appointed by the Union Committee. If at the first ballot no candidate shall have received a majority of the votes cast, then the names of the two candidates having the highest number of votes shall be declared, and the balloting further proceeded with.

3. — The committee of the Union shall then present their annual report.

4. — Wednesday afternoon shall be devoted to the work of the various com- mittees, during which tirxie the Union shall stand adjourned. On Wednesday evening the Chairman's Address shall be delivered.

5. — Thursday morning shall be given to the Canada Congregational Mission- ary Society for the pui'poses of its annual meeting.

6. — On Friday evening, a conference on the State of Religion shall be held, at which the Statistical Secretaries shall submit their annual reports.

7. — The meetings shall be daily opened and closed with prayer ; the morning devotional exercises to extend to an hour.

8. — No motion shall be discussed unless seconded ; no member 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.

9. — The roll shall be called and the minutes of the preceding day read at the opening of each day's session, and the minutes of the last day at the close of the session.

10. — The church in whose locality the annual meeting shall be held, shall be requested to celebrate the Lord's Supper in connection with such meeting.

11. — On Monday evening, during the sitting of the Union, a public meeting of the Union shall be held.

12. — 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 religion among them, that he may prepare a condensed nai'rative of the whole for the annual meeting, and for publication, if so ordered.

13. — 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 providiiig for other necessary expenses, shall pay, in full, if possible, the travelling fares of (1) ministerial members who are pastors or members of Congregational Churches within the Provinces of Ontario and Quebec ; and (2) one delegate from each church contributing not less than the sum of five dollars to its funds ; or, if unable to pay in full, shall deduct from the claim of each, such equal amount as may be found necessary ; such payment not to be made until after the final adjournment, except with leave of the Union.

14. — The delegates from the Union to corresponding bodies, who may fail to fulfil their appointment by personal attendance, shall address these bodies by letter, communicating in substance such information and sentiments as they would furnish if present at their annual convocations.

15. — All supplies of pulpits required during the Sunday in which the LTnion is in session, which are not otherwise provided for, shall be filled by the nomination committee in connection with the pastor of the church w'nere the Union is held, and a copy of sucli appointments shall be posted on the door of the church where the Union is assembled.

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STATEMENT OF DOCTRINE AND CONFESSION OF

FAITH.

Adopted by the Union at its Annual Meeting at Ottawa, 8th June, 1886.

DOCTRINAL STATEMENT.

I. We believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible ;

And in Jesus Christ, His only Son our Lord, who is of one substance with the Father, by whom all things were made ;

And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and Giver of life, who is sent from the Father and Son, and who together with the Father and Son is worshipped and glorified.

II. We believe that the Providence of God, by which He executes His eter- nal purposes in the government of the world, is in and over all events ; yet so that the freedom and responsibility of man are not impaired, and sin is the act of the creature alone.

III. We believe that man was made in the image of God, that he might know, love and obey God and enjoy him forever ; that our first parents by dis- obedience fell under the righteous condemnation of God ; and that all men are so alienated from God that there is no salvation from the guilt and power of sin except through God's redeeming grace.

IV. We believe that God would have all men return to him ; that to this end He has made Himself known, not only through the works of nature, the course of His providence, and the consciences of men, but also through super- natural revelations made especially to a chosen people, and above all, when the fiilness of time was come, through Jesus Christ His Son.

V. We believe that the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are the record, of God's revelation of Himself in the work of redemption ; that they were written by men under the special guidance of the Holy Spirit ; that they are able to make wise unto salvation ; and they they constitute the authoritative standard by which religious teaching and human conduct are to be regulated and judged.

VI. We believe that the love of God to sinful men has found its highest expression in the redemptive work of His Son ; who became man, uniting His divine nature with our human nature in one person ; who was tempted like other men, yet without sin ; who, by His humiliation. His holy obedience. His sufferings. His death on the cross, and His resurrection, became a perfect Re- deemer ; whose sacrifice of Himself for the sins of the world declares the righteousness of God, and is the sole and sufiicient ground of forgiveness and of reconciliation with Him.

VII. We believe that Jesus Christ, after he had risen from the dead, as- cended into heaven, where, as the one Mediator between God and man. He carries forward His work of saving men ; that He sends tlie Holy Spirit to convict them of sin, and to lead them to repentance and faith ; and that those who, through renewing grace turn to righteousness, and trust in Jesus Christ as their Redeemer, receive for His sake the forgiveness of their sins, and are made the children of God.

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VIII. We believe that those who are thus regenerated and justified, grow in sanctified character through fellowship with Christ, the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, and obedience to the truth ; that a holy life is the fruit and evidence of saving faith ; and that the believer's hope of continuance in such a life is in the preserving grace of God.

IX. We believe that Jesus Christ came to establish among men the king- dom of God, the reign of truth and love, righteousness and peace ; that to Jesus Christ, the Head of this kingdom, Christians are directly responsible in faith and conduct ; and that to Him all have immediate access without media- torial or priestly intervention.

X. We believe that the Church of Christ, invisible and spiritual, comprises all true believers, whose duty it is to associate themselves in churches, for the maintenance of worship, for the promotion of spiritual growth and fellowship, and for the conversion of men ; that these churches, under the guidance of the Holy Scriptures and in fellowship with one another, may determine — each for itself — their organization, statements of belief, and forms of worship, may ap- point and set apart their own ministers, and should co-operate in the work which Christ has committed to them for the furtherance of the gospel throughout the world.

XI. We believe in the observance of the Lord's day, as a day of holy rest and worship ; in the ministry of the Word ; and in the two sacraments, which Christ has appointed for His church : Baptism, to be administered to believers and children, as the sign of cleansing from sin, of Union to Christ, and of the impartation of the Holy Spirit ; and the Lord's Supper as a symbol of His atoning death, a seal of its efficacy, and a means whereby He confirms and strengthens the spiritual union and communion of believers with Himself.

XII. We believe in the ultimate prevalence of the kingdom of Christ over all the earth ; in tlie glorious appearing of the great God and our .Saviour Jesus Christ ; in the resurrection of the dead ; and in a final judgment, the issues of which are everlasting punishment and everlasting life.

The Union also submits for the use of the churches in the admission of members, the following

CONFESSION OF FAITH :

What shall I render unto the Lord for all His benefits toward me? I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord. I will pay my vows unto the Lord now u\ the presence of all His people. [Ps. cxvi. 12-14].

Whosoever therefore shall c miess Me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven But whosoever- shall deny Me before men, him will 1 also deny before mv Father, which is in heaven. [Matt, x: 32-33].

For wioh the heart man believeth unto righteousness ; and with tne mouth confession is made unto salvation. [Rom x: 10].

Dearly beloved, called of God to be His children through Jesus Christ our Lord, you are here that, in the presence of God and His people, you may enter into the fellowship and communion of His Church. You do truly repent of your sins ; you heartily receive Jesus Christ as your crucified Saviour and risen Lord, you consecrate yourself unto God and your life to His service ; you accept His Word as your law, and His Spirit as your Comforter and Guide; and, trusting in His grace to confirm and strengthen you in all goodness, you promise to do God's holy will, and to walk with this church in the truth and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Accepting according to the measure of your understanding of it, the system of Christian truth held by the chuiches of our faith and order, and by this church into whose fellowship you now enter ; you join with ancient saints, with the church throughout the world, and with us, your fellow believers, in humbly and heartily confessing your faith in the gospel, saying :

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I BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth. And in Jesus Christ His only Son our Lord, who was oonceived by the Holy Ghost. born of the Virgin Mary ; suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead and buried ; the third day He rose from the dead ; He ascended into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty ; from thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost ; the holy catholic Church ; the communion of saints ; the forgiveness of sins ; the resurrec- tion of the body ; and the life everlasting. Amen.

[Then should baptism be administered to those who have not been baptized. Then should those rise who would unite with the church by letter. To them the minister should say] :

Confessing the Lord whom we unitedly worship, you do now renew your self- consecration, and join with us cordially in this, ovtr Christian faith and covenant.

[The members of the church present should rise].

We welcome you into our fellowship. We promise to watch over you with Christian love. God grant that, loving and being loved, serving and being served, blessing and being blessed, we may be prepared, while we dwell together on earth, for the perfect communion of the saints in heaven.

" Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you perfect in every good work to do His will, working in you that which is well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen." [Hebrews xiii : 20-21].

[Jude 24-25 is proposed as an alternative benedictjon].

RESOLUTIONS IN REFERENCE TO COUNCILS.

Adopted at the Annual Meeting of the Union in Montreal, June, 1876, and re-affirmed in 1880 andl882.

1. That previous to the formation of a new church of our order, a Council of pastors and delegates of sister churches should be called by the paities desiriug to be so formed into such a church, and that statements and documents relating to the pro- posed organization should be presented to the Council thus formed, and its advice in the matter souo^ht.

2. That in the ordination, recognition or installation of l)astors, and in the setting apart of evangelists in or among our churches, the church over whom the pastor is to be placed, or of which the evangelist is a member, should call a Council, before whom shall be laid the call of the church, and the credentials of the pastor-elect, or of the evangelist, as the case may be, and the ailvice of the Council sought in relation thereto.

3. That a Council consists of the representatives of churches, not individuals, and it is expedient that each church consulted should be represented by its pastor and a delegate, and should embrace, though not exclusively, the sister Congregational churches contiguous to the church or people seeking advice.

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MINISTERIAL MEMBERS OF THE UNION.

Adams, L. P., Fitch Bay, Que.

AUworth, W. H.

Aylward, R., Cobourg, Ont.

Barker, Enoch, Toronto, Ont.

Barnes, H. E., D.D., Sherbrooke, Q.

Beaton, D.

Black, R. K., Sarnia, Ont.

Black, J. R., B.A., Barrie, Ont.

Bolton, E. C, Wiarton, Ont.

Bowen, T. W., Manilla, Ont.

Brainard, E. R.

Burgess, W.

Burton, J., B.D., Toronto, Ont.

Clarke, W. F., Guelph, Ont.

Claris, W. H. A., Frome, Ont.

Colclough, J.

Cornish, G., LL.D., Montreal, Que.

Cuthbertson,W., B. A., Woodstock, O.

Davey, Frank, Alton, Ont.

Day, B. W., Lanark, Ont.

Dixon, Joseph.

Duff, Charles, M.A., Toronto, Ont.

Fuller, George, Brantford, Ont.

Gerrie, A. W., Portage la Prairie, M.

Gerrie, J. P., Stratford, Ont.

Gunner, Fred, M.D., Listowel, Ont.

Hall, Thomas, Kingston, Ont.

Hay, Robert, Watford, Ont.

Hay, William, Scotland, Ont.

Hill, E. M., B.A., Montreal, Que.

Hindley, J. I., M.A., Granby, Que.

Hunter, H. D., M.A., London, Ont.

Jackson, S. N., M.D., Kingston, O.

Macallum, D., St. Elmo, Ont.

Main, A. W., Belleville, Ont.

MacColl,E.C.W.,M.A.,Middleville,0.

McAdie, J., St. Andrews, Que. McFadyen, A. L., B.A , Kingston, O. McGill, A. M. A., Ryckman's Cor.,0. McGregor, A. F., B.A., Toronto, O. McGregor, Duncan, M. A., Guelph, O. Mclntyre, H. A., B.D., Montreal, Q. McKillican, John, Montreal, Que. McKinnon, J., Pilot Mound, Man. Marling, F. H., Montreal, Que. Morton, J., Hamilton, Ont. Pedley, H., B.A., Winnipeg, Man. Pedley, C. S., B.A. Pedley, J.W., B. A., Vancouver, B.C. Purkis, G., Waterville, Que. Rivard, A. F., Belle River, Que. Robertson, Geo., B.A., Toronto, O. Richardson, A.W., B.A., The Grange

P.O., Ont. Ross, C. L., Kincardine, Ont. Salmon, John, B.A., Toronto, Ont. Sanderson, J. G., Danville, Que. Silcox, E. D., Embro, Ont. Skinner, George, Eaton, Que. Smith, W. W., Newmarket, Ont. Stevenson, J. F., D.D. Unsworth, J., Stouffville, Ont. Unsworth, J. K., B.A., Paris, Ont. Warriner, W. H. , B.D. , Bowmanville,

Ont. Way, W. H.

Webb, James, New Durham, Ont. White, James, Forest, Ont. Wild, Joseph, D.D., Toronto, Ont. Willett, George, Cowansville, Que. Wood, John, Ottawa, Ont. Wright, J. C, Belwood, Ont.

CHURCHES CONNECTED WITH THE UNION.

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CHURCHES CONNECTED WITH THE UNION.

Albion, Ont. Alton, Ont. Barrie, Ont. Belleville, Ont. Belwood, Ont. Bowmanville, Ont. Brantford, Ont. Brigham, Que. Brockville, Ont. Burford, Ont. Caledon, South, Ont. Canifton, Ont. Cobourg, Ont. Coldsprings, Ont. Cowansville, Que. Danville, Que. Durham, Que. Eaton, Que. Edgar, Ont. Embro, Ont. Erin, North, Ont. Fergus, Ont. Forest, Ont. Franklin Centre, Que. Frome, Ont. Garafraxa, First, Ont. Georgetown, Ont. Granby, Que. Guelph, Ont. Hamilton, Ont.

Hawkesbury, Ont. Ho\*ick, First, Ont. H umber Summit, Ont. Inverness, Que. Kelvin, Ont. Kincardine, Ont. Kingston, First, Ont.

' ' Second, Ont. Lanark Village, Ont. Listowel, Ont. London, Ont. Manilla, Ont. Martintown, Ont. Maxville, Ont. Melbourne, Que. Middleville & Rosetta,0. Montreal, Zion, Que.

" Emmanuel, Q.

" Calvary, Que. Newmarket, Ont. New Durham, Ont. Ottawa, Ont. Owen Sound, Ont. Paris, Ont. Parkdale, Ont. Pine Grove, Ont. Quebec, Que. Rugby, Ont. Sarnia, Ont.

Scotland, Ont. Shedden, Ont. Sherbrooke, Que. Speedside, Ont. Stanstead, South, Que. St. Andrews, Que. St. Catharines, Ont. St. Thomas, Ont. Stouffville, Ont. Stratford, Ont. Tilbury, Ont. Toronto, Bond St., Ont.

" Zion, Ont.

' ' Northern, Ont.

" Western, Ont.

" Yorkville, Ont.

" Riverside, Ont. Turnberry, Ont. Unicmville, Ont. Yankleek Hill, Ont. Vespra, Ont. Warwick, Ont. Waterville, Que. Watford, Ont. Whitby, Ont. Wiarton, Ont. Wingham, Ont. ^Winnipeg, Man. Woodstock, Ont.

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