Report of a public discussion at Simcoe on Wednesday & Thursday, July 16 and 17, 1851, on the clergy reserves and rectories - Tapa blanda

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1851 Excerpt: ...favourable circumstances--with all applianoes and means to boot--it did not do it. Corruption spread. Up to the beginning of the fbnith century, when Constantine was converted, corruption went on abounding and increasing, more and more. Time expired. Rev, Mr. Ormston--It gives me great pleasure to meet you here to-day, for a variety of reasons. I always like to meet where there is the ' feast of reason and the flow ot soul," sanctified by religion, and where the sympathies of many hearts are pledged for the advancement of a great cause, But there are other reasons why I am exceedingly pleased to have been among you here, it is that I should have had the pleasure of hearing sentiments expressed by these reverend rectors, which I'never heard from rectors be'bre. I never before heard such largehearted benevolence and benificence from any rectors, addressing a public meeting; and therefore I rejoice to have had an opportunity ol being present on this occasion. Methinks I have a much higher opinion of rectors than I ever had before. The western atmosphere is purer than the eastern; but at any rate your western rectors are much more large-minded than rectors I have seen in the east. Here we are recognized by them as brethren; but in the east, rectors stigmatise us as schismatics, and our places of worship, instead of being recognized as churches, are derided as conventicles. 1 have been so kicked and cufled by eastern rectors, that I am glad that I have now heard from the lips of ordained episcopalians, words so kind and cheering as those which have been spoken here to-day. Then, again, I have heard our brother of the Scottish Kirk confess that the church can db well without support from the state, flence, my advocacy is not needed, because the proposition i...

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