Wm. Arthur.

The Lord Bishop of Manchester, who was in Canada as one of the Royal Commissioners on Education, in concluding his report on our Canadian Schools, said: "Such, in all its main features, is the school system of Upper Canada. A system not perfect, but yet far in advance, as a system of national education, of anything we can show at home. It is indeed very remarkable to me that in a country, occupied in the greater part of its area by a sparse and anything but wealthy population, whose predominant characteristic is as far as possible removed from the spirit of enterprise, an educational system so complete in its theory and so capable of adaptation in practice should have been originally organized, and have maintained in what, with all allowances, must still be called successful operation for so long a period as twenty-five years. It shows what can be accomplished by the energy, determination, and devotion of a single earnest man. What national education in England owes to Sir J. K. Shuttleworth, what education in New England owes to Horace Mann, that debt education in Canada owes to Egerton Ryerson. He has been the object of bitter abuse, of not a little misrepresentation; but he has not swerved from his policy or from his fixed ideas. Through evil report and good report he has found others to support him in the resolution, that free education shall be placed within the reach of every Canadian parent for every Canadian child."

In a letter addressed to Dr. Ryerson in 1875, the Bishop says:—I take it very kindly in you that you remember an old acquaintance, and I have read with interest your last report. I am glad to observe progress in the old lines almost everywhere. I was flattered also to find that some words of mine, written in 1865, are thought worthy of being quoted.... It is pleasant to find a public servant now in the thirty-second year of his incumbency, still so hopeful and so vigorous. Few men have lived a more useful or active life than you, and your highest reward must be to look back upon what you have been permitted to achieve.

The Very Reverend Dean Grasett, in a letter to Dr. Hodgins, dated 9th November, 1875, said:

I thank you very much for your kindness in presenting me with a complete set of the Journal of Education from the date of its commencement in 1848 to the present time.

You could not have given me a token of parting remembrance more acceptable to me on various accounts; but chiefly shall I value it as a memorial of the confidence and kindness I have so invariably experienced from the Rev. Dr. Ryerson from the day I first took my seat with him at a Council Board in 1846 to the time that I was released from further attendance there this year. Similar acknowledgments I owe to yourself, his coadjutor, in the great work of his life, and the editor of the record of his labours, contained in these volumes.

I shall carry with me to the end of life the liveliest feelings of respect for the public character and regard for the private worth of one who has rendered to his country services which entitle him to her lasting gratitude. My venerable friend has had from time to time many cheering recognitions of his valuable public services from the Heads of our Government, who were capable of appreciating them, as well as from other quarters; but I think that in his case, as in others that are familiar to us, it must be left to future generations adequately to appreciate their value when they shall be reaping the full benefit of them.

I esteem it an honour that I should have been associated with him in his Council for so many years (30), and a privilege if I have been of the least assistance in upholding his hands in performing a work, the credit of which is exclusively his own.

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The Rev. Dr. Withrow, in his "Memorials of Dr. Ryerson," (Canadian Methodist Magazine, April, 1882,) said: No man ever passed away from among us in Canada whose true greatness was so universally recognized as that of Dr. Ryerson. He lived in the hearts of his countrymen, and

"Read his history in a nation's eyes."

Even envy and detraction could not lessen his grandeur nor tarnish the lustre of his name.... Scarce an organ of public opinion in the country, no matter what party or what interest it represented, has not laid its wreath of praise on the tomb of this great Canadian. And far beyond his own country his character was revered and his loss deplored.... From the Roman Catholic Archbishop; from the Anglican Bishop, from many members of the Church of England and other religious bodies, as well as of his own Church; resolutions of the Board of the Bible Society, the Tract Society, School Boards and Conventions, and Collegiate Institutes, all bore witness to the fact that the sorrow for his death was not confined to any party or denominational lines, but was keenly felt in other churches as well as in that of which he was the most distinguished minister.... Almost every Methodist journal in the United States has also paid its tribute to his memory. We quote from the North Western Christian Advocate, of Chicago, but one such tribute of loving respect:—"We believe that Canada owes more to him than to any other man, living or dead. In all his official relations to the public he was true to his Church. Men like Wellington and Washington 'save their countries,' but men like Ryerson make their countries worth saving. The mean little soul flinches when its brethren rise in reputation and power in the Church. The more exalted soul rejoices when the Church grows rich in competent workers. The death of such a servant as Ryerson is a loss to the world greater than when the average president or king passes away. Thank God, the great Ruler lives, and He will continue the line of prophets in modern Israel!"

Dr. Ryerson possessed in a marked degree the faculty of commanding the confidence and winning the friendship of distinguished men of every rank, of every political party and religious denomination. He possessed the confidence and esteem of every Governor of Canada, from Lord Sydenham to the Marquis of Lorne. No native Canadian ever had the entree to such distinguished society in Great Britain and in Europe as he. He had personal relations with several of the leading British statesmen. He enjoyed the personal friendship of the Bishop of Manchester, the Dean of Westminster, the Archbishop of Canterbury, and other distinguished divines of the Anglican and Dissenting Churches. He was one of the very few Methodist preachers who have ever shared the hospitalities of Lambeth Palace, for six hundred years the seat of the Primates of England; and when Dean Stanley passed through Toronto, he and Dean Grasett called together on Dr. Ryerson. When making his educational tour in Europe....

Speaking of his personal worth, Dr. Withrow says:—A very good criterion of a man's character is: How does he get on with his colleagues? Does the familiarity of daily intercourse, year after year, increase or lessen their esteem? Few men will bear this test as well as Dr. Ryerson. The more one saw of him the more one loved him. Those who knew him best loved him most. Dr. Hodgins, the Deputy Minister of Education, for thirty-two years the intimate associate in educational work of Dr. Ryerson, knowing more fully than any living man the whole scope of his labours, sharing his anxieties and toils, tells us that in all those years there never was an hour's interruption of perfect mutual trust and sympathy. No son could have a stronger filial love for an honoured father than had Dr. Hodgins for his late venerated Chief. It was his privilege to minister to the latest hours of his revered friend, and it is to him a labour of love to prepare for the press the posthumous story of his life.

With all his catholicity of sentiment and charity of spirit, Dr. Ryerson was a man of strong convictions, and he always had the courage of his convictions as well. When it came to a question of principle he was as rigid as iron. Then he planted himself on the solid ground of what he believed to be right, and said, like Fitz James:

"Come one, come all! this rock shall fly, From its firm base, as soon as I."

Dr. Ryerson's controversies were for great principles, not for personal interests. Hence no rancour, no bitterness disturbed his relations with his antagonists. Even his old and sturdy foe, Bishop Strachan, after his controversy was over, became his personal friend....

Such benefactors of his kind and of his country, as Dr. Ryerson, deserve to be held in lasting and grateful remembrance. His imperishable monument, it is true, is the school system which he devised.

To future generations of Canadian youth the career of Dr. Ryerson shall be an inspiration and encouragement. With early educational advantages far inferior to those which he has brought within the reach of every boy and girl in the land, what a noble life he lived, what grand results he achieved! One grand secret of his success was his tireless industry. As a boy he learned to work—to work hard—the best lesson any boy can learn—and he worked to the end of his life. He could not spend an idle hour. The rule of his life was "no day without a line," without something attempted—something done.... Over a score of times he crossed the Atlantic on official duties. He often turned night into day for purposes of work and study; and on the night before making his famous three-hours' speech on University Administration before the Committee of the Legislature in 1860, he spent the whole night long in the study of the documents and papers on the subject—to most men a poor preparation for such a task.

But again we remark his moral greatness was his noblest trait—his earnest piety, his child-like simplicity, his Christ-like charity, his fidelity to duty, his unfaltering faith. Not his intellectual greatness, not his lofty statesmanship, not his noble achievements are his truest claim upon our love and veneration—but this—

"The Christian is the highest style of man."

The Rev. Dr. Dewart, in the Christian Guardian, of February 22nd, 1882, says:—The simple announcement that Dr. Egerton Ryerson is dead, will awaken sorrow and regret in many Canadian homes.... For several years of his early life he faithfully bore all the hardships and privations of the pioneer work of that day, being for a time missionary to the Indians of the Credit Mission—a circumstance to which he often referred with peculiar satisfaction. His keen and vigorous refutation of the misrepresentations of the Methodists and other bodies by the then dominant Church party, led by the late Bishop Strachan, revealed to his own, and other Churches, his rare gifts as a powerful controversial writer. From that time forward for many years, his pen was used with powerful effect, in defence of equal religious rights and privileges for all Churches.... Dr. Ryerson was longer and more prominently associated with the interests of Methodism in Canada than any other minister of our Church. His life covers and embraces all but the earliest portion of the history of our Church in this country.

But it is his work as an educationist that has made him most widely known, and upon which his fame most securely rests.... The office of Chief Superintendent of Education for Upper Canada was not a new one; but the vigorous personality of Dr. Ryerson lifted it into a prominence and importance in public estimation that had never belonged to it before. For thirty-two years he continued to discharge the duties of this high office with a broad intelligence and rare executive ability, which have for all time stamped his name and influence on the educational system of his country. He was not a mere administrator, acting under the orders of the Government of the day. He was the leader of a great educational reform.... Changes of Government made no change in his department. Such was the estimate which the Ontario Government took of his public services that on his resignation, in 1876, his full salary was continued till the time of his death, and after his death the Legislature made a grant of $10,000 to his widow. It is not too much to say that among the gifted men whom Canada delights to honour, not one has left a more permanent impression for good on the future of our country than Egerton Ryerson.

He was large-minded and liberal in his views on all subjects. Though strong in his attachment to Methodism he was no sectarian, but cherished the most liberal and kindly feeling toward all sincere Christians. He was an able controvertialist, and in the heat of conflict dealt heavy blows at his opponents; but when the battle was over he retained no petty spite toward his late antagonists. His controversial pamphlets are numerous, and mostly relate to current events with which he was in some way associated. Though a man of war, from his youth engaging in many conflicts, religious and political, Dr. Ryerson's last years were eminently tranquil. He had outlived the bitterness of former times, and in a sincere and honoured old age possessed in a high degree the respect and good feeling of men of all parties. During these later years he produced his most important contributions to literature, viz., his "Loyalists of America," and "Chapters on the History of Canadian Methodism." His Educational Reports are also valuable treasuries of facts relating to public education.

During all the years of his public life he co-operated heartily with every enterprise of his Church, and was always ready to preach at the shortest notice for any of his brethren who required his help. In his later years there was an increasing spirituality and unction observable in his ministrations.

Though not exempt from the faults and failings of humanity—yet his wide range of information—his broad and statesmanlike views—his intense devotion to a great work—his patriotic interest in all public questions—his wonderful personal energy and force of character—and his long and intimate connection with Canadian Methodism—warrant us in saying:

"He was a man, take him for all in all, We shall not look upon his like again."

Rev. Dr. Douglas, in a letter to the Guardian, says: A great man and a prince has fallen in our Israel! The last of the illustrious three who bore the name of Ryerson has gone to enrich the heavens. Henceforth that honoured name will be enshrined in the history of our land.

Egerton Ryerson's patriotic service to the State, in resisting the introduction of feudal distinctions and ecclesiastical monopolies will ensure to him enduring recognition, as one of Canada's noblest benefactors. No statues of marble or of bronze need be raised to perpetuate his memory. The academies and schools which his organizing genius brought into existence, lifting up successive generations to the dignity which education ever confers, will make that name immortal. For nearly six decades he laid his great powers of intellect and heart on the altar of service for Canadian Methodism—winning for her ministry equality before the law, and for her people a status which allowed no coign of vantage to a favoured class—vindicating her polity and proclaiming her distinctive truth....

Now, when the sepulchre has received him, will not a grateful Church arise and give a permanence to his name more lasting than marble, by the founding of a Ryerson Chair of Philosophy with whatever is required to augment the usefulness of the institution which his great manhood loved, and for which he toiled with a life-lasting endeavour? Would that every minister, who bows his head in sorrow for a fallen chieftain, might in every circuit gather the piety, intelligence, and financial strength of the Church together, and in this supreme hour of the Church's grief, decree that before the spring-time shall come with its emerald robe enamelled with flowers, adorning the resting-place of our honoured dead, the name of Egerton Ryerson will be inwrought with our University, as an abiding inspiration to the student-life that shall throng her halls along the coming years.

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The Methodist Ministers of Toronto, in a sketch of Dr. Ryerson's life and character, written by Rev. W. S. Blackstock, say: To most of us, from our early childhood, the name of Egerton Ryerson has been a household word, and we learned to esteem and love him even before we were capable of estimating his character, or the greatness of the service which he was rendering to his own and coming generations; and the knowledge of him which we have been permitted to acquire in our riper years, has only tended to deepen the impressions of him which we received in early days.

As the fearless and powerful champion of civil and religious liberty, and of the equal rights of all classes of his countrymen, he is associated in our memory with the patriotic and Christian struggles of a past generation, which have resulted in securing to our beloved land as large a measure of liberty as is enjoyed by any country under the sun. In respect to the incomparable system of Public Instruction, to the perfecting of which he devoted so many years of his active and laborious life, and with which his name must ever be associated, we feel that he has laboured and we have entered into his labours. We can hardly conceive how either our country or our Church could have been what they are to-day, but for his fidelity and the work which he accomplished.

The lively interest which he took in every patriotic, Christian, and philanthropic movement, especially those which tended to increase the influence and usefulness of his own Church—the zeal with which he laboured for them, and the large-hearted, generous liberality with which he contributed of his means for their support—awaken our gratitude and thankfulness, and will be a perpetual inspiration in our efforts to promote those objects which lay so near his heart, and to further the interests of that cause which he served so well.

But standing, as we are to day, with bowed heads and stricken hearts, beside the grave which has just closed upon the mortal remains of our venerable departed brother, though we would not forget what he had done for us, we prefer to think of what, by the grace of God, he was, than of what by God's good Providence he was permitted to accomplish. We delight to cherish the memory of his penitent and childlike faith in Christ—the sinner's only Saviour and hope—and of those graces of the Holy Spirit which gave so much beauty and sweetness to his character, and which were more and more conspicuous in his declining years.

Though Dr. Ryerson was a man of positive views and devotedly attached to his own Church, he was distinguished for his comprehensive charity, and his genuine appreciation of great and good men from whom he differed widely in opinion. His goodness no less than his greatness will serve to keep his memory fresh among us, and the recollections of his virtue is to us a powerful incentive to a fuller consecration to the service of God.

The General Conference at its Session of 1882, passed the following resolution:—

Whereas it has pleased Almighty God, in His divine wisdom, to call from a life of faithful service in the Church of Christ on earth to his everlasting reward in heaven our reverend and honoured father in the Gospel, the Rev. Egerton Ryerson, D.D., LL.D., the first President of the General Conference of the Methodist Church of Canada, this General Conference desires to place upon record its deep feelings of gratitude to God for His gift to the Methodist Church and to the people of this land for so many years of a man so richly endowed with native gifts and so largely adorned with the Christian graces and its profound sense of the great loss the Church and country have sustained in his death. As the devoted Christian missionary and pastor; as the faithful defender of the rights and liberties of the people of this land against ecclesiastical assumptions and civil disabilities; as the Editor for many years of the Christian Guardian, the official organ of our Church and the first religious journal in Canada; as the President of the University of Victoria College, the oldest institution of higher learning of Canadian Methodism; as the trusted representative of his Church in the religious councils of Methodism in the old world and the new; as the Superintendent for over thirty years of the education of his native Province—a system which he almost created, and which he developed to a state of proficiency unsurpassed by that of any country in the world; as the wise counsellor in the union movement which led to the organization of the Methodist Church of Canada; and as the President-Administrator of its highest office during the first quadrennium of its history, Dr. Ryerson has an imperishable claim upon the love and gratitude especially of his own church, and also of the entire community. We magnify the grace of God as manifested in him; we revere his memory as that of a true patriot and devoted Christian; we rejoice in his labours for the glory of God and the welfare of man; and we deeply sympathize with his bereaved family, and pray that the consolations of God may more and more abound in their souls to the end.

FOOTNOTES:

[150] This interment took place in May. The ceremony was a private one, attended only by immediate relatives and intimate personal friends. Among the former were the venerable doctor's aged eldest brother, Rev. George Ryerson (91 years old) and Mrs. George Ryerson; the bereaved widow, Mrs. Ryerson, Mr. Charles E. Ryerson, his two sons, and Mrs. George Duggan. Among the latter were the Rev. Dr. Potts, Mrs. Potts, Dr. Hodgins, and Mr. H. M. Wilkinson (son of Rev. H. Wilkinson), of the Education Department, and two or three others. After lowering the coffin into the grave, the Rev. Dr. Potts read a portion of the burial service, committing the body to the earth in hope of a joyful resurrection at the last day.

THE END.



INDEX.

BIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES.

Aberdeen, Earl of, 160.

Adams, Rev. A. A., 130.

Adderly, Mr., M.P., 540.

Agnew, Sir A., 163.

Aikman, John, 32, 36.

Aikman, Miss Hannah, 86, 111, 112.

Alder, Rev. Dr. Robert, 109, 110, 114, 119, 143, 153, 155, 158, 166, 174, 206, 240, 241, 242, 243, 271, 280, 285, 320, 386, 390, 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 397, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405.

Allan, Hon. William, 170.

Alley, Mr., 99.

Allison, Rev. C. R., 399.

Althorp, Lord, 123.

Anderson, Capt., 99.

Antonelli, Cardinal, 366, 367.

Antrobus, Colonel, 416.

Arago, M., 356, 358.

Archibald, Rev. G., 76.

Armstrong, Jas. R., 120.

Armstrong, Miss Mary, 120.

Arthur, Rev. Wm., 367, 556, 598.

Arthur, Sir George, 183, 188, 189, 193, 200, 224, 225, 230, 234, 239, 240, 241, 245, 246, 248, 249, 250, 251, 254, 260, 261, 263, 285, 320.

Atherton, Rev. Mr., 117.

Attwood, Thos., M.P., 123, 129.

Attwood, Rev. J. S., 154.

Asbury, Bishop, 408.

Ashburton, Lord, 160.

Ashley, Lord, 163.

Ashton, Michael, 272.

Atherton, Rev. Mr., 402.

Aylwin, Hon. T. C., 304.

Bagot, Sir Charles, 290, 301, 303, 304, 306, 312, 313, 324, 331, 333, 342, 345, 347, 350, 387, 389, 390, 393, 394, 398, 404, 550.

Bain, Prof., 594.

Bakewell, Rev. Mr., 117.

Baldwin, Dr. W. W., 79, 101, 310, 311.

Baldwin, Hon. Augustus, 170.

Baldwin, Hon. Robert, 127, 145, 170, 194, 264, 267, 287, 288, 303, 305, 308, 309, 313, 315, 317, 328, 332, 333, 336, 344, 346, 370, 371, 416, 417, 424, 425, 426, 433, 518, 525, 526, 550.

Bangs, Rev. Dr. Nathan, 32, 78, 88, 93, 115, 269, 277, 278, 418, 577.

Baring, Thomas, M.P., 160.

Barker, Dr., 127, 150.

Bathurst, Lord, 221, 440, 445, 446.

Beadle, Dr., 348.

Beardsley, Colonel, 185.

Beatty, Rev. J., 184, 228.

Beaumont, Rev. Dr., 402.

Beecham, Rev. Dr. John, 119, 159, 228, 390, 507.

Bell, Rev. Wm., 101, 212, 221.

Belton, Rev. S., 90.

Benson, Henry, 89.

Beresford, Rev. Mr., 354.

Bethune, Donald, 102.

Bethune, Bishop A. N., 77, 216, 292, 348, 380, 564, 565.

Betteridge, Rev. Wm., D.D., 95.

Bevitt, Rev. Thomas, 277.

Bexley, Lord, 116.

Bidwell, Hon. M. S., 68, 127, 138, 145, 184, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 231, 258, 288, 308, 309, 310, 328, 414, 416, 417, 418, 551, 567, 568.

Black, Rev. John, 176, 498.

Blackstock, Rev. W. S., 605.

Blainville, M. de, 358.

Blake, Hon. Chancellor, 418.

Bland, Rev. A. F., 557.

Blockman, Dr., 363.

Blomfield, Dr. (Bishop of London), 160.

Blusse, Mr., 354.

Bond, Dr. Thomas, 396.

Borland, Rev. J., 511, 512.

Bostwick, Col. John, 24.

Boswell, G. M., M.P.P., 182, 348.

Boulton, Mr., M.P.P., 229.

Bowers, Rev. John, 158.

Bridel, M., 359.

Brock, Rev. James, 275.

Brooking, Mr., 160.

Brough, Rev. C. C., 183.

Brougham, Lord, 123, 322.

Brouse, George, 89.

Brown, Hon. George, 554, 555.

Brown, Hon. James, 453.

Brunskill, Mr., 161.

Buchanan, Hon. Isaac, 197, 286, 331, 336, 346, 347, 350.

Buller, Sir Charles, 272, 307.

Bunting, Rev. Dr. Jabez, 117, 119, 143, 154, 158, 159, 160, 162, 228, 240, 273, 279, 280, 390, 398, 401, 402, 403, 420, 506, 507.

Burchel, Mr., 89.

Burke, Edmund, 220.

Burnet, Bishop, 322.

Burns, Rev. Dr. R. F., 557.

Burrows, Colonel, 517.

Burwash, Prof., 594.

Buxton, Mrs., 163.

Calvert, Mr., 542.

Cameron, Hon. Malcolm, 370, 423, 424, 426, 509, 514.

Cameron, James W., 76, 77.

Campbell, Rev. Prof., 381.

Campbell, Sir J., 165.

Campbell, John, M.P.P., 184, 192.

—— Sir Alexander, 192, 559.

Canterbury, Archbishop of, 602.

Carlisle, Bishop of, 542.

Carlisle, Dean of, 541, 542.

Carnarvon, Lord, 539, 579.

Carroll, Rev. Dr. John, 214, 270.

Cartier, Sir George, 559, 560, 561.

Cartwright, M.P.P., 213, 226, 229, 245, 246.

Cartwright, Thos., 133.

Case, Rev. Elder Wm., 56, 66, 68, 74, 77, 78, 79, 81, 87, 91, 92, 93, 176, 228, 243, 270, 274, 275, 277, 378, 385.

Cassidy, Henry, 149,191, 196.

Chalmers, Rev. Dr. Thomas, 215, 365.

Chapman, E. H., 160, 161.

Chester, Bishop of, 116.

Chichester, Lord, 541.

Clarendon, Lord, 499.

Cochran, Rev. Mr., 594.

Colborne, Sir John, 98, 102, 118, 126, 130, 155, 158, 161, 170, 171, 196, 222, 224, 232, 244, 260, 261, 263, 264, 386, 526.

Coley, Rev. Mr., 589.

Collard, Rev. Mr., 93.

Collins, F., 129.

Cook, Emile, 571.

Cork, Bishop of, 541.

Counter, John, 154.

Cowley, Lord, 360.

Crane, John, 73.

Cronyn, Bishop, 517.

Cubitt, Rev. Mr., 159.

Cull, Mr., 287.

Cumming, Rev. Dr., 508.

Daly, Sir Dominick, 333, 340, 351, 376.

Davidson, Alex., 133, 241.

—— Rev. J. O., 143, 175, 274.

Dawson, Dr. J. W., 453.

Dawson, Wm., 161.

Delille, M. Armand, 356, 358.

Delille, Mons. O., 358.

Densmore, Rev. Mr., 384.

Despretz, M., 358.

Derby, Earl of, 329, 330, 451, 452.

Derbyshire, Stewart, 307.

Dewart, Dr. E. H., 602.

Dixon, Rev. Dr. James, 400, 402, 405, 406, 562, 564.

Doolittle. Rev. Mr., 119.

Dorland, Mr., 538.

Douglas, Rev. Dr., 605.

Douse, Rev. John, 275.

Doxtadors, Mr., 78.

Draper, Hon. W. H., 50, 179, 181, 225, 228, 229, 231, 237, 261, 264, 267, 292, 301, 304, 305, 306, 313, 316, 325, 333, 334, 336, 337, 339, 342, 344, 550, 551.

Dufferin, Lord, 408, 409.

Dumas, Prof. 356.

Duncan, Mr. Joseph, 535.

Duncan, Prof. Thomas, 215.

Duncombe, Dr. Charles, 167, 168, 188, 190.

Dunjowski, 353, 365, 366, 367.

Dunkin, Christopher, 196, 197.

Dunn, Colonel, 197.

Dunn, Hon. J. H., 145, 166, 170, 180, 181, 197, 198, 325, 387.

Durbin, Dr. J. P., 115.

Durham, Lord, 196, 197, 225, 256, 257, 258, 259, 267, 272, 312, 339, 550.

Edwards, Mr. 117.

Egger, M., 358.

Elgin, Lord, 370, 405, 416, 419, 420, 451, 452, 514.

Ellice, Rt. Hon. Edward, 117, 160.

Elliott, Judge Wm., 552.

Ellis, Sir Henry, 419.

Elmsley, Hon. John, 170, 179.

Embury, Rev. Philip, 256.

Emory, Bishop, 384, 385.

Entwistle, Rev. Joseph, 116, 273.

Esten, Hon. Vice-Chancellor, 418.

Evans, Rev. Dr. Ephraim, 133, 153, 181, 237, 270, 275, 564.

Evans, Rev. James, 130, 131, 132, 153, 228, 407, 408, 409.

Exeter, Bishop of, 263.

Fallenberg, M. de, 364.

Farmer, Thomas, 159, 166, 256.

Farrar, Canon, 205.

Fawcett, Rev. Thomas, 275.

Ferguson, Rev. George, 340.

Ferrier, Hon. James, 490, 533.

Fisk, Rev. Dr. Wilbur, A.M., 88, 90, 115, 162, 577.

Fitzgibbon, Colonel, 177.

Fletcher, Silas, 178.

Flint, Hon. Billa, 336.

Fox, Charles James, 220.

Fuller, Bishop (Archdeacon of Niagara), 380.

Gage, James, 78.

Gale, Rev. A., 432.

Galt, John, 221.

Gamble, John W., 268.

Gamble, Clarke, Q. C., 567.

Gasparin, Count, 356, 358, 359, 360.

Geikie, Rev. Dr. Cunningham, 187.

Gibson, David, 178.

Gilchrist, Dr., 339.

Gilkison, Jasper J., 552.

Gillespie, A., Jun., 160.

Givens, Col., 44, 61, 63, 75.

—— Rev. Dr. Saltern, 77, 567.

Gladstone, Rt. Hon. W. E., 168, 272, 410, 411, 433, 452.

Glenelg, Lord, 154, 156, 158, 159, 160, 162, 165, 168, 169, 170, 178, 180, 182, 189, 190, 196, 197, 199, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 230, 235, 248, 250 252, 285, 459.

Goderich, Lord, 118, 126, 155, 156, 195, 526.

Goodrich, Rev. C. B., 275.

Goodson, Rev. George, 557.

Goodwin, Dean, (of Ely), 540.

Gourley, Robt., 185.

Gowan, Ogle R., 331.

Graham, Dr. James, 28.

Grampier, Dr., 355, 356, 360.

Grasett, Very Rev. Dean, 295, 297, 600, 602.

Gray, Hon. J. H., 453.

Green, Rev. Dr. Anson, 90, 111, 129, 134, 175, 176, 181, 203, 210, 228, 270, 277, 314, 383, 401, 501, 511.

Greenfield, Mr. 79.

Greig, William, 212.

Grey, Earl, 123, 405, 419, 451, 454, 455, 456, 457, 515, 578.

Grey, Sir George. 165, 168, 169, 189, 246.

Griffin, Smith, 29.

—— Rev. W. S., 29.

Griffin, Rev. Wm., Jun., 130.

Griffis E. C., 129, 241.

Grindrod, Rev. E., 120, 143, 147, 163.

Gurley, Rev. Mr., 279.

Guizot, M., 356.

Hagerman, Daniel, 189.

Hagerman, Mr. Justice, 119, 191, 192, 193, 194, 196, 223, 310, 551, 570.

Halkett, Capt, 177.

Hall, Francis, 78, 92, 115, 305, 417.

Hamilton, Rev. R. W., 116.

Hanet, M., 358.

Hanna, Rev. John, 158, 159.

—— Mrs. John, 159.

Harris, Dr. 79.

Harris, Rev. Mr., 102.

Harrison, Hon. S. B., 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 337, 338, 344, 347.

Harrison, Mr. (A.D.C.), 308, 309, 310, 311.

Harvard, Rev. W. M., 181, 202, 203, 204, 228, 237, 244, 396.

Hawes, Sir Benjamin, 419, 420, 454, 456.

Hay, Mr., 160.

Head, Sir F. B., 162, 166, 170, 171,176, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 189, 190, 191, 192, 196, 197, 198, 200, 201, 206, 224, 225, 228, 235, 248, 252, 253, 257, 258, 288, 309, 316, 320, 416, 417.

Head, Sir Edmund, 499.

Heald, Rev. Mr., 571.

Healy, Rev. E., 172, 173.

Hedding, Bishop, 32, 48, 90, 172, 174, 269, 385, 577.

Henings, Rev. Mr., 88.

Herkimer, Wm., 66, 72.

Hess, Mr. J., 78, 79.

Hetherington, Rev. Mr., 128, 141.

Heyland, Rev. Rowley, 40, 148.

Hickson, Mr., 339.

Higginson, Secretary, 317, 318, 319, 322, 325, 327, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 339, 340, 345, 348, 349, 350, 375, 377.

Hill, Lord, 116.

Hill, Rev. Rowland, 116, 159.

Hincks, Sir Francis, 187, 190, 290, 313, 324, 329, 330, 333, 416, 424, 451.

Holden, Mr., 587.

Holtby, Rev. Matthew, 307.

Hoole, Rev. Dr. Elijah, 390, 544.

Horne, Dr., 177.

Horton, Hon. R. W., 222.

Howard, James S., 198, 414.

Howard, Mr., 118.

Howard, Rev. I. B., 287.

Howe, Hon. Joseph, 244, 258, 331.

Howick, Lord, 118.

Hume, Joseph, M. P., 118, 123, 126, 129, 134, 135, 136, 138, 167, 168, 169, 171, 175, 228.

Hurlburt, Rev. Thomas, 275, 513.

Hyland, Edward, 64.

Inglis, Sir Harry, 163.

Inglis, Sir Robert, 121.

Irvine, Rev. Mr., 154.

Irving, Rev. Edward, 116.

Izard, Miss C., 163.

Jackson, Edward, 241.

Jackson, Rev. Thos., 273.

Jacobs, Peter, 63, 78.

Jager, Abbe, 358.

James, Rev. John Angel, 162, 163.

Jameson, Vice-Chancellor, 304, 418.

—— Rev. Mr., 355.

Janes, Bishop, 556.

Jarvis, Mr., 299.

Jarvis, Sheriff, 183.

Jay, Rev. Wm., 116.

Jeffers, Rev. Dr. W., 498, 511, 533.

Jeffery, Rev. T. W., 594.

Jenkins, Rev. Wm., 154, 169.

Jeune, Rev. Dr., 163.

Jobson, Rev. Dr., 582.

Johnston, Rev. Hugh, B.D., 590.

Jones, Dr., 594.

Jones, Jonas, 111.

—— John, 65, 66, 70.

Junes, Mr. Justice, 177, 310, 551.

Jones, Rev. R., 593, 594.

Jones, T. M., 299.

Jones, Rev. Peter, 41, 44, 45, 56, 61, 66, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 79, 83, 107, 108, 112, 228, 20, 400, 401, 413.

Junkin, S. S., 149, 150, 151, 170.

Keefer, Jacob, 348.

Kent, Duchess of, 164.

Kent, John, 97, 292, 293, 294, 296, 297.

Kenyon, Lord, 160.

Kerr, Mrs. Wm. (nee Brant), 56.

Kerr, Wm., 78, 594.

Lafontaine, Hon. L. H., 304, 315, 332, 336, 416, 425, 444, 446, 551.

Laird, Rev. J. G., 593, 598.

Lane, William, 75.

Lang, Rev. Matthew, 275.

Langton, John, 530.

Lansdowne, Marquis of, 419, 425, 515.

Law, Rev. John, 28, 32, 39.

—— William, 62, 63.

Lefroy, General, 371.

Lessey, Rev. Theophilus, 116.

Lever, Rev. Mr., 498.

Lindsay, General, 569.

Lindsey, Charles, 185, 186.

Lindsey, Rev. Mr., 88.

Lingard, R. W., 419.

Lloyd, Jesse, 178.

Longman, Mr., 578.

Lord, Rev. Wm., 121,140, 148, 151, 152, 153, 164, 166, 210, 394, 401, 402.

Lorne, Marquis of, 598.

Lount, Samuel, 178, 182, 183, 184, 188.

Luckey, Rev. Dr., 88.

Lunn, Mr. Wm., 154, 169.

Lynch, Archbishop, 593.

Macaulay, Lord, 123, 205, 419.

Macaulay, Mr. Justice, 172, 173, 177, 551.

Macdonald, John, 564.

Macdonald, R., Q.C., 182.

Macdonald, Rt. Hon. Sir John A., 194, 499.

Macdonnell, Vicar-General, 106.

Macdougall, Hon. Wm., 288.

Mackenzie, W. L., 118, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 144, 145, 155, 156, 157, 168, 171, 175, 178, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 200, 207, 239, 257, 288.

Macnab, Sir Allan, 177, 229, 387.

Madden, Rev. Thomas, 29, 40, 55, 68.

Maitland, Sir Peregrine, 62, 63, 221, 440, 445.

Manchester, Bishop of, 599, 602.

Mangles, Mr., M.P., 340.

Manly, Rev. John G., 275.

Mann, Horace, 600.

Markland, Hon. George H., 170.

Marsden, Rev. G., 115, 120, 147, 163, 273, 397.

Marsh, Rev. Dr. Wm., 163.

Marshall, Rev. Mr., 571.

Matthews (see Lount and Matthews), 89, 182, 183, 184, 188.

Maule, Fox (Lord Panmure), 272.

Meredith, Mr., 163.

Merritt, Hon. W. H., 314, 315, 316, 319, 336, 337, 338, 343.

Metcalfe, Sir Charles, 138, 194, 198, 303, 308, 313, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 319, 323, 324, 325, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 337, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 347, 348, 375, 376, 377, 383, 398, 400, 404.

Methley, Rev. Mr., 507, 508.

Mitchell, Judge James, 24.

Michelet, M., 358.

Miller, Rev. Dr., 542.

Moffatt, Hon. George, 340.

Molson, Hon. Mr., 318.

Monod, M., 356, 358, 359.

Montgomery, John, 177.

Moore, Archbishop, 220.

Moore, Hugh, 211.

Morpeth, Lord, 116.

Morris, Hon. James, 337, 338.

Morris, Hon. Wm., 221, 222, 227, 228, 256, 336, 415, 465.

Morrison, Dr. T. D., 70, 118, 182.

Mosely, Rev. Mr., 163.

Moss, Mr., 163.

Mountain, Bishop, 221.

Mulkins, Rev. Hannibal, 173.

Murdoch, T. W. C., 267, 290, 312, 387.

Murray, Rev. Robt., 346, 347, 349, 350.

Murray, Sir George, 459.

Muskrat, John, 66.

McCann, Rev. Father, 593.

McCrae, Miss, 77.

McDonnell, A., 177.

McGill, Hon. Peter, 340.

McHenry, Mr., 594.

McIntyre, Rev. John, 211.

McLean, Mr. Justice, 177, 310.

McMullen, Rev. D., 210.

McMurray, Archdeacon, 77.

McOwan, 160.

Naylor, Rev. Wm., 116.

Neilson, Hon. Judge, 567.

Neilson, Mr., 257.

Nelles, Rev. Dr., 594, 598.

Newcastle, Duke of, 452, 453.

Newton, Rev. Dr. Robt., 116, 119, 162, 269, 273, 279.

Noel, Hon. and Rev. Baptist, 116, 159, 162.

Nolan, Rev. Mr., 542.

Noll, Rev. James, 212.

Normanby, Lord, 250, 251, 253.

Norris, Rev. James, 275.

Northcote, Sir Stafford, 578.

Norwich, Bishop of, 541.

Ogden, Mr. Justice, 304.

Oldham, Mr., 162.

Olin, Rev. Dr., 406.

Ormiston, Rev. Dr., 17, 597.

Osgood, Rev. Thaddeus, 75.

Ousley, Gideon, 161.

O'Callaghan, Dr., 190.

O'Connell, Daniel, 316, 323.

O'Brien, Rev. J., 77.

Packington, Sir John, 451, 452.

Palmerston, Lord, 516, 551.

Panmure, Lord (see Mr. Fox Maule).

Pantelioni, Dr., 514, 515, 516, 517, 540.

Papineau, Hon. D. B., 337.

Papineau, Hon. L. J., 167, 168, 257, 267.

Parke, Thomas, 381.

Parsons, Rev. James, 159.

Patin, M., 358.

Patterson, Mr. James, 594.

Payer, M., 358.

Peck, Bishop Jesse T., 172.

Peel, Sir Robert, 121, 160, 291, 306, 307, 309, 311, 323, 324, 411, 551.

Perry, Peter, 156, 157, 189.

Philip, Dr., 163.

Phillips, Rev. Dr., 542.

Pitt, Rt. Hon. William, 218, 219, 220, 334.

Pius IX., Pope, 361, 362, 365, 366, 367.

Playter, Rev. George, 416.

Postels, M. de, 358.

Potter, Prof., 350.

Potts, Rev. Dr., 30, 288, 573, 594, 595, 596.

Powell, Ald. J., 177.

Powell, Mr., 314.

Power, Bishop, 428.

Prince, Colonel, 338.

Prindle, Rev. Andrew, 392.

Prinsen, Mr., 364.

Punshon, Rev. Dr. W. M., 539, 543, 544, 545, 556, 557, 558, 560, 562, 564, 571, 573, 576, 577, 579, 589, 590.

Radcliffe, Mr., 127, 128, 130, 141.

Receveur, Abbe, 358.

Reece, Rev. Richard, 92, 115, 159, 162.

Reese, Rev. Dr. D. M., 279.

Reynard, Rev. Prof., 594.

Reynolds, Bishop, 383.

Rice, Rev. Dr., 576.

Richards, Sir W. B., 194, 567.

Richardson, Bishop, 40, 48, 53, 75, 78, 90, 93, 99, 108, 118, 154, 183, 383.

Richey, Rev. Dr. M., 154, 209, 244, 270, 273, 387, 388, 403, 404, 556, 557.

Rigg, Rev. Dr., 556, 589.

Ripon, Earl of, 118, 224, 232, 235, 386, 459.

Roads, Rev. Mr. 384.

Roaf, Rev. John, 212.

Roberts, Bishop, 269.

Robinson, Hon. Peter, 170.

—— Chief Justice, 173, 177, 300, 310, 551, 568, 570.

Robinson, Hon. W. B., 567, 568.

Robinson, Mr., 162.

Roblin, John P., M.P.P., 304.

Roebuck, J. A., M.P., 167, 169, 171, 175, 228.

Rolfe, Sir R. M., 165.

Rolph, Dr. John, 127, 170, 189, 190, 288.

Rose, Rev. Dr. S., 61, 62, 594.

Routh, Sir Randolph, 340.

Rowsell, Henry, 296.

Russell, Lord John, 123, 216, 255, 260, 261, 263, 264, 267, 272, 285, 286, 378, 389, 391, 395, 435, 438, 441, 443, 451, 454, 467, 499, 516.

Rultan, Sheriff, 348.

Ryan, Rev. Henry, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 131, 195, 278, 385, 557.

Ryckman, Rev. E. B., 587.

Ryerse, Major, 538.

Ryerse, Samuel, 24.

Ryerson, Rev. George, 25, 36, 37, 42, 45, 52, 53, 55, 56, 64, 67, 68, 69, 70, 79, 83, 94, 107, 108, 109, 113, 412, 534.

—— Rev. John, 25, 52, 55, 67, 86, 87, 88, 89, 109, 111, 115, 127, 128, 136, 141, 142, 147, 150, 151, 152, 154, 156, 161, 166, 171, 172, 177, 181, 183, 184, 188, 196, 199, 200, 201, 228, 239, 240, 241, 269, 270, 271, 323, 325, 328, 345, 346, 347, 348, 386, 399, 401, 402, 403, 413, 503, 507, 511, 512, 534, 573, 574, 575, 580, 585, 587.

—— Rev. William, 25, 29, 40, 52, 58, 69, 75, 78, 83, 81, 88, 111, 118, 130, 141, 142, 147, 177, 179, 228, 263, 269, 271, 272, 276, 405, 450.

Ryerson, Rev. Edwy, 69, 83, 84, 130, 133, 228, 415.

Ryerson, Mrs., Sr., 23, 25, 27, 28, 37, 42, 43, 45, 54, 55, 56, 82, 84, 139, 140, 178, 268, 358, 412.

Ryerson, Samuel, 24.

—— Colonel, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 41, 43, 44, 45, 51, 52, 55, 56, 58, 60, 61, 84, 127, 134, 178, 310, 412.

Ryerson, Lucilla Hannah, 111.

Ryland, Rev. John, 162.

Salt, Rev. Allen, 78.

Sanderson, Rev. Dr. G. R., 211, 533.

Sandon, Lord, 168, 272.

Sandwich, Dr., 159.

Saunders, Hon. J. S., 453.

Saurin, Rev. J. S., 354, 357.

Savage, Rev. D., 579.

Sawyer, Chief Joseph, 72.

Scobie, Hugh, 337, 338, 339, 341.

Scott, Rev. Jonathan, 271, 287, 294, 295.

Scott, Rev. Wm., 201, 275.

Seaton, Lord (see Sir J. Colborne).

Shaftesbury, Rt. Hon. Lord, (see Lord Ashley), 163, 542.

Sherwood, Mr. Justice, 173, 264, 304.

Sherwood Sheriff, 111.

Shiel, Rt. Hon. Richard, 516, 517.

Shuttleworth, Sir J. P. Kay, 419, 600.

Simcoe, Governor, 219, 220.

Simpson, Bishop, 556, 577.

Skinner, Bishop, 213.

Slater, Rev. Wm., 86.

Slight, Rev. Benjamin, 275.

Small, James E., 304.

Smart, Rev. W., 221.

Smith, Elias, 50.

Smith, Rev. Bishop Philander, 383.

Smith, Rev. Dr. Gervase, 544, 545, 571, 576, 577.

Smith, William, 336.

Snake, Wm., 77.

Sornement, M., 358.

Soule, Bishop, 269.

Spark, Dr., 216.

Spencer, Rev. James, 498, 500, 501, 502, 503, 504, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 533.

Squire, Rev. Wm., 148.

Stanley, Right Hon. Lord, 118, 119, 123, 135, 163, 307, 331, 332, 333, 340, 381, 388, 439, 469, 539.

Stanley, Very Rev. Dean, 579.

Stanton, Mr., 311, 314.

Stead, Rev. Mr., 272.

Steer, Rev. Wm., 275.

Steinheur, Rev. Henry, 78.

Stephen, Sir James, 158, 168, 189, 228, 272.

Stewart Rev. Mr., 102, 119.

Stewart, Rt. Rev. Dr., (Bishop of Quebec), 48, 76, 103, 206, 213, 217, 222, 291, 463.

Stickney, Miss, (Mrs. Ryerson, Sen.), 23.

Stinson, Rev. Dr. Joseph, 142, 154, 174, 183, 201, 204, 210, 227, 228, 237, 238, 244, 273, 337, 388, 396, 397, 401, 402.

Stoney, Rev. Edmund, 275.

Strachan, Bishop, 24, 44, 45, 47, 48, 49, 81, 83, 84, 91, 92, 95, 97, 98, 102, 103, 104, 105, 118, 125, 155, 182, 185, 195, 213, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 221, 222, 227, 229, 237, 239, 255, 256, 261, 262, 263, 292, 296, 299, 300, 320, 378, 379, 380, 385, 386, 389, 419, 433, 435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 447, 448, 449, 450, 452, 453, 455, 457, 463, 464, 566, 602, 603.

Sturge, M. P., Joseph, 154, 162, 163.

Sunday, Rev. John, 61, 77, 78, 275.

Sunegoo, Wm., 68.

Sullivan, Hon. R. B., 170, 265, 266, 289, 307, 320, 332, 338, 341, 418.

Sweatman, Bishop. 595, 580, 581, 602.

Sydenham, Lord, (C. Poulett Thompson), 193, 197, 216, 257, 258, 260, 261, 263, 264, 265, 266, 268, 282, 283, 284, 286, 287, 290, 301, 302, 303, 304, 306, 312, 313, 320, 321, 325, 331, 342, 343, 345, 346, 378, 382, 387, 388, 389, 390, 394, 395, 396, 441, 443, 550, 561.

Taylor, Rev. Dr. Lachlan, 533, 559.

Taylor, Rev. Joseph, 384.

Telfer. Rev. Mr., 595.

Thompson, C. H., 91, 195.

Thompson, Chas. Poulett (see Lord Sydenham)

Thorburn, A. B., 328.

Thyner, Father, 367.

Touse, Rev. Mr., 360.

Townley, Rev. Dr., 198.

Trevelyan, Sir Charles, 340, 376.

Turner, Rev. R. L., 158.

Usedon, Count, 540.

Vaughan, Rev. C. J., 578.

Venueil, Mons., 357.

Viger, Hon. D. B., 318, 322, 333.

Waddy, Rev. Dr., 556.

Wallace, James, 562.

Wahwahsinno, Chief, 76.

Washburn, Daniel, 188.

Waudby, John, 265.

Watson, Rev. Richard, 106, 108, 110, 280, 384, 493, 494, 495.

Waugh, Bishop, 269.

Waugh, Dr., 115.

Waugh, Rev. Mr., 119.

Wayland, Rev. Dr., 26, 431.

Wellington, Duke of, 602.

Wells, Hon. Joseph, 178.

Wenham, Dr., 79.

West, Rev. Mr., 79.

Whitehead, Rev. Thomas, 274, 276, 407, 408.

Wilkinson, Rev. Henry, 130, 214, 228.

Wilson, Mr., 176.

Wilson, Thomas, & Co., 160.

Wilmot, Lient.-Gov., L. A., 572.

William IV., King, 118.

Williams, Rev. J. A., 587.

Willson, Hugh, 29.

Willson, Hon. John, M.P.P., 46, 195, 385, 386, 551.

Winchester, Bishop of, 116.

Wiseman, Cardinal, 420.

Wiseman, Rev. Mr., 576.

Withrow, Rev. Dr., 600.

Wolseley, Sir Garnet, 559.

Wood, Rev. Dr. Enoch, 470, 479, 480, 491, 497, 498, 503, 507, 511, 512, 533, 544, 559, 560, 589.

Wood, Rev. James, 116, 119.

Wood, Sir Charles, 515.

Wright, Rev. David, 130, 131, 228.

Yellowhead, Chief, 75, 76.

Yeomans, Rev. D., 75.

Young, Rev. E. R., 408, 409.

Young, Rev. R., 272.



INDEX TO SUBJECTS.

American General Conference of 1868, attendance at, 556.

Bagot, Government of Sir Charles, 306.

Bethune, Correspondence with Bishop, 564.

Bible, The, in Public Schools, 423, 564.

Bidwell, Defence of, 188 et seq. 306, 416, 567.

British Conference, Union with, 107 et seq. 114, 121, 141, 269.

—— Separation from, 269, 272, 277, 383.

Cartier, Sir George. Correspondence relating to, 559.

Chapel Property Cases, 172.

Christian Guardian, 93, 107, 109, 121, 131, 144, 172, 199, 201, 230, 239, et seq., 259, 269, 271.

Christian Guardian, Discussion with, 499.

Church of England, Dr. Ryerson's attitude towards, 291.

Church Property, Right of Conference to hold, 303.

Civil Rights Controversy, 81.

Class Meeting Question, 470, et seq., 491, et seq., 499.

Clergy Reserve Question, 47, 68, 81, 83, et seq., 91, 95, et seq. 119, 155, 168, 170, 216, 218, 225, et seq., 236 et seq., 246, 250, et seq., 260 et seq., 278, 286, 300, 378, et seq., 387 et seq., 433 et seq., 454 et seq.

Confederation, Dr. Ryerson's Address on, 547.

Connecticut University, 106.

Controversy with W. L. Mackenzie, 124, 135, 145.

Controversy with Rev. W. M. Harvard, 202.

Controversies, Newspaper, 205, et seq.

Council, Legislative, 168, 170.

Denominational Colleges Controversy, 518, et seq.

Dominion, Dr. Ryerson's Address on the New, 547.

Durham, Government of Lord, 257, et seq., 312.

Early Life, Sketch of, 23.

Early Education, 24.

Education, Appointment as Chief Superintendent of, 342.

—— Retirement from Office of, 337.

Educational Administration, 352, 368, et seq.

Educational Tours, 352, 365, 371, 419, 454, 514, 539, 577.

Education, Dr. Ryerson's status in the Conference while holding Office of Chief Superintendent of, 415.

England, Visits to, 115, et seq., 121, 152, et seq., 158, 269, 272, 352, 371, 419, 454, 514, 539, 577.

Estimate of Dr. Ryerson's Character and Labours, by Rev. Dr. Ormiston, 17.

Estimates of Dr. Ryerson's Character and Work, 595, 598, 600, et seq.

Family Compact, 145.

Funeral Ceremonies, 593.

Grievance Report, 155.

Hume and Roebuck Letters, 167.

"Impressions" of England, 121, 137.

Indians, Labour among, 64, et seq.

Infant Baptism, 470, et seq., 491, et seq.

"Legion's" Letters, 341.

Loyalists, U. E., History of, 577, 585, 590.

Matrimony, Right of Methodist Ministers to Celebrate, 303.

Metcalfe, Defence of Sir Charles, 198, 312, et seq., 319, et seq., 328, et seq., 349.

Metcalfe, Administration of Sir Charles, 198, 312, et seq., 319, et seq., 328, et seq., 337, et seq., 375.

Methodist Union, 571.

Metropolitan Church, 562.

Minister, Work as, 80, 86, 149, 282, 287.

Mission to River Credit Indians, page 58, et seq.

Norfolk County, Visits to, 534.

Presidency of General Conference, 575.

Rebellion of 1837, 175, et seq., 182.

Rectories Question, 218, 225, et seq., 236, et seq., 245, 250, et seq.

Red River Expedition, 559.

Religious Experiences, 25, 30, 32, 42, 51-57, 82, 85.

Religious Instruction in Schools, 423, 564.

Responsible Government, 257, et seq.

Roebuck and Hume Letters, 167.

Ryanite Schism, 87.

School Act, 370.

Spencer, Controversy with Rev. Mr., 499.

Style, Controversial, 105.

Sydenham, Administration of Lord, 260, 284, 286, 290, 301.

Thompson, Mr. Charles Poulett, Government of, 260.

Union, Methodist, 571.

United Empire Loyalists, History of, 577, 585, 590.

University Controversy, 518, et seq.

Upper Canada Academy, 113, 152, 161. et seq., 164, et seq., 179, 301, 305, 307.

Victoria College, 113, 152, 161, et seq., 164, et seq., 179, 301, 305, 307.



OPINIONS OF THE PRESS,

OF

STATESMEN AND OTHERS,

ON

REV. DR. RYERSON'S "HISTORY OF THE LOYALISTS OF AMERICA AND THEIR TIMES, FROM 1620 TO 1816."

From the Toronto Daily Mail, July 7th, 1880.

In a lengthened review of more than two columns, the Mail says:

"It is with great pleasure that we introduce and commend to our readers these portly volumes, which together contain nearly a thousand pages. Dr. Ryerson deserves well of his country on account of his long and inestimable services to the cause of popular education. He is the still surviving father of our public school system, and for over thirty years directed its progress with characteristic zeal and activity. But apart from the author's public work, these volumes—the result of twenty-five years' labour—are exceedingly valuable on their own account. * * * Dr. Ryerson has performed his task with great thoroughness, inspired by a deep interest in his subject. The style is easy and flowing; the facts stated are almost superabundantly established by reference to the authorities; and wherever it becomes necessary to demonstrate the misrepresentations of American writers, the author's forcible way of putting the subject-matter in dispute is at once clear and cogent. In short, the narrative is interesting, whilst the arguments that crop up now and again are pointed and convincing. We had some doubts as to the venerable author's age; but he leaves no doubt upon the point in a passage relating to the war of 1812 (Vol. II., p. 353). At the outbreak of the war, amongst the Norfolk volunteers who went with General Brock to the taking of Detroit were the elder brother and brother-in-law of the writer of these pages (he being then ten years of age). Dr. Ryerson must be consequently seventy-eight, or thereabouts; still, as his father lived to the ripe old age of ninety-four, the author may have a long lease of life before him."

From the Hamilton Evening Times, June 13th, 1880.

"It has been well said, that Dr. Ryerson needs no monument to perpetuate his industry, zeal, ability, and aptitude for literary work, and successful management other than the system of public and high schools of Ontario, which he may be said to have created nearly forty years ago, and nourished until 1876, when he retired from the position of Chief Superintendent of Education. But if he do, that other monument will be found in his History of the Loyalists of America and their Times. This contribution to native literature is not the work of a day. It is the result of twenty-five years of more or less arduous labour and diligent inquiry. It is therefore all the more valuable and trustworthy. When one carefully examines the tersely-written pages of the two volumes comprising the History, one can, in a measure, conceive the pains taken by the venerable author to do justice to his subject. * * * The History is a mine of information. It stands alone as a voluminous authority, and will probably do so for many years. It is admirably written, thoroughly systematised, and clear and concise. It is just such a work as should adorn the shelves of every Canadian library."

From the Hamilton Spectator, June 19th, 1880.

"No book issued in Canada in recent years is more worthy of cordial reception than the one which forms the subject of this notice. With the name of U. E. Loyalists most Canadians are familiar, but with the experience, the noble deeds, the unswerving loyalty to king and country, of those who took part in the events of the early history of America, very many are lamentably ignorant; or such knowledge as they have has been derived from unfriendly or unreliable sources. * * * The work Dr. Ryerson undertook was no light one. The time was long past when the events treated of took place, and when the actors in them could be consulted. But though the actors in the stirring scenes of our early history had passed away, there were authentic documents and records of them left behind, and these the author has searched out and consulted. The results of his researches appear as a work which must be commended for the vast amount of information it contains, its accuracy of detail, and the supplying of a want long felt and often deplored. * * * Altogether, the book is one which should be read throughout the length and breadth of Canada; and even across the sea it should, and doubtless will, find a place. The Rev. Dr. Ryerson's efforts in the cause of education have borne good fruit; it is certain that his great literary work will also accomplish high beneficial results.

"The mechanical part of the book is in every way creditable to the publishers."

From the Evangelical Churchman, Toronto, June 24th, 1880.

"This is, without exception, the most important and elaborate historical work which has yet issued from the Canadian press. The incidents of the memorable struggle, which resulted in the separation of the colonies from the Empire, are given in nervous and graphic language, and shed a flood of light on the contest itself. The subsequent privations and sufferings of the "United Empire Loyalists" are most vividly portrayed. Their settlement in this and other Provinces are feelingly and touchingly described. Reminiscences, recollections and experiences of expatriated Loyalists are also given, and illustrations of the hardships endured by them are related in the work by many of the living descendants of these Loyalists. This portion of the history is deeply interesting and instructive, but space forbids us to enter into it. Our readers cannot do better than possess themselves of these entertaining volumes, which we most cordially commend as a most valuable addition to our colonial historical literature."

From the Toronto Christian Guardian, July 14th, 1880.

"This new book by the venerable Dr. Ryerson is the most important literary work of his life. It fitly crowns a career of unusual intellectual activity with a standard history of the formative period of Anglo-American civilization. The range and scope of the work are much wider than most persons would suppose from the announcement. Most people looked for a work that would be mainly made up of biographical sketches of the U. E. Loyalist pioneer in the settlement of Canada. But Dr. Ryerson goes back to the beginning, and traces the whole origin and growth of the English in America, the relation of the Colonists to the Home Government, the character and doings of the Colonial Governments, and the political causes which produced dissatisfaction, and ultimately led to rebellion and independence.

"The first thing that strikes us in examining this work is the evidence it presents of extensive research, in the examination of original documents, and consequently the extent to which it must be a valuable repertory of important historic facts for future historians of American civilization.

"One thing that invests this work with special interest to all Canadians and Britons is that nearly all the histories of the United States, as well as the popular literature of that country, glorify the deeds and character of all who took a part in the Revolutionary war, on the Republican side; but the Loyalists who could not feel justified in fighting against their Sovereign and country, are uniformly painted in the blackest colours, as if they were cowardly and base wretches who had no redeeming qualities. All that is hateful and mean is suggested by the word 'Tory' or 'Royalist' in the annals of the United States. They have never had fair play; because they were generally painted by those who bitterly hated them. But while the author admits fully the folly and unconstitutional despotism that goaded the colonists into rebellion, and the patriotic feeling of many on the Republican side, no one can read his work without feeling that great injustice has been done to the Loyalists, whose wrong acts were generally provoked by the relentless persecution of the other party. In the light of the real facts, it does not appear criminal or discreditable that they were unwilling to join in open war against the land of their fathers and the Government to which they owed allegiance. * * * The account of the war of 1812 will possess still greater interest for Canadians. The part played by the people of Canada at that time, in resolutely resisting an unjustifiable invasion, made by a greatly superior power, at a time when England was contending almost single-handed against the immense forces Napoleon I. had combined against her; and the fact that eleven different attacks were repelled without loss of territory, are achievements of which Canadians have no need to be ashamed."

From the Montreal Gazette, June 26th, 1880.

In the course of an elaborate review of three columns of this work, the editor of the Montreal Gazette, June 26th, 1880, says:

"This most important work, whose approach to completion we had the pleasure some months ago of announcing to our readers, is now an accomplished fact, and the people of Canada will have an opportunity of gratifying their desire for a full and fair history of one of the most interesting and meritorious elements of our population. For the laborious, and in some respects perilous task of writing such a history, few, if any, of our prominent men of learning could have been so well fitted as Dr. Ryerson. Himself the son of a leading Loyalist, of a family which had given Canada many men of earnest thought and strenuous act, familiar from his childhood with the traditions of those heroic settlers who were mainly the founders of his native Province, and having himself had no small share in extending the progress and perpetuating the prosperity of which, at the cost of their fortunes and the risk of their lives, they laid the firm basis, he was indignantly conscious of the many calumnies propagated by hostile pens, from which, for nearly a century, they had suffered almost undefended. Not alone, indeed. Happily there were others also who longed to see the story of the Loyalists written by an impartial and skilful hand. And when those who represent what was best in the public life, the literature, the pulpit and the press of the two united Provinces a quarter of a century ago, looked around on each other and beyond their own circle for a person to whom they might entrust the performance of so needed a duty, they unanimously fixed upon the Superintendent of Education of Upper Canada as that person. Thus selected, and not unmoved, besides, by potent inward urgings, Dr. Ryerson accepted the honourable but difficult charge." [Then follows an analysis of the principal facts and arguments of the work.]

From the Morning Chronicle, Halifax, Nova Scotia, August 4th, 1880.

"This is undoubtedly one of the most notable of recent works from the press of Canada. It is a work of such interest as to its subject, and, we must add, of such merit as to its execution, that no proper justice can be done to it in any such review as can be afforded within the limited eligible space of a daily newspaper."

From the Morning Herald, Halifax, N. S., July 24th and August 4th, 1880.

The Herald devotes two articles in review of this work, commencing with the following words:

"The author of this work is so well known to the people of this country, that any publication in which his name appears is a sufficient guarantee of its value, its accuracy, and the interesting nature of its contents. No work ever published in Canada is more worthy of a cordial reception from our people than the 'Loyalists of America and their Times,' and none will be read with more intense interest by the descendants of those noble men and women, 'who, stripped of their rights and property during the war, * * * were driven from the homes of their birth and of their forefathers,' because of their loyalty to their king, to seek new homes in the (then) wilderness of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick."

N.B.—Numerous other notices, of a similar character to the above, are said to have appeared in various provincial newspapers.

Letter from Sir Stafford Northcote.

"79 Portland Place, July 26th, 1880.

"My Dear Sir,

"I ought long ago to have thanked you for so kindly sending me your work on the 'Loyalists,' but I have been so busy since it came that I have had little time for reading. I have been much interested with it, and am very much obliged for it.

"Believe me, yours very faithfully,

(Signed) "Stafford H. Northcote."



Letter from Lord Carnarvon.

"Highclere Castle, Newbury, Sept. 1st, 1880.

"My Dear Sir,

"I have received the 'History of the Loyalists of America' which you have been good enough to send me. I have as yet only been able to turn the pages, but before long I hope to find the leisure to become acquainted with the contents of these two volumes, of which I have seen enough in my rapid glance to be sure that they embrace not only much that is most interesting, but in a historical point of view very valuable matter.

"I remain, my dear Sir, yours faithfully,

(Signed) "Carnarvon."



Letter from Alpheus Todd, Esq., Librarian of the House of Commons.

"Ottawa, September 16th, 1880.

"My Dear Dr. Ryerson,

"I have just returned from a visit to England, much refreshed. I found your two interesting volumes on my desk, and am very grateful for your kind remembrance of me. I shall prize them highly.

"We have all reason for congratulation that you have completed this great book, which is a noble retrospect of the loyalty of our forefathers. I earnestly hope that it may be the means of quickening and strengthening the present generation in this land in the endeavour to render themselves worthy of the noble inheritance that the zeal and devotion of our ancestors obtained for us, and that it will deepen our attachment to the British Crown and Imperial connection.

"Always with much respect and regard,

"Your sincere friend,

(Signed) "Alpheus Todd."



Letter from His Excellency the Marquis of Lorne.

"Citadel, Quebec, June 10th, 1880.

"My Dear Dr. Ryerson,

"I have to-day received your most welcome gift, and hasten to tell you my gratitude for what was to me a very pleasant surprise—a surprise, for I had not heard that you were engaged in the task you have now completed, and had I heard it, I could not have expected the kindness which has made me the recipient from the author of such a full and extremely interesting history.

"It should become a household book in Canada; and I can well imagine the delight it will give to those who are able through the work, as you have been in its composition, to trace the actions and live again in sympathy with the thoughts of heroic ancestors.

"Believe me, with very many thanks,

"Yours very truly,

(Signed) "Lorne."



Letter from Lord Dufferin.

"St. Petersburg, September 6th, 1880.

"My Dear Dr. Ryerson,

"I have just received your two beautiful volumes. I cannot tell you how grateful I am to you for your kind thought of me. There is no present I value more than that of a book from its author. Indeed, I have now a very interesting library composed of volumes given to me at different times by the various distinguished men of the present generation whom I have had the happiness to know, and your work will find an honoured place upon its shelves.

"You well know how fully I understand and appreciate all that you have done for education in Canada, and that there are few people in the Dominion for whom I have always entertained a greater regard or respect.

"Believe me, my dear Dr. Ryerson,

"Yours most sincerely,

(Signed) "Dufferin."



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This book is one of national importance. It is the most ample and minute account of the U. E. Loyalists and their Times which has hitherto been published. It describes very fully the early Colonial History of America, and traces the important distinction, often overlooked, between the Pilgrim Fathers and the Puritan Fathers in New England, who maintained separate Governments for seventy years. The religious persecutions of the Quakers and other dissidents from Puritan creed and civil constitution are reviewed, and the stern intolerance of the latter is shown. The fortunes of the Colonies under the Long Parliament, the Commonwealth, and the Restoration, are carefully traced. The prolonged conflict between France and England for the possession of the Continent, with its battles, sieges, and adventurous campaigns is given in detail. The growing estrangement between Great Britain and the Colonies, and the stormy events of the Revolutionary War, are recounted. This epoch is very fully discussed from a British Loyalist point of view. The author avows his sympathy with the colonists in their assertion of their rights as British subjects, and avers his belief that but for their revolutionary Declaration of Independence they would within a twelvemonth have obtained all that they desired without the shedding of blood, without the unnatural alliance with France, much less a war of seven years. But the outbreak and conduct of the war are emphatically condemned.

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