'U\ebotrb to tfJe J!lterests of tbe ClCburtb in tfJt J) iotese of ~lgoma

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CANON FREER APPOINTED COMMISSARY

As Dr. Dimont, the Bishop's Commissary in England, has now been appointed Residentiary Canon of Salisbury Cathedral and also Chancellor of the Cathedral, while retaining his post as Prin­cipal of the Theological College, he find that the amount ,of time he can pare to forward the interest of the Diocese in the Old Country i 0 limited that, d iring to maintain hi connection with Algoma and with the Bishop (who i the fir told tudent of the

ollege to be con ecrat d at the Epi copate), h e has a ked the Bishop to appoint a econd Commis ary who will a sist him in the work.

The Bi hop ha b thi po t by th Rev. pari h n ar ali bury, us. aO'e All known cholal' , wh ha r entt written a book on ' Th Earl Fran i, can and J . uit , ' whi h ha b n pU'bli h d by the ,P.

, K. and i having a v ry larg cir ulation. He ha alway be n k en on mis ionary work, and fr quently addre: meting of lergy and laymen and hold umm r mi. ionary chool in the

, Di c . of ali. bury an i 1 ·ewhere. Rural D an of Wim-borne D an ry and PI' tor for th ioce' in onvo ation.

'rHE \\ IDO,¥" RPHAN FUND

Tw have recently ari en in thi Dio e e of "vid "' . of cl rO'ym n whom ", hav b n unable to a i t from our Widow and Orphan.' Fund, b cau their late hu band had n ev l' appli d to b placed on th fund, or had long ea 'ed to contribut . Thi ha led the Bi h p to i ue a 1 t l' to all the cl rgy who are not yet on th fund, urgino. th m to join it. It i om what ' urpri ina' to find that 1 . . than half the cl rgy of the Dio . ·e are contribut­ing to this fund.

Th Gen ral ynod P n.'ion Fundommitt will not a a O'eneral Tul , a ist in ca 'which are not eligible for the dioce an 'annui y; and th Bi hop 'of MontI' aI, who i , the hairman of the

ommitt ,in writing; to the i hop a few day. ago, ays: , I f 1 we hall have to draw a harder lin ; and when a man

d lib rat ly refu e to c me on the fund, we are criving a pre­mium to other men to do the a'me, if we give a p n ion to hi ' widow. I am inclined to have the General Synod ommitt e, in view of increa ing d mand ' upon the fund, more . trict. We must afeguard this fund for those who are legitimately entitled to it.

I am very sorry if I eem h artie s in such cases, but the Canon ha been in force for some tim , and we as a ommittee are only executive officers."

The Bi hop tru ts that all cl rgy who are eligible under our Canon (No.9), and 'who have not yet done so, wi11'take immediate steps to qualify for the benefits of the fund.

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THE RE"\. YDELL, M.A.

n atur 1a T

hi nin t} -fir t . more than fort ill mber of th

to hi reward, in Boydell, who for

v t d, and honoured of AlO'oma. For the

pa t t n year 0) 1 11 ha . b n living in retirement in udbury, and hi rIa arne aft l' m r than two years of con-

fin m nt to hi rom. Th n Vi' of hi d ath wa. no unexpected, but it ha r e all d to v ry many in Algoma and elsewhere the memor. of one who in pa t .r ar had b n a true friend and h elp r to hi 'br thren, an 1 a fai hful . rvant f hrist and ~is

hur h.

act' d Minish'.), h ntered Bishop's 011 O'e, L nn xvill , ", her h gTaduat d with th degr e of B. A.

in 1 66, aft rward,' pro edin g to the Ma tel", d O're which he attaine:l in 1 70. H wa 01' :lain d I acon in 1 67 in the athedral at Queb , and 1 ri t the following . ear at Durham, Quebec. He erved fir t a a i taut pri t at t. Matthew' Qu bec, under

the R v. harl Hamilton, aft rward Arch1bi hop of Ottawa. From 1 2 to 1 5 h ,'or ked in the Dioc e of Rupert's Land, doing pione l' "ork in what i now th important city of Brandon. In 1 5 h am to Alo'oma, rving 14 year at Bracebridge. In May 1 99 he I' mov d to udbury, a community which still re­tain d many trace of it pion r staO'e 'but whi h yen then gave promi e of bing an important c ntre in the future .

Not only th hur h in the O'rowing town d mand d and re-eiv d hi. car and mini tration , but he did immen ely valuable

mi ionary work in th urroundinO' tOVi n and villages and through the country part. opp r liff Mark tay, Larchwood, Chelms­ford, Vi toria Min , ar on, and oth r place were in his' field; and he COy r ed mu h of thi larO' t erritor, on hi bicycle, some­time usinO' th right f way of the railway, a mirror attached to the handlebar giving him" arning of trains approaching from b hind.

he hur h in u :lbury made teady progress, in 1902. Th

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"Ev n th worldly mu. t "ond r " th Bi hop, "what wa th pow r behind u h a hf . What" a the force that im­p 11 d a man of out tandinO' ability to sacrific what i u ually so highly valu d, to O'ive up hop of even mod rate wealth, oppor­tuniti of njo rinO' ea e and luxury, and to go out into what waS' at that tim almo t a wild rne, , and p nd hi life labouring for'

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the Cro , 'buildinO' and pI' a l inO' th Go p 1 and the Sacraments of the hur h. I wa a , ublime faith in th reality of 'the unseen world. B hi:o.l th character of . uch a man i. the power of the Holy pirit, urgino. him t 'p nd and be spent in the service of the Ma t r. And h did p nd him lf, his life and hi energy in the cau . .. . . ,' ar a . . U1' 1 that he has gone to his rest, and ha r ec ived from th Ma tel' that highe t prai. e, 'Well done, good and faithful rvant' . '

After the final hymn, "Abid with ill ," an 1 tIl Nunc Dimit­tis, the body was laid to l' st in the Ano']i an emet ry on the out­skirts of the town, "in ure and l'tain hop of the re urrection to eternal life."

Canon Boydell wa twic marri d, and i. urviv d by one Sion and five daughters, and by hi wi low, to who e d voted and un­remitting care of her hu band durinO' th year. of hi iUne s many feelinO' tribute ' have b n paid. To h I' and to hi children we extend respectful sympathy.

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THE LATE AR HDEA N GILLMOR

Too late to b in Iud d in our la .' i. u we r eceived from a dauo'hter of the lat Archdeacon iUmor re. il nt in England some particulars of her father's arly life, ,~hich will 'b of great in­terest to the many friend in AIO'oma ", h 0 rev re hi memory, and will upplement th inf rmati n O'iv n in tll appr ciation of his life and work already publi hed.

The Archdeacon wa de. nd 1 from an old Iri h family, who had held e tate for hundr d of y ar. at BaUyoola , ounty Sligo. His grandfather wa High heriff of tllat ount~, a po ition in­volving much per onal xp n , and on 1 born by men of con-iderable standing. Hi fath r th R v . Andl' w rrodd Gillmor,

LL.D., wa Rector of Baili borongh, Count. avan. When he wa ighteen year. of ag OWa]1 Gillmor joined the

Royal Irish Con. ta bulaI'.. He malTi (1 th laughter of Robert Young, E q., of lonsingl , ount) 'ripprrary" wh n he was twenty-one, and had thr e hilc1l' n two clm.wht r . and a .'on. Eight years later hi wif di d, all 1 "a. tak n hom f r burial near h r father' property. At the gate.' of lon si ll 0'1 the police of the district showed their aff tion by me ting the cort g and carry­ing the coffin thems Iv ,the two and a half mile to the grave yard.

Two year after, Mr. Gillmor am to anada to join Bishop Sullivan. His sister cam out with him, brino'ing Gowan, his son, then s.even years old. She k ept hon. until . h became eriously ill ' with influenza and died. Gowan di d in Mexico in 1902. The two daughters were brouO'ht up by an un 1 in II' land.

His daughter Meriel w nt out a a . M. . mi ionary to Western China, but had to come back at the time of the Boxer uprising.

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She then marri th R v. Walt I' Squibbs, L .R .C.P.E., a medical mis ionary, with whom he I' turn d to hina. He died later in England. Of hi fiv childr n, the ld t has lately taken honours at Balliol Colleg, nord, an:l. ha b n appointed Superintendent of Education in North rn NiO' ria under the Government-a very important po t . The ther dauO'hter, Mary, was for many years on e of the Queen' . Jubil e Nur .

lVIEl\10RTAL 'r

On Sunday mornino-, ept mber 16th, in the Pro-Cathedral, a b autiful window in m mory of' Anni M . Reid, widow of the late Dr. J . A. Reid of ault t. Mari , wa. unveiled and solemnly d dicated at a ervice ondu t d by the R ctor, the Yen. Arch­deacon Balfour.

The window i pIa ed in th outh tran ept, and represent~ our Lord, with lilie of tIl :fi ld at Hi f et, preaching the W ord of life . Underneath i of Hi rmon : (~Consider the lilie ."

The rvi e of el eli ation wa. impre ive and t ouching. The choir rendered the anth m, How ble t are they whom Thou hast cho n and call :I. unto Thy 1£ 0 Lord." At the clo e of Mornin g Prayer, the choir and I rg. ' , during th -inging of the first part of a hymn, pro e d d to th tran. ep.t, where Archdeacon Balfour, after a few word explainino' the occa ion, called upon Mr. Rupert Reid to unveil the wind w. Th n followed the prayers of dedi­cation and th ble.' in o' , after" hi h th choir and clergy, t o the . ingincr of the ·econd part of th hymn, I' turn d to their place . rrhe Rector's rmon wa. from t11 txt, I or. 13 :12 - "Now we , e through a gla . dark], -, hut th n fa e to face."

Mrs . Rid, ,yho ob yeel th all to hio'her ervice thr e years aO'o, wa. a faithful worker in the hur h for many years. For nine years she was Pl'e id nt of t, Luk ' Branch of the W. A.; for ix year ,he -erv d on th Dio :an Board of the Auxiliary as

R cording ecr tary being th n I ct d a Dioc an President, a po--ition which he h ld for thre y-ear, until failinO' health com­pelled h r to relinqui h the work. he was honoured by the Aux­Hiary by being mad a Iif m mb r of both the Diocesan and Dominion Board .

The new window i pIa ed oppo it to one which has for years ommemorated h r hu band; and clo e be ide the latter is a bronze

tabl t perp tuating th nam of on of the two on of Dr. and Mr . Reid v ho lai:l. down th ir liv the Great War,'

The people of t. John chreiber, have recently undertaken the buil ling of a n w rectory to replace the old one ,,\hich wa far from uitabl . ~rhe n w building is now nearing

ompl tion, and th Rev. ~r . V. L 'E trang and his f amily expect to b in it early in th n" y ar.

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THE F .AIR .AT WHITEFI H F .ALL

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interested. At the end two omical film were hown which amused all.

After this a sale of w rk took plac for the benefit of the Church. Mr. E. Willi, a v teran work l' for the Church in this locality, took charge.

There are many other detail one could m ntion but pace for­bids. It was a bu y and happy day, and a helpful one for the peo­ple of Whitefish Falls.

THE BISHOP VI rf MANrrOULIN I LAND

The Bi hop made hi annual vi itation to the Manitoulin I land during the week of Octob r 21 t . After vi iting the astern end of the I land, he arrived in Gor Bay on Friday evening accompanied by the Rev. H. E. Pelleti l' of ManitowaninO'. The arne evening a reception was held in the par onaO'e in order that the members of the congregation might have an opportunity of meeting the Bi hop. At this reception the Bi hop wa a. 'k d to make a presentation to Mr. and Mr . F. myth who have been v ry active in the work of the Church ince the) came to Gore Bay five year , ago.

The next morning Mi MildI' d H ew on kindly motored the Bishop to the Indian R rv at he h gwaninO', where His Lord­ship celebrated Holy ommunion and addre . ed the Indians. The Bishop then returned to ilv rwater, wh r Mr. 'and Mr . W. Clarke had provided a very enjoyabl dinner for the party. In the after­noon service wa held in th chur h and a O'ood congregation en­joyed the inspiring addr ' given b.' the Bi. hop. 'rhe mis ions of Silverwater and Sh s.h o'waning a1' now rved by Mr. Loui Samp on, who ha lately b n doing v ry go d work around the Lake of Bays.

On Sunday, the 2 th, th I' wa, an ad 1 bration at Gore Bay, and aft rwal'd. th Bishop motor d to KaO'awong for Morn­ing Prayer. 'fh re was a ood congl'ecrat i n, and the Bishop poke simply but eloqu ntly on the r . nIt. f choi e in human life. Dur­ing the service a ' 010, "Op n th gat. ' of th 'l'cmple," wa sung by Mr. Kellough, ac ompani d by Ml'. "\ h ler. .

Confirmation wa held at All ainti-' hurch , Gore Bay, in the evening. Ten candidat ",re pI' . ent I, and th a ldl' which fol-lowed was an in piration to all pl' . nt.

On Monday tb Rev, E. W k. ll'ov Bay to Little nrr nt.- "rh R corder ,

Although our nickel mining centr age there until thi

Rev. A. J . Bruce forward . t p,

Ri. hop ft' m G re Bay.

!iff, the famous

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THE DIO E AN

Wh n r eturnin g W. A., h Id in

£ H ome, and r oro'aniz 38 member. h h a. twi serve, and on the 2 th

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Bowen, the Diocesan Treasurer, she reorganized the W. A. tll I' .

On the 8th of November Mrs. Elliot vi ited Th .alon, and addressed a well attended meeting. A r eception wa aft rward held at the home of the President, Mrs. Bridge.

OUR MISSIONARIES IN INDIA

In the account of the Annual Meeting of the W. A. in Ul'

July number, the presentation of a life member hip to Mi, Marianne Nattress was noted, and the statement ", a made that "'Miss Nattress goes to Kangra, India, in Augu t, a. th first missionary from the Diocese of Algoma."

A friend writes us pointing out that Mi s Nattr . i I' all the second missionary of the W. A. from Algoma, inc Mi, nnie Edgar, who has been for some years a mi ionary in Kangra i, also an Algoma girl, the daughter of the late Jo ph Edgar of Sundridge.

The call came to Miss Edgar while he wa attendinD' th University of Toronto, and she was accepted at a time b for the Candidates' Department of the W. A. was fully organiz d. For this reason we understand that she has been con i red a havinO" some relationship with the Auxiliary in the Dioce of 'rOI' nto.

But we do not for a moment forget that Mi Edgar really belongs to Algoma, and it must certainly increa e our int I' t in the work of the Canadian Church in India when we know that two young women from our own Diocese are engaged in it. W sure that many prayers are offered throughout Algoma for od. blessing upon the lives and work - of both Mis Edgar and Mi .. Nattress.

Hi many friends in Algoma have learned with I' gr t tbat th Rev. F. G. Sherring has re igned the rector hip of Brac bridD' and has accepted that of All Saints' Church, oUin 'wood, in th Dio­ce e of Toronto. Mr. Sherring's work at Brac bridD' ha b n v ry u ce ful, and he has been a very popular Rural Dean. Hi d­

parture is a distinct loss to the parish, the dean ry and th clio­ce e, though a promotion for himself. We wi h Me. and IVrr .

herring every success and happine . in their new home.

The Rev. A. P. Scott has removed from Em dale, and n w in charge of the Mission of Maganatawan.

Major E. Wright on, formerly of Magantawan i .. now . rv­inD' a catechi t at Emsdale. Major WriD'ht on i, preparin' for ordination, and we hope to be able to welcome him t our I ri al taft before very long.

We are indebted to the courte y of the' udbury tar f r the portrait of the late Canon Boydell which appear. in thi j, . ue.

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'DHE BI HOP VI ITS NEv\ YOR,K

The Bi hop pa'd a hort vi it in Novemb r to New York, hav­ing be n invit d to preach on of th opening ermon of the

atholi ongr f th Epi copal Chur h of th United State . rrhe Bi hop and M \ . Rock borouO'h mith w r motored down by th Rev. R. F. 1Vl Dow ll, Re tor of t . Jam ' hurch in the Michigan ault· and, th weather bein' favourable, the journey, whi h ", a of n arly 2400 mile, wa a very pI a ant one.

Th party to} ped at I veland, th hom town of Mr. Mc­Dowell, wh re the Bi. hop · wa ' invited to preach at th Armi tice Day rvic in t. John' hurch on Nov mb r 11th. t. 'John' is the mo t hi tori chul'ch in 1 veland. The ervic, which was ar­rano'ed by the Re tor, the Rev. R . De Pri t, "va att nd d by the Am rican Leo'ion. th Briti h War et ran, and a v ry la,rge con­gr o'ati n, who had a 'embled to celebrat the t nth anniverary of the iO'nino' of the Armi tice. rrh Bi hop and Mr . Rock borough

mith were ent rtain d by Mr. V\ illiam . Math r, the head of th great lev Ian i Iron Work, a company which ha con ider­·abl intere ts in Algoma. Mr. Mather i a very keen hurchman, and i Tr a ur r of the Dioc e of Ohio . Hi brother, Samuel Mather, i a member of the National 'ouncil of the Epi. copal

hurch. 'rh y were al 0 ent rtain d at a dinn r giv n by Bi hop Leonard th veteran Bi hop of Ohio, who i now ei'O'hty-one years old. On thi 0 ca ion ther w re al 0 pre ent Dr. W. L . Rogers, th oadjutor Bi hop of hio, Dr, F. . Whit, the Dean of the

ath dral, and oth r . Th

op ning t. Mary of thi. on thi "Mes e

dinner,

to the

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ompany pro­hort tim.

A book which the Bi hop would particularly like to recommend to th cl ro'y and lay reader i the new " omm ntary on Holy

criptur , including the Apacrypha," published by the ,P. . K . on D emb I' 1 t . Two other one volume comm ntarie hav be n pro IU d in recent year, one dit d by Dummelow and the other b Prof. Peak ; but thi i the fir t time that a one volume com­m ntary ha. be n i ued which is written by Anglican cholar and whi h inclu:l. th Apacrypha.

The omm ntary is dit d by three of the mo t di tin ui. h d holar. in our mmullion at the pre ent time, nam ly, Bi. hop

r. Goudge, Regiu Profe or of Divinity at Oxford, who ha. harg of all the New rre t~ment work, and Prof. uillallme of th niv r . ity of Durham, who ha und rtaken the Old 're' tam nt .' i n . The are a ,i. ted by a larO' numb r of ' on-tributor v"ho ar xpert in their various Ulbj t .

Th o .. t f th book i extraordinarily low. In cloth boar 1 it o. t. nly 16 hilling althouO'h it con i t of 1600 pag s an I on­

tain. about a million and a quarter word . . 'Th i hop would like to suO'g t that th lay p opl in ach

pari. hand mi .ion hould combine to PI' nt thj b ok a a hrj . tma. PI' nt to their pri t in charge. It will no doubt be

obta inabl aft r D c m'ber 1 t from the G. B. R . E . in rroronto; although in all pl'oba'bility it will co t I. if ordered from the

. P. . K ., orthumb dand Avenue, London W. . 2.

onO'regati n of t. Mary's, A pdin h ld a v ry uc ful 'be 'on Monday, October 15th and put up a new wir f nce around th m try. Though there ar 0 f w m mber th r '\ re f urt n m n at the "bee ", a our neiO'h bour. of the Ullited

1mI' h a1' r ady to help at uch time

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A TRIBUTE TO THE RETIRIN AR HBI H P F ANTERB RY

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hi O'reat ta·k· and w . 'hall I am . ure on ~ hat happ n. t b our national ~'hanlo;giving DaJ in anada t~ank God a1. 0 for thj , Hi

rvant, and pray that hi.' d clininO' y .ar may ontinu b autiful an 1 bright, and that 11 rna. com with increa ing j T and gr at p ac to the "VeIl don , good and faithful ervant,' of hi Lord and Ma t 1'.'

E RETARY KELLOGG AND 'rHE UNKNOW OLDJER

When th Am ri an SecI' tary of tate, Frank B. K 11 gg vi. ited Pari. I' ntly for the igning of the treaty to aboli. h war of aggre. sion, he, a. iil other dignitaries, vi ited th tomb of th Unknown ldi r of Franc. But, unlik oth r., the Ameri an chplo­mat did not c nt nt himself with placing a. WI' ath on the monu­m nt. He did mol' - h kn It d-own and prayed.

'fhi a t erv d t elicit the foHo", inO' comm nt from "D Gelderland " a Dut h daily new. paper:

"An Unknown oldi I' Ii S! buried in -ih h art of Pari.'. Th id a, a beautiful one, has be n tak n up in London, N w York, Bru s 1 and el ewhere. Under th Arc de Tl'iomphe a flame fIi k T

niO'ht and day. 'fh whole i. a ymbol of the pirit of th tim s, which look only at th ext rna1. · of life. The piritual . iel i negl cted.

"Pagan and hri tian have vi ited that tomb. They hav gon through the ritual of placing a WI' ath and left it at that. Aman­u11ah, modern rul l' of Afghani tan, plac d a wreath upon that grav. 0 diel King Alb rt of B Igium. But her come a man from Am rica, and h too, in the name of hi country, 8t ps up to the tomb of thi unknown hero. The crowd. look for th ", 11-known ge tnre, th d po iting of the ,~reath .

"But Iee11ogO' did more. He kn It and prayed. Pra:ved fOT oul of the unkno", n m' n who, forO'otten and forlorn in

frightful tragedJ , draw not th lea t D'ood from a WI' ath or . p And the rna stood taring at him, amazed, embarra.. d. th :v timidly join I in th pra. r. An I when K llogg aro walked off, all uncover d their h ad l' p ctfully to th olel from America who ha I come to t a h the 11 ople of Fran th yare lacking.

"We, with th e p opl of Fran r e T)ectfu11. bar Ollr h adR to the believing American who taught mod rn Enrop that the negation of od' xi t n 'i not th acm of 'tat . man . hip ."

It i gratif ing to u.' to know that Mr. Ie Uoo'g, who thn. pnb­licly w~tne d to th faith that i in him, i. a communi ant of t h Epi 'copal hurch.

The Rev. imp on of Coni ton ha been d v loping th work of the hurch at French River durinO' the pa t summ r . n June 20th he ba.ptiz d five per ons and on Octo'b I' 4th thirt n, and there are other waiting and preparing. Mr. imp on i~ much ncouraged at the pro pects of the Church in thi new field .

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T. MI HAEL AND ALL ANGEL ',ALLEN "\ ILLE

Th hi tory of t. Michael s ba k to the. ear 1 76, wh n the · ervices of the hurch b O'an t be h ld at th hom of th late Mr. Henry Hares. The w r conduct d by th Rev. William rompton, Travelling Mi ionary, the R v. W. M. Tooke and th Rev. . R. lerk, the latter two coming from Port ydney to mini ter to the people of All n vill .

In th umm r of 1 81 Mr. John H. Coldw 11 and hi family cam and t led in the neighbourhood. Mr. oldw 11 had b n a lay r ad r in the Diocese of Huron, licen ed by Bishol H llmuth. He began ervice at hi re id nee, as there were no other Ano'li an

rvi being conducted ju t at that time, thouO'h th re w r quit a numb I' of hurch people. The music wa led by a mall orO'an pIa ed by on of Mr. oldwell' daughters.

. PI' paration had b gun ome time before for the building of a chur h. Bi hop Fauquier and Mr. rompton ha i 10 ated a it and bought th land, arid th hurch wa built in 1 2 b th la e Mr. Fran i. of Hunt vill . When it wa fini hed in th fall Mr.

old"well ontlnu d the s rvices there, al 0 the unday hool ,,\ hi h had b n previously held in hi hom. Mr. rompton a1 0

paid vi it whenever po sible . In the following pring the R v.

th hur h at Hunt ville which had been vacant for om time and t. Mi ha l ' became an outstation of that mi ion. Mr. Fr n h ondu t d ervi fortnio'htly, and Mr. oldw 11 took th alt r4

nat unday. Mr. H. Hare and Mr. C. Lawrence "\v r the fir t Ward n , to be followed later by Mr. eymour, wh om al: aft r with hi family moved away to the W est. Mr. Fr n h wa ucc ded at Hunt ville by the Rev. Thomas Llwyd afterward the

first .. T hdea on of Algoma. All thi time there wa no orO'an in th chur h, 0 m ney wa rai d, and on the Bi h P recomm n­dation a econd-hand organ wa procured, and Mi oldw 11 wa " th 0 O'ani t.

'Ih chur h v. a con ecrated by Bi hop ullivan on the 3rd of Nov mb r, 1 7, a the hurch of St. Micha "1 and All Ang Is . A the . urch lot wa un uitabl for a cemetery, Mr. oldw 11 gave an acr f land about a mile from th chur h· an i thi. wa. solemnly et apart an con ecrated for its acred purpo e by Bi hop

ullivan on the 7th of May, 1889. In 1 90, th Rev. H. P. Lowe, then a deacon, came to A pdin

and t. Micha 1 's wa tran ferred to that mi ion. Mr. Llw} d, th Rural D an, coming every three months for Holy ommunion. The church wa improv d, and new chancel furnitur in tall d in pIa of th t mp rary furniture which had been in u e. Por a time Mr. Gilbert David. on, a n ephew of the Archbi hop of ant rbury am alternat 1. with Mr. Lowe. Until hi re ignation in 1 96 Bi hop

ullivan vi ited the chur h about every year for onfirma ion. In 1895 Allen vill wa put back into Hunt ville mi ion, and Mr.

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Franz Ulbricht (th n Mr. Llwyd" lay helper, afterward ordain d) came and conducted th services, until the R v. Jame Hi kland came to A pdIn and took charge of Allen ville a well.

In 1897 Bi hop Thorneloe wa con ecrated, and about thi tim the Rev. W. H. French took Mr. Hickland place and remained about five year . Again t . Michael' ·wa tran ferred to the Hunts­ville illi sion, and wa in charge of the Rev. Jo eph Waring, who was a si ting Archdeacon Llwyd. Then for a time Mr. Durnford, the station agent, took the service, with occa ional vi its from the Archdeacon, who e health was then failinO' . The Rev. Harold G. King al 0 came from Hunt ville to lead our wor hip. All th1 time mo t of the services were held in the afternoon; and after Mr. Coldwell' health failed, his daughters and Mi s Edith Hares carried on the Sunday chool.

In 1903 the Rev. L . Sinclair took charg of Aspdin mi ion, with Allensvill . During the 'year 1910 the church was visited by Rural Dean Burt, the Rev. . W. Balfour, the late Mr. Duncan, a lay reader ' of Hunt ville, and Mr. Emer on; and then a student, Mr. Denzil Lees kept the ervice up for some time.

Since then St. Michael' ha been mini tered to by th suc­cessive Rectors of Huntsville and other clergy for the Sacraments. and by a number of tudent for the ordinary serv~ces. In 1926 Mr. ~1:ar hall Talbot took charg 'of the mi ion, in connection with A :Qdin, Lancelot, Gras mere and Raven cliffe, and continued until last September wh n he left to attend colleO'e.

During all the 'e year St. Michael' has meant much to its congregation in times of joy and orrow. In it the children have been baptized and confirmed . In it many have plighted their troth. Three of Mr. Hare' and four of Mr. Coldwell' daughter have been married there. And, ala, ther have been the inevitable funeral . Of late year the congregation ha become very small . Some have moved away, other have been called away by death . The poor old church is fast falling into d cay, and very few ar left to renovate it. At a recent service held the]'e, the writer had the pleasure of taking her old place at the organ. a place whicl. she had occupied for many year. but had vacat d for ome time as she had left the neighbourhood.

We were O'reatly pleased to receive from Mi Coldwell the sketch of the hi .tory of t . Michael's, Allen vill , , hi h appear in this i ue. It i. w 11 that the pioneer of the hur h, both leI' y and laity, hould be remembered, and their w rk in planting the Church in our Dioce e should be recorded. Are ther not other who can furni h authentic information r garding th b O'inning of Church work in the variou. part of Algoma?

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rrHE ANGLICAN NArrIONAL COMMISSION

rrhe General Synod, at its last meeting at Kingston, appointed the Anglican National Commission, "for the purpose of making a complete survey of all the varied problems and needs of the Church in th e light of the reports of the Executive Committees of the M. S. C. C. , the G. B. R. E. and the C. S. 8., the Beneficiary Committee, and the National Layman's Committee, the resolutions submitted to or passed by the General Synod, together with all appeals of whatsoever character relating to the work of the Church in the home or foreign field, and to arrange a plan by which the work of the National Layman 's Committee may be continued and developed. rrhe Commission is a natural sequel to the Forward Movement of a few years ago.

To carry out the great task committed to it, it is: obvious that the Commission would require exe,cutive officers to visit the Dio­ceses and to make the surveys,. etc. The Commission has been able to secure the services of three exceptionally qualified men who are willin g to serve the Ohurch as executive officers of the Com­mission for a large part of their time for the next three years. These are not new salaried officials, but men already occupying distinguished positions in the Church, who, out of a sense of duty through the call of the Church, are 'prepared to give a large .part of their time to further the object of the General Synod in appoint. ing the Commission. They are the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Niagara, the Rev. Canon Gould, and Mr. Chancellor Gisborne of Ottavila . They have already begun their work in the West, and "viII no doubt in due time visit the Diocese of Algoma, where we bespeak for them a hearty welcome and every assistance in their task of obtaining information as to the needs and problems of this part of the Canadian Church. .

The following prayer, approved by the Primate, has been issued and is now in use throughout the Canadian Church:

o Lord, our God, we pray Thee to further the work of the Anglican National Commission. Guide and strengthen the Commissioners who now repre­sent us in the field. Protect them as they trav,el. Gi ve them wisdom, power and love. Fill their lips with words of grace. Illumine their minds with Thy light" that they may know and understand the · conditions in which the Church labours in this wide Dominion.

Pour upon us all the spirit of prayer and the will to serve, so that enriched and empowered by Thee we may enter more fully, as a Church, into the glory of the heritage which we have received: through IJ esus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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THE MOT,HERS' UNION

The Mothers' Union, which is a great source of strength in a large number of parishes in the Motherland, has not made very much progress in Canada. In England it has: no fewer than 8,900 branches, with a membership of nearly 400,0010. In every large city there are many 'branches" and there is hardly a town which has not several well established ones.

Our General Synod in 19'21 passed a resolution commending the work of the Mothers' Union to the Church in Canada, but so f ar very little progress has been made. However, some weeks ago a meeting was held in Winnipeg, which was the first conference of the Dominion Council of the Union; and it was resolved to make every effort to extend the influence of this excellent society.

Its objects are, first, to uphold the sanctity of marriage, a testimony which is of the utmost importance in these days of the '.gTowth of easy divorce; secondly, to awaken in mothers of all classes a sense of their great Tesponsibility in the training of their hoys and girls to be the future fathers and mothers of the Dominion; and thirdly, to organize a band of mothers in every parish who will unite in prayer and seek to lead ,their families in 'holiness and purity of life. It will thus be seen how vas,tly im­portant is the work of the Mothers' Union in these days in which we live.

I know at present of only thTee branches in this Diocese, but I should be extremely glad to hear of the formation of otheTs. They need not clash with other women's organizations, but could work well in harmony with them. I should like t'O ask the clergy to consult some of the leading women in their congregations, and then to write to Mrs. Philip J omini, 17 Hallowby Avenue, St. Vital, Manitoba, asking for copies of the leaflets issued by the Union, for distribution amongst the women in their parishes. When any new 'branches are formed, I shall be very glad to be informed, so that they may Ibe noted in the" A. M'. N."

ROCKSBOROUGH R. ALGOMA.

As th;i.s issue goes to press we learn that the Rev'. A. J. Bull, B.A., of Nipi­gon, has been cho.sen from among the Bishop's nomilIle'es ' by the Concurrence Committee of St. John's, Port Arthur, as Rector of that parish.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

R eceipts by the rrreasurer . of Synod for the l\l[onths of O ctober and November

ALGOMA MISSION fUND Oollected by Ar chdeacon Burt, $1,000.00; .J. G. Steph enson, $50.00; M. S.

~ . O. accou nt grant, $'1,488.63; Diocese of Otta ~\Va (Ohisholm ) , $25.00; Offel'­mgs at Provo Synod service, $46.5,5; Algoma Assn., G·en eral f und, $97.68 ; S tipends, $6,13.83; S. P. G., $1,058.75. .

_ Apportionments : R osseau, $8'5.00; Port Sydney, $45.00; Blind River, $4::> .00; Burk 's Falls, $30.00; Midlothian, $10.00; Slate Rver, $20.00; Thessalon, $16. 83; L evack, $3.00; B eauma ris, $65.00; Nipissing, $3.22; Restoule, $4.82 ; Hilton B each, $4.83 ; Magana taw ::m, $15.00; St. John 's, North Bay, $89.90; St. Luke 's, Fort William, $56.33 ; Kirkland Lake, $'25 .00; St . John 's S. S. M., $10.00.

M. S. C. O . . ABPORTIONMEJT Burk 's Falls, $6.39; Midlothian, $4.,00; Slate River, $10:00; NovaI', $16.67;

Levack, $3.00; Bl'aceb ridge, $140.00; Rosseau, $50.00; St. P eter's, Sault S teo Marie, $25.00; Port Sydney, $15.00'; Nipissing, $,6.54; Restoule, $9.69; Cobalt, $45.85; Hilton Beach, $4.00; Kirkland Lake, $25.0'0.

DIOOESAN EXPEINSE FUND ASSESSMENT Burk's Falls, $33.19; ~idlothian, $10·.00; Thessalon, $58.1'7; Oapreol,

$32.00; Sudbury, $200 .. 2,3; Port Sydney, $63 .. 01; Sh eshegwaning, $2.31; Silver­water, $3 .0<1; St. John's, Sault' Ste. Marie, $59.15; Nipissing, $3.88; Restoule, $2.10·; Hilton B each, $25.39; St. John's, North Bay, $141.55; Kirkland Lak~, $35.5'0; Goniston, $63.44; St. Luke's, Fort William, $169.6,5; Sprucedale, $30.16.

GRA VE HURST CHAPLAINOY DiOcese of Ottawa, $5:6..25.

SUPERANNU ATION FUND Assessmen ts : BUlk's Falls, $4.42; Gra venhurst, $9.0'0; Port Sydney, $5.25;

Rosseau, $9.74; St. John 's, North Bay, $24.59; Kirkland Lake, $1.90; St. Luke's, :F'ort William, $18.00.

WIDOW'S AND ORPHANS FUND Rev. A. P. Banks, $5.00.

CHURCH & PARSONAGE LOAN FUND Ohurch of the Good Shepherd, Garson, $:100.00; Holy Trinity, Tarentorus,

$50.00; Parish of Beaumaris, $108.,OD; St. Stephen's, Sault Ste. Marie, $2,65.50; St. George's, Maganatawan, $100.00.

BP. SULLIVAN M,EMORIAL SUSTENTATION FUND St. Paul's, . Brooklyn, $15'0 .. 00; Church of the Transfiguration, New York,

$35.00. SPEOIAL PURPOSES

Indian Homes: Algoma Assn., $33.84. Indian Work: Algoma Assn., $483.52. Jewish Missions: Bur k 's Falls, .5,0'; Fort Oa ding, $1.67; Port Sandfield,

.83; Rosseau, $7.00; Nipissing, $1.35; R estoule, $'2,.,60; Kirkland Lake, $2.00. Social Service : Nipissing, $3.27; Restoule, $3.75; St. John 's, North Bay,

$23.6,7; Kirkland Lake, $1.15; St. Luke's, Fort William, $5.85. G. B. R. E.: ,Coniston, $5.68; Port Garling, $4.0'0; Oliver, $4.0'8; ,Thessalon

S. S., $5.0'8; St. Thomas, Fort William, $9.60; Cobalt, $13.6,0.; Rossea?, $9.11; St. John's, S.S.M., $7.72; Bracebridge, $5.12; St. John's S.S., North Bay, $9.15; Nipissing, $2.'17; Restoule, $2.00; Hilton Beach, $5.78; Gravenhurst, S.S., $2.'2:5; Capreol - S.S., $4 .. 00; Port Sydney, .50; Englehart, $2.81; Mag­anatawan, $1.6,9; St. John'~, North Bay, $20.37; Kirkland Lake, $1.4'9; South River, nA8; St. Luke's, FQrt William, $14.63.