The illustrated history of Methodism [electronic resource]; the story of the origin and progress of the Methodist church, from its foundation by John Wesley to the present dayWritten in popular style and illustrated by more than one thousand portraits and views of persons . or the wants ofthis minority; but happilythe impression proved to be removal, in 1893, of the VictoriaUniversity to Toronto, as a result of itsaffiliation with the State University, wasan event of great significance. Fortyyears before a provision of the same nat-ure was inserted in the University Actof 1853,
The illustrated history of Methodism [electronic resource]; the story of the origin and progress of the Methodist church, from its foundation by John Wesley to the present dayWritten in popular style and illustrated by more than one thousand portraits and views of persons . or the wants ofthis minority; but happilythe impression proved to be removal, in 1893, of the VictoriaUniversity to Toronto, as a result of itsaffiliation with the State University, wasan event of great significance. Fortyyears before a provision of the same nat-ure was inserted in the University Actof 1853, but proved abortive. At thistime the college was hard pressed. Anexcellent president had been found in:he Rev. S. S. Nelles, a graduate ofWesleyan University, Middletown; but:he task before him was a heavy college treasury was empty, and:here was no endowment whatever. TheIrastic remedy of issuing scholarships?vas applied, with the result that thirty:housand dollars were raised, while at:he same time the income from fees was:ut off for a quarter of a century. How-ever, under an able and zealous staff,:he institution prospered. A faculty ofnedicine was established in 1854 in the:ity of Toronto, and a similar faculty ofaw was added six years later. The loss. A SUOAR-BUSH, OTTAWA, CANADA. of the government grants in 1868 againthrew the university into financial straits;but the valiant efforts of Dr. MorleyPunshon, who was at this time associ-ated with the Canadian work, restoredthe situation, and a handsome endow-ment of a hundred thousand dollars wasraised. In 1871 the faculty of theologywas established, largely through thebeneficence of Edward Jackson and hiswife; and other handsome donations fol-lowed. In 1857 the Methodist EpiscopalChurch founded an educational institu-tion at Belleville, which was incorporatedas Belleville Seminary. Three years laterit was affiliated with Toronto Universityas Belleville College, the ladies depart-ment taking the designation of Alexan
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