. Canada: an encyclopædia of the country; the Canadian dominion considered in its historic relations, its natural resources, its material progress and its national development, by a corps of eminent writers and specialists. rch. Hethen resolved to enter the ministry of thatDenomination, and soon after became a localpreacher at Sunderland, in Durham. He wasordained in 1849, ^^ subsequently laboured invarious parts of England until 1858, when hesettled in London. Here Mr. Punshon publisheda volume of poems and several lectures. In 1868he came to Canada as President, and at the re-<iuest, of t
. Canada: an encyclopædia of the country; the Canadian dominion considered in its historic relations, its natural resources, its material progress and its national development, by a corps of eminent writers and specialists. rch. Hethen resolved to enter the ministry of thatDenomination, and soon after became a localpreacher at Sunderland, in Durham. He wasordained in 1849, ^^ subsequently laboured invarious parts of England until 1858, when hesettled in London. Here Mr. Punshon publisheda volume of poems and several lectures. In 1868he came to Canada as President, and at the re-<iuest, of the General Conference of the WesleyanMethodist Church, and during five vears in suc- cession was elected to that important post. Bothin Canada and in the United States he lecturedand preached to immense audiences, and alsotook a prominent part in the erection of theMetropolitan Methodist Church in Toronto. Herepresented the Canadian Church at the Meth-odist Conference held in Manchester in 1871, andin the autumn of that year he represented theBritish Church at the Conference of the Meth-odist Episcopal Church of the United States heldat Brooklyn, While in Canada, Dr. Pun-shon was active in promoting an adequate. The Rev. Dr. \V. .W. ^liu;!. endowment for the University of \ictoria College,Cobourg. When, in 1873, he returned to England,much to the regret not only of the Methodistbody, but of many in other Denominations, hewas appointed Pastor of Warwick Chapel, Ken-sington, and in 1874 was elected President of theBritish Conference. Following this, he was oneof the Missionary Secretaries, and later. SeniorSecretary of the Wesleyan Missionary Society, aposition which he held until his death in degree of was conferred upon Dr. 1 CANADA: AN ENCYCLOP.^iDIA. 307 Punshon by the Middletown University, Con-necticut, , and that of by the Universityof \ictoria College, Cobourg. There is no doubt that Dr. Punshons fiveyears residence in Canada gave an impe
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