. 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. - the Archbishop of Canterbury as Bishop. The Most Rev. Archbishop Lewis. of Huron. In the next year the first Synod washeld, a constitution adopted, and the Diocesethus fully organized. The necessary endowmentfor the new eastern Diocese was not raised until1S61. On the 12th June of that year BishopStrachan convened the clergy and laity of thenew Diocese at Kingston for the
. 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. - the Archbishop of Canterbury as Bishop. The Most Rev. Archbishop Lewis. of Huron. In the next year the first Synod washeld, a constitution adopted, and the Diocesethus fully organized. The necessary endowmentfor the new eastern Diocese was not raised until1S61. On the 12th June of that year BishopStrachan convened the clergy and laity of thenew Diocese at Kingston for the election of aBishop. There were present 53 clergymen, ofwhom only 32 voted, and 112 laymen, represent-ing 41 parishes or votes. The Rev. John TraversLewis, , received 31 clerical and 39 lay votes. CANADA : AN )IA. 335 and was declared elected on the first ballot. 1 lienew See was named by Bishop Strachan On-tario. Owing to a delay in granting the LettersPatent—a formality since dispensed with— was not consecrated until March 25th,1862. The consecration was held in St. GeorgesCathedral, Kingston, the Metropolitan, BisiiopFulford, being assisted by Bishop Strachan (then85 years of age), Bishop G. J. Mountain (73 yearsold), Bish
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