. 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. ns we count it our chiefpolitical privilege and pride to live; a Govern-ment, Kingdom and Empire whose glorious tradi-tions and history are to us a joy and a have a precious, an inestimable delight in thiskinship of glory, this rich heritage of renown—notless precious than the kinship of blood—that liftsup the hearts of Britons in all climes, in patrioticaffection
. 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. ns we count it our chiefpolitical privilege and pride to live; a Govern-ment, Kingdom and Empire whose glorious tradi-tions and history are to us a joy and a have a precious, an inestimable delight in thiskinship of glory, this rich heritage of renown—notless precious than the kinship of blood—that liftsup the hearts of Britons in all climes, in patrioticaffection and loyal devotion to the land and CANADA: AN ENCYCLOPEDIA. the throne that are the bright exemplars of con-stitutional government, and the sanctuary of theoppressed of all nations. We can assure YourExcellency that we are not of those who favourthe severance of the British Colonies from theBritish Crown. Rather, would we say, let thebond of connection be firmer and stronger inBritish, Imperial and Colonial relationship overall the continents and all the seas ; for we believein the Providence of God our mother-land is setin the midst to demonstrate how supreme author-itv in the Crown is reconcilable with perfect. The Rev. Dr. John A Williams. liberty and equality to all the subjects, and howChristian civilization—the righteousness of theHolv Scriptures—exalteth a nation among thenations of the earth. Wherefore, as British sub-jects, with a thousand welcomes we hail youas tiie representative of Britains fame, strengthand glory among us; the precious bond linkingour youthful Government on this vast continentto the Government of the ancient and honourableEmpire beyond the seas. The Rev. William Black, the pioneer Metho-dist preacher of Nova Scotia and New Bruns-wick, was born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, Eng-land, in 1760. When he was fifteen years of agethe family emigrated to Canada and settled nearAmherst, , together with others from thesame neighbourhood in England
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