. 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. ly instituted fold. Whenthe contagion of tins life of the Cross spreads, asspread it will, the Anglican Church in Canada willwake up to a vigour of life and power which shehas not yet known. But however this hope mayturn out, certain it is that the Canadian Churchto-day is more completely organized for unitedand onward work than any other branch of theAnglican Communion, no
. 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. ly instituted fold. Whenthe contagion of tins life of the Cross spreads, asspread it will, the Anglican Church in Canada willwake up to a vigour of life and power which shehas not yet known. But however this hope mayturn out, certain it is that the Canadian Churchto-day is more completely organized for unitedand onward work than any other branch of theAnglican Communion, not excepting the Protes- CANADA: AN ENCYCLOPEDIA. 375 tant Episcopal Church of the United States. Shehas her territorially constituted Parishes, herregjuiar gradations of Synods—Diocesan, Provin-cial and National or General. She hasher Bishopsand Archbishops, with a Primate at their head,to give unity to her plans and action, and to beher for the carrying out of the enact-ments of the General Synod, and to see to it thatthe Bishops—no less than the Clergv—are notflagrantly failing in the discharge of those solemnduties to which they have been this complete organization will remain. llie Must Ri-v. I i Mi-iL. ? merely as a piece of perfected machinery, or willbecome instmct with the Spirit of God for theedification of His people and the conversion ofthe nations, is a question which the future mustanswer, and which depends for its answer uponthe persevering prayers of her people. Certainit is, however, that it is not synods, nor canons,nor committees, nor any mere outward organiza-tion that is going to effect the regeneration ofthe world, but the living faith of loving men—men who have yielded themselves up to God to be the instruments through whom His quickeningSpirit shall speak to and act upon the hearts andlives of other men. The Anglican Church inCanada is not without the inspiring example inher past history of many men, who would haveb
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