. 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. ted States; but, at the urgent requestof the Conference, he was induced to presideduring the remainder of the session. Before itsclose, the Bishop gave the members such instruc-tions and counsel as he considered necessary orapplicable to their situation and was severed the connection betweenthe two bodies. Union with the British Conference. Follow
. 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. ted States; but, at the urgent requestof the Conference, he was induced to presideduring the remainder of the session. Before itsclose, the Bishop gave the members such instruc-tions and counsel as he considered necessary orapplicable to their situation and was severed the connection betweenthe two bodies. Union with the British Conference. Followingthe separation from the American Church came CANADA : AN ENCYCLOPAEDIA. 289 the union with the British Wesleyaii Methodistbody. The Conference of 1S32 commenced itssession on the iSth of August, at Hallowell, nowPicton, the Rev. WilHam Case presiding, and theRev. James Richardson continuing to act as Sec-retary. The state of the Church work was de-scribed as very encouraging, there being fourdistricts, fort\-one circuits and stations, andseventy-one preachers, besides employed underthe Presiding Elders. The membership was14,999, making an increase of 3,716 was a decrease of sixty-three among the. The Rev. Dr. James Richardson. Indians, which reduced the total increase to3,651. The Rev. Richardson was appointedEditor of the Guardian, and the Rev. EgertonRyerson was elected a Delegate to the EnglishConference. In attendance also was the Rev. Alder, representing the Church in Eng-land and to carry out the plan of unionwhich had already been discussed with variousleaders of the Canadian Church. In due timethe project brought forward and the ad-vantages which it was supposed would be derived therefrom were dwelt upon at length by theadvocates of the measure. The disadvantageswere not quite so ably put and were perhaps moredifficult to discover. Resolutions in favour ofunion were finally adopted and the Rev. EgertonRyerson was app
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