Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-07-28 00:00:00

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BRITISH COLUMBIA AND VANCOUVER'S ISLAND.
THE SPIRITUAL WANTS of the NEW DIOCESE
OF COLUMBIA.
The formation of a new British Colony is at all times a subject of
interest to Englishmen.
Circumstances of a commercial and political nature give British
Columbia a special importance, while the gold discovery, judging
from other places, promises it a rapid and populous growth.
Situated between the 49th and 55th parallels of North Latitude,'
with Russia on the one side, and the United States on the other,
the only British territory on all the Western Coast of America ;
with a climate like England soil fruitful, timber and coal abundant,
fish plentiful, and good harbours, there seems scarcely a doubt of
its future prosperity and importance.
Already, in the providence of God, multitudes have been attracted
to its shores.

Not less than 25,000 during a few months passed into it front'
California, Oregon, and other neighbouring States.
Ere another year, these and more distant countries will contri...,
bute their stream of Emigrants, to be numbered in a short period
by hundreds of thousands.

Tor these there is not a Church in the whole of Columbia, which.'
is the size of France; while on Vancouver there is but one. Con-
sidering the varied people who are congregating, the character of
many of these, thirsting only after gold, the terrible temptations to
vice which are sure to abound, loud is 'the call upon Christian .
people for instant attention and prompt exertion in providing the,,
means of true religion. _ _

Happily it has pleased God to put it into the heart of a noble.
minded Christian lady, at this important crisis, to commence the
foundation in that colony of a branch of the Church of England,
by the munificent offering of £25,000 for the endowments of a,
Bishopric and two Chaplaincies.
Such an example must inspirit the hearts of Christian men and.
women to do likewise. At least it should call forth a liberal ref
sponse from all parts of the Church to support and carry out to a
happy completion, if it may be, by God's blessing, a work so well
begun. - - -_•

In addition to the white population of Settlers and Gold Miners,
Columbia and Vancouver are especially the abode of the North.
American Indian. There, in the Far West, beyond the fastnesses
of the Rocky Mountains, are some 75,000 natives, as in a last
resting-place, and there at length the white man has reached this
remnant of a fading and unhappy yet noble race. They lie trem-0
bling at the feet of Christian England, her last opportunity of,
mercy to the Indian.
Their conversion and settlement is a subject of the deepest
interest.
If they are to pass out of the family of man, let History tell of
Christian efforts, and of sympathy towards them, and not or
massacre and blood—a result, alas! hitherto, of the contact between,
the Red Man and the European Settler.
The Bishop fervently hopes the 'Church at home will enable hint'
to commence the work with not less than twenty fellow-labourers.'
He invites also true-hearted, able, faithful, fervent, and enduring
men, to come forth with him into this harvest-field of souls.
May the Lord of the Harvest send forth such labourers !
Under a deep sense of the importance of anticipating the religious
wants of the Colony, by supplying the ordinances of the Church of
England in their fulness and spirituality, from the beginning, the
aid of the patriotic and the faithful is earnestly entreated in raisins
Funds for the following purposes :-
1. Maintenance of the clergy in part, until full support is pro.‘
vided by offerings and endowments in the Colony.
2. Provision for Outfits and Passages of Missionary Clergy Wick
Candidates for the Ministry.
3. Building Churches, Mission Houses, Residences, and College,
for Youth.
4. Provision by purchase of Land, or otherwise, for gradual en.
dowment of Churches.
5. Erection and support of Mission Institutions for the Settle:.
ment, Conversion, Education, and Industrial Training of
the Natives.
The whole sum required for these objects is necessarily large:.
Considering, however, what is promised by Societies, and other
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LIVERPOOL SPECIAL FUND IN AID OF TIM
BRITISH COLUMBIA MISSION.

OdayN Mon the 27th ultimo, a Meeting was held, by thee
,
kind permission of his Worship the Mayor, in the Council
Chamber, to afford the Lord Bishop of Columbia an opportunity of
making known in Liverpool the Missionary wants of his Lordship'ts
Diocese.

His Worship the Mayor presided.
After a most lucid and interesting statement by the LORD BtsnOP,
or Commune, it was moved by THOMAS -BERRY HORSFALL,
14.P.1 and seconded by EDWARD HEATH, Bs.q., "that this
'iseetmg deeply sympathises with the Lord Bishop of Columbia in.
the important undertaking to which, ' by God's providence, bis
Lordship has been called, and is earnestly desirous to help forward
the good work in which his Lordship is engaged ; and, in, further+
ance thereof, that a Special Fund the British Columbia
ivasion be formed in Liverpool, of which CHARLES GROVES, Esq.i
and J. J. Rcw-E. Esq., be the Treasttrers."
SCRIPTIONS VP TO TUE PRESENT DATE.
DONATIONS AND ausE.

Annual Subscription

Donations

for Five tears:

Wm. Prestos, (Mayor) . 50 0 0
Thos. B. Elorsfall, M.P. 50 0 0
Collection in St. Philips
Church . .
Laurence R. Bally.
Charles Paul Phipps
Ellis Ashton, Rev
J. J. Rowe .

20 5 6
20 0 0
.20 0 0 . • •
. 20 0 0
.' 10 10 0
John Torr . . .10 0 0
Robert Hutchison . . 10 0 0
Samuel Martin . 10 0 0
Adam S. Gladstone . 5 5 0
IL Rankin . . . 5 5 0
Robert Roberts 5 5 0
Edward Heath. . . 5 5 0 a friend, by
Christopher Bushell . 5 5 2
John Marriott • • 5 5
0
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G. W. Moss . • 5o 0
Charles Groves • • 5 0 0 . . .
M. W. Collett. •
•5 0 0
• 5 0 0— a friend, by 1
▪5O 0 •
H rtia 5 0 0
ThomasA;FGrd:l ll'
Hamilton
Hodgson
Moss . 55 00 00
J. p. calmer . .
James Tyrer . 5 0 0
T. B. Gunton . • 5 0 0
Thomas A. Bushby .
C. H. and Mrs. Buxton .
R. Zwilehenbart, jun. 2 2 0
G. A. Tinley . • . 2 2 0
Wm. Rowe • • . 2 2 0
Joseph Lyne
AmiFsrsiTenodblaper J. j:Rowe 22 22 00
Mrs. Bland
Miss Bland
E. Steel(

5 5 CI
1 1 0

. 1 1 a.

1 1 9

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. 5 Of
.3 3 0

. 2 2 CY
.1 1 0
.1 1 0
.1 1 0
.1 1 0

Johniwainson.
Fletcher Rogers •
James Cambell .

.1 1 0
.1 1 0

James Martyr ; ; 1 i 0
Robert J. Tmley 1 1 0
J. J. ROWE, 4, Richmond-builo
Chapel-strP.*

....is 0,
• .1 Treasurer,:
utIARLES GROVES, Water-street,
CHARLES HENRY BURTON, M.A., t Hon. •
1, Bandon-terrace . . .