The Sun.
London, England, 1825-08-23 00:00:00

'l4 UNIVERSITV OF KENO'S COLl.Eti.kl,
T 4TIVENDSOR, IN NOVA SCOTIA.
teveryotie who feels an intert,st in the
foirGral and religious improvement of his felloav-creat. o
ures,
tiotief°,l7ing brief details, With regard to a very important
much
testc," e North American Colonies, are presented with
and confidence.
eh`
~P.Pvince of Nov Scotia was erected into an Episcopal
787, and the established religion of the Church of
"4 7 `ll°3 as,tuned there that prominent and pertnanert,
etlf itletcio to. which it is so wall entitled, both by soundnessthe.
'''iscipiin"':tmea and the Godly excellence of its Liturgy ant
To o,'
th e,'erve those doctrines, and that Liturgy and
thatch unabated purity, it seemed necessary, at the same state,__
e4,l2,`eitie,enteans of a right religious education should be provid
Ltinght for those w!iciwere to teach, and those who were to be
"41t da'l7 1y prples of our Church—that sa they might
and in the faith and hope of their forefathers. .
tpurpose, the lid
at Windsor was established,
saltle4eul—A C,,lleeeen. as a testimony of gratitude to the
.44der7a, and piety of his late Majesty King George
~oreleii!tiose sanction, and by whose charter it was principally
The
thvile.oistatittei of the College weresirawn up after the model of
riAfth'-,,K,Ford ; and still Lore effectually to secere the wel-
placed under the patronage of the
•ution, it was
eloa e,213 of Canterbury, who has the power of a negative
til Vi "al4"l,`‘Y statute, and under the Government of the leading
ers°nages in the Colony, whilst the important Dowers
% the
plan
entrusted, with equal prudence and propriety,'
Di." 01) of the Diocese.
Vgliika instruction eo wisely framed could not fail of prov-
e the'Ziel Denefic;al; and' the College has in fact brought up
at o f;lciPles of soiled learning and a religious_ education,..
.1'344314 b .911"n44 M of Nova Scotia and the adjoining Co-
to" children nof English residents in the neighbaur-
QatCP 01 America, who had inherited frdm their parents
11,,i'''nnietit to our venerable Church. •
Nit uth.,e principal blessing which this University ha a been,
:1,44 the instrument of conirminicatinz to the Christian
th:n. t° be found in the exertions of many pious Ministers
a.el°sll2l, whorl it has sent forth qualified, as far as ha-
Ala ae`4,, coultrqu l'fy them, for the discharge of those ardu,.
of th'44 holy clinic- ate; i speaking of the Clergyen
Qthet7e Nutt', Aine-icia.ll';ivivince's, can be considered nano
the chight, and calk' b's. no other name, than the labours of
• r"tian Missionary.
beeo ee •
ob tY learned and of equal zeal. might perhaps have
dial e'4'nOd from the Universities of England ; but men of
:Pher -14',"rionce and equally contented with their peculiar
tll4 eq; a";,t4 acquainted with the habits of the people,
h7tualli,4-1 attached to the country in which they were con-
"tter to. iire.ath and dwell, the Universities of England could
cf9°chfurnishedi
w
t6h.the 106 tile eritin and such has been the past usefulness
01,-,it Nova Scotia ; but it
its
now unhappily: be-
'°l4l seyeara'rolore inadequate to effect i adaiirable objects,
. causes.
~,,'lniletininPon•ary wooden building was all that, in the first
- Zit uf the it was deemed necessary or preen.-
L'te t4-"se: and tf-tbbiilt-ling, from a want of funds to ob-
' 4.01 PrNtoss of eradual decay, has naturally, in the course.
h lanforty , a ruinous state, that- it
-,o - Years, faller, into sac
b:g°tie ..get he inhabited without extensive repairs; and is so
'elVert4its- V°, he unworthyot being restored. It may be so re-
;:Aloesd" be occupied-tor' a short time, but must soon be
44t
i,tow rine, en were the building in a more perfect condition, it
.itf„n4reV°nger sufficiently large to accommodate the incr9a.
%)D, lof students or fit for the dignified purpose to which
-‘o4);°l3ljated, as die established University of a very rising
) Y zn-110, elation of the Diocese of Nova Scotia is becoming
gnioZsecigeeztiktera,rous, and the demand for a liberal education is,
dope priori Proportionally enlarged. Men of sound reli-
v•rtrap,,, P es and extensive acquirements are wanted fin sera
beaut particularly for the ministry in the church of
ttiste4els,,ttivirile7ice_ia,?clieOportuslreceived,shews that in one of th
ttle..."orgyme.7l.l h a. re included. within the Diocese, only six-
Feet re e,statterea the immense extent of 27.01:19
/nwnere the population is increasing w_ onderfully I
IThtt th• Societ • for the Propagation of the
.Gospel
ibbat '3lot:tient occasion for more than fifty additional
ati in the lent,
Colonies alone ; and the
Iti-Amelve?,,-,,°` the two West' Indian Bishoprics, and the earnest
iiikof'tt;',,,whieh are so Wisely making for the spirtua,linstruc,
Ite,,t'illor,:i"egro slave's are likely to render King's College of
tc;''t baildrnPortance arid use. They certainly render its pre.:
R,4llalvei!lig•Arld its resent means, altogether unfit.a.nd unequal
- its present probable future opportunities of doing
• and
forte Witki,„
br any imputation of improper hostility to other
tillteet to
tcoetrine- and Church government, it may be fairly.
th;;°„," who love their own holy faith and disci line
Blir Q.-air; "11^,,e at Windsor lie not supported by the pious
t1147,711"n- attachment to the principles of the_ Church
tl, " and of our h-inny Constitution must rising
11:1!kg 11;edine• There ai:e. 'Other establishmentsur,
47 eael; "jet 'conducted upon the same
.principles. and from
Id 4 tau. "It children of the members of the Church of Eng-
-I)",ustatio,:l). if this university fall, be compelled to derive their
frl ;',,Or, if they do not resort to the dissenting establish-
'Scotia, they, must gather their knowledge and
ter
of ntlMents in the Republican Colleges of. the, United
h‘.!etleei._4tnerica. ,will nurtured anti instructed, it is natural
1:t 1%17 that they imbibe opinions which are anyg
"tl,- 4rable to the religious anti political institutions of En„,
Veetjt
iiiw ht.rnPollible to blame others who conscientiously endea-
}Pti ov"PAg' ate theis own Views of the Gospel and.goiv,erwne-
bete- eeen where they dr.r from our own ; but surety ,
Nth "`'Y r t- real belief in their
everence. far our own, or any
kiehht ecelience, we must conscientiously_
tco.in.rtriblite to
tiol)ntt utter ruin of an University, which is
..ht rincipal
ch„%, verY important Province of the empire: \Ve
itieireoh oenintost CO provide a sound Episcopal brancl,itionfg the
kit wha'nrist in America, with the means of educ- • for
!aete,.. t it so greatly wants, a succession of sound E
kl_ltilytt,3' • piscopal
qtiork Ze,cl with these considerations the Society for the Pro-
of- of el,. the 6.0
spel has founded scholarships -f
Ittlitreht ZYnteti, and granted 5001. to relieve for re tehxei
geednueciae;
'411.. has ege• The Society for Promoting Christian
he religious
ilOs of also made donation of 5007-
fill: of thO Institution; and several distinguished
bt t
to e.followed the example.
ltin,'at it Tye some temporary repair to the . present Building,
e "laY be used 410, tertion until another is completed ; to engage
Ne..-aal prof of anew and sufficient edifice;. provide_ -
4t4:411 pl,,!ors Tutors, and scholarsism,t`O furnish the
;—these to are oh-
*hrsiPsophical Apparatus and B
44ttleritlatt tito Subscriptions already received°° are extremely
tho).'nhal übt•o la, therefore, to enlarge these funds, and procure
Ake' who bscriptions and Donations from the. liberality of
thZ'tiork Dare interested in the progress of science and the pro-
the s°nd religious, and moral, and politicalprinciplee.,
wb. tOrnors of College have ventured to make en
ofteitlncLe" they are sure''' may be properly, and hope will not
'lttilr'atifullY triad
t)-tY --°"s move books, and philosophical apparatus
theat.4 ,;,ntl, will be 1k jest thankfully received by Sit Scrbozrel
ottkaied Xitorland, Bart'. 17,1. P , 50, Pall Mall, who has_
~ei•lds
hit ttije.ent °f King's CoPeg- e for many years. Oth f
4..,Ltue_
d 'yr', in different placeg, will forward ther Object-
• t)
it. less, and supply information to those who may re
,N) „1,411,,,"i1'i11rt stay in England, the Bishop of Nova Scotia
wi,-iceuil,tti this information, upon application to himre.
ttetss° thel."Y• It ma y likewise he obtained from tlieec,
.e..
class.-' Lei ‘-'nciety for the -Propagation of the Gospel, 42, y,asti
i! 'got' 'eester
Oki)) .Ing :square from the Secretaries. to the Society for
4llitt-Nes ChristianTrani
Knowledge, Lincoln's-inn-Fields ; and
ts-fir°,ll.2. the Lord Bishop of Bristol, and the Rev. the
the 'le fall luttY and St. John's Colleges.
.I'll44ttrae°„wing Sums have been benevolently afforded fot:r„,
"hitt '-----cernent of a Contribution in behalf tof
race
111,,4ree, t,"Le Archbishop of Canterbury - £lOO 0 0
o,,!i;ty`".fec..Ar,chb_isliop of. York 100 0 0
the I;)clety f.o`.. To Propagattion the... Gospelodge 500 0 0
I,lie he Ltd rrorneame.,
s 500 0 0
CoN
t„,t liteP of London . 100 0 0
yettid nios°l3 of Durham 100 0 0
jlole Az°l of Nova Scotia 100 0 0
deacon Watson 50 0 0
0) Chid y
„ht °rriß 100 0 0
••; Knox Downs - _ 21 0 0
1.(103t 5 5 Q