of the clergy and the fabriques. He was the owner of the Highland Lad, a brig built at Quebec by John Goudie*, which he used

difficulty of attracting qualified clergy to Canada was largely responsible for his long-standing interest in the establishment of a Canadian seminarears of effort culminated in his becoming a founder of

interests connected with the Conservative party and the local Catholic clergy. Robitaille also had an important ally in the powerful Charles Robin and Company; the curé of Paspébiac, Charles-Godfroid Fournier

clergy reserves fund. Despite these difficult conditions, Ross devoted himself whole-heartedly to his pastoral duties, visiting the faithful twice a year

changed in nature, and he now specialized in the sale of “church articles, silverware and vestments, brocaded damask, stoles, gold braid and fringes.” His principal customers were, of course, the clergy

convinced that both the Anglican and the Roman Catholic clergy in Rupert’s Land were beyond company control. He tried to limit their activity to the Red River colony (Man.) and placed the more pliable

in London, William and Egerton also met with Lord John Russell to remonstrate unsuccessfully against his clergy reserves bill. Collapse of the

-speaking missionary clergy. Although he was in poor health, Seghers hoped to work in missions in the Washington Territory. Instead he responded to an appeal by Bishop Modeste

through the clergy. Bowman immediately entered into correspondence with some of his English-speaking colleagues, including Selby. Selby communicated his observations to him on 21 April. He recognized

sore straits and needed help. Skerry responded by putting his inn at their disposal and storing their supplies. Between 1815 and 1818 he conveyed these newcomers, as well as the clergy and doctors who

Maguire*, the principal of the Collège de Saint-Hyacinthe, to Rome and London. Their mission had several aims. They were to support a petition to the king from the Lower Canadian clergy which had been

with the clergy of France,” who by a contract signed 1 June 1742 guaranteed the sisters at Louisbourg an annual income of 1,600 livres, all of which the king confirmed by letters

, Secularizing the faith: Canadian Protestant clergy and the crisis of belief, 1850-1940 (Toronto, 1992). Margaret Prang, N. W. Rowell, Ontario nationalist (Toronto and Buffalo, N.Y

. Soon after his consecration Walsh received a petition from 13 Nova Scotian priests noting that his appointment had been made without consultation with either Bishop Fraser or the clergy of the

radical Reform programme of the time. It advocated such measures as responsible government, an elected legislative council, control of provincial revenue by the assembly, abolition of the clergy reserves

politics and public affairs. His defence of free trade, opposition to the clergy reserves, and support of Malcolm Cameron*, the outspoken reform

/21, ff.1–394 (mfm copies in PAC and PANS); Ind. 5435, 5438. St Paul’s Church (Halifax), “Record of burials performed by the clergy of St Paul’s Church gathered from loose memoranda, and

provision it made for their education and, recalling Manitoba, opposed the issue of scrip for lands. Despite his sympathy, he viewed the creation of a native clergy with some scepticism, even though it was

Milnes*, whom he had to inform of all other appointments. The government was disputing the ownership of the bishop’s palace with him. He lacked priests; discipline and training among the clergy

, Desjardins counted on the clergy, whom he asked to participate in the administration and, if necessary, the management, of the caisses. Concerned about social issues, of which Rerum novarum