BISHOP OF LONDON IN CANADA.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 972, 12 November 1910, Page 9

BISHOP OF LONDON IN CANADA.

DEDICATION OF HALIFAX CATHEDRAL. The Bishop' of London arrived in Halifax on Friday, September 2, for the celebrations in connection with tho Bicentenary of the Church in Canada and the dedication of the now Cathedral in Halifax.

The Cathedral is a beautiful building, and consists of a chancel, transepts, and nave of six bays. ■ The material used is a l>eautiful variety, of seamfaced trap rock, locally known as ironstone,"while a modern touch is given by using a form of concrete for the structural trimmings both inside and out. The style of the building is of tho Perpendicular period. Saturday, September 3 will long be remembered by those connected with tho Cathedral and 1 in tho history of-the Church in Canada. The. Holy Eucharist was celebrated at 7 a.m. by the Bishop of Nova Scotia, at which service the altar-, alms, basin, and credence table were dedicated. Tho fact ■of there being some 400 communicants prevented tho second Celebration beginning before half-past eight, at which service the organ, the gift of the Cathedral Women's League, was dedicated. Long before eleven o'clock, the hour fixed for the official opening service, the Cathedral was filled in every part, v After the service a luncheon was given by . the Diocesan Women's Cathedral League, to the delegates in tho Masonic Hall. Bishop Worrell mentioned that over £1900 had. been collected at the services that morning. A touching speech came from the Rev. President Forrest, of Dalhousie, who said that although belonging to another religious • body lie ,would bo ashamed if he could not say for himself and tho Presbyterian Church in Canada that they rejoiced in the results accomplished by the Anglican Church. He did say that, most cordially and heartily, and conveyed to the priests the heartiest goodwill of the Canadian Presbyterian Church from ocean to ocean. Their great points of agreement aro infinitely more important than their differences.

The Bishop of London was the next speaker. At the mention of his name, , the 150 men at the table rose as one man. Ho said his heart went out to the magnificent words of Dr. Forrest. He agreed with him that the matters of agreement were of vastly greater importance than minor differences. He mentioned the fact that King George V had sent by his hands a Prayer Book for use at the parish church of St. Luke, Annapolis R-oyal, as a message of goodwill to Canada and the whole Canadian Church. (At this point there was a wonderful spontaneous demonstration of loyalty, everyone rising and singing the National Anthem, and giving three cheers for his Majesty.) The Bishop extended the greetings of the whole English Church, and sat down amid a great outburst of applause. The services, on September 4th, were as crowded as those of Saturday. The Holy Eucharist was celebrated at 7 and 8, there being a vast congregation at each service. The Bishop of London celebrated at 8. The great service at 11 consisted of Morning Prayer as far as the first lesson, after which-the "To Deum" was sung as an Introit to the choral Eucharist. The celebrant was th© Archbishop of Ottawa; ; epistoler, the Bishop of Columbia; gospeller, the Bishop of Duluth. The sormon was preached by the Bishop of London, who concluded as follows: —"I have come here across the ocean to bring you a . message of love and sympathy from those.at home. We know how hard the problem of the best West presses on you: We know how hard it is for ' Old Canada' to do her duty by the new people and yet have energy a t hand • to -discharge i her own • task. Wo know how poor the recompense of many of tho clergy, especially in the country districts. But in the light of this wo look to you with prido and hope, knowing that you will not fail. We will back you up all we.can. It is our belief that the Lord is working with us; it is our belief that He desires to. see a now. Heaven and a new

Earth here, as well as hereafter; it is our belief that nothing will more assuredly hasten His Kingdom in the East and West than a great Christian nation here." : ' - ; ." ■''■■•!- ■-"' . V :: .. '■";.■