PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND.

pleased, in his pious concern for the ad- vancement of God’s glory and the more de- cent celebration of the Divine ordinances amongst us, to grant a sum of money for the purpose of erecting a church for religious worship, according to the usage of the Church of England, and which although not appropriated according to His Majesty’s gracious intentions, yet no less gratitude is due to His Majesty for his manifestations of his gracious intentions in this behalf. In humble imitation of His Royal example and for the more effectual attainment of His Majesty’s pious desires that we might in the exercise of religious duties be seeking for the Divine favour and protection,—

“I. Be it therefore enacted by the Lieut. Governor, Council and Assembly, That the sacred rites and ceremonies of Di- vine worship, according to the liturgy of the church established by the laws of England, shall be deemed the fixed form of worship amongst us: and the place wherein such lit- urgy shall be used shall be respected and known by the name of the Church of Eng- land as by law established: and that for the preservation of unity and purity of doctrine and discipline in the Church, and the right administration of sacrament no minister shall be admitted to ofliciate as a minister of the Church of England but such as shall produce to the Governor, Lieut. Governor, or Commander in Chief for the time being, a testimonial that he hath been duly licensed by the Bishop of London or by the Bishop of Nova Scotia, and shall publicly declare his assent and consent to the Book of Common Prayer, and shall subscribe to be conformable to the orders and constitution of the Church of England and the laws there established; upon which the Governor, Lieut. Governor or Commander in Chief for the time being,

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is hereby requested to induct the said min- ister to any parish that shall make presenta- tion of him. And if any other person pre- tending himself a minister of the Church of England shall, contrary to this act, presume to teach or preach publicly or privately the Governor, Lieut. Governor or Commander in Chief and His Majesty’s Council are hereby desired and empowered to suspend and silence the person so offending. Pro- vided, nevertheless, and it is the true intent and meaning of this act, that protestants dis- senting from the Church of England, whether they be Calvinists, Lutherans, Qua- kers, or under whatsoever denomination, shall have free liberty of conscience and may erect and build meeting houses for public worship and may choose and elect ministers for performing divine service and adminis- tering of the sacrament according to their several opinions and according to the pro- visions of an act of the General Assembly of this Island made and passed in the 30th year of His present Majesty’s reign,.entitled ‘An act for the quieting of the minds of His Majesty’s dissenting protestant subjects in the Island of St. John.’ ”

The'population of the Island at that time amounted to about 6,000 souls, of whom about 3,500 were protestants and 2,500 Ro- man Catholics. These last naturally turned to the Rev. Bernard McEachem and Father De Calonne (Note F.) for spiritual guid- ance.

The Rev. Theophilus DesBrisay as the only protestant clergyman resident on Prince Edward Island undoubtedly received a qualified recognition from the protest-

No‘rl F.—Reverend James IAdislas. Jose h De Calonne, a brother of Charles Alexander De Calonne, mnce Minister of Louis XVI. The British Government gave the litters to! 300 acres (The Warren Purim.“ the entrance of rlottetown Harbour. on which he intended to settle withscommnnit of hench Royalists. This it was thnt turnI e: hther OaJonne’s attention to Prince Edward slm .