106 TOURING QUEBEC AND THE MARITIMES

through the medium of the Conference. Sir Leonard Tilley holds a scroll bearing the word “Dominion,” as ac- cording to a tradition, he quoted the Scriptures “Thy Do- minion shall extend from sea to sea.” At that time there was some uncertainty as to what to call the new Union, whether it should be the “Kingdom of Canada,” the “Union of Canada,” the “Confederation of Canada,” etc. Just prior to a Conference in London, Sir Leonard had been reading the Scriptures and came across the passage reading “Thy Dominion shall extend from sea to sea.” He is also holding in his left hand the old flail for threshing. Sir George Cartier holds the torch and the sword of Justice, thereby indicating that much of the civil law in Quebec today is French law. Sir John A. Macdonald holds the symbol of medicine in his left hand, and in his right a scythe. There also appears a sheaf of wheat and a locomotive, indicating the onward march of civilization across the new country.

After we left the Confederation Room, some .did shop- ping, while others spent an hour sightseeing.

At noon we were entertained to a choice luncheon in Heartz Memorial Hall by kind folk of Trinity United Church, following which our hosts took us for a long drive through the city and into the country.

Charlottetown is pleasantly situated. Its streets are literally flanked with shade trees,.imposing public build-- ings and fine residences, well furnished with lawns and gardens. Victoria Park is convenient to the city and is a place of natural beauty. The new Roman Catholic Cathe- dral is numbered among the finest churches in Canada. Those who saw beautiful St. Peter’s Cathedral (Anglican) were well repaid. In the chapel, a type of the first period of English Gothic architecture, we were deeply impressed by two large oil paintings, which portray the Saviour in :haracteristic attitude. These are entitled “Suffer Little