of Methodism in the old world and the
new; as the Superintendent for over thirty years of the education of his
native Province--a system which he almost created, and which he
developed to a state of proficiency unsurpassed by that of any country
in the world; as the wise counsellor in the union movement which led to
the organization of the Methodist Church of Canada; and as the
President-Administrator of its highest office during the first
quadrennium of its history, Dr. Ryerson has an imperishable claim upon
the love and gratitude especially of his own church, and also of the
entire community. We magnify the grace of God as manifested in him; we
revere his memory as that of a true patriot and devoted Christian; we
rejoice in his labours for the glory of God and the welfare of man; and
we deeply sympathize with his bereaved family, and pray that the
consolations of God may more and more abound in their souls to the end.

FOOTNOTES:

[150] This interment took place in May. The ceremony was a private one,
attended only by immediate relatives and intimate personal friends.
Among the former were the venerable doctor's aged eldest brother, Rev.
George Ryerson (91 years old) and Mrs. George Ryerson; the bereaved
widow, Mrs. Ryerson, Mr. Charles E. Ryerson, his two sons, and Mrs.
George Duggan. Among the latter were the Rev. Dr. Potts, Mrs. Potts, Dr.
Hodgins, and Mr. H. M. Wilkinson (son of Rev. H. Wilkinson), of the
Education Department, and two or three others. After lowering the coffin
into the grave, the Rev. Dr. Potts read a portion of the burial service,
committing the body to the earth in hope of a joyful resurrection at the
last day.

THE END.

INDEX.

BIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES.

Aberdeen, Earl of, 160.

Adams, Rev. A. A., 130.

Adderly, Mr., M.P., 540.

Agnew, Sir A., 163.

Aikman, John, 32, 36.

Aikman, Miss Hannah, 86, 111, 112.

Alder, Rev. Dr. Robert, 109, 110, 114, 119, 143, 153, 155, 158, 166,
174, 206, 240, 241, 242, 243, 271, 280, 285, 320, 386, 390, 391, 392,
393, 394, 395, 397, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405.

Allan, Hon. William, 170.

Alley, Mr., 99.

Allison, Rev. C. R., 399.

Althorp, Lord, 123.

Anderson, Capt., 99.

Antonelli, Cardinal, 366, 367.

Antrobus, Colonel, 416.

Arago, M., 356, 358.

Archibald, Rev. G., 76.

Armstrong, Jas. R., 120.

Armstrong, Miss Mary, 120.

Arthur, Rev. Wm., 367, 556, 598.

Arthur, Sir George, 183, 188, 189, 193, 200, 224, 225, 23