nduced several members to
attend as delegates at his convention in Hallowell. At Matilda, George
Brouse; at Kingston, Bro. Burchel and Henry Benson have been elected to
go. Mr. Case then urges that a circular be issued to the societies
setting forth "that the Conference, so far as they have had evidence,
has laboured in every instance to do justice to Mr. Ryan, and even to
afford him greater lenity, on account of former standing, than, perhaps
the discipline of the Church would justify."

In a subsequent letter, dated Prescott, 27th November, Elder Case thus
describes the proceedings of Mr. Ryan. He says:

On my way down, I spent a few hours at Kingston, one day at Brockville,
and one here. I have learned all the circumstances of Mr. Ryan's
proceedings. At one place he would declare in the most positive manner
that he would "head no division," that he "would even be the first to
oppose any such work," he "would esteem it the happiest day in his life
if, by their assistance, he could regain his standing in the Church,"
and that "the measures which he was now professing would prevent a
division." But when he thought he had gained the confidence of his
listeners, and they had entered fully into his views, he would throw off
his disguise, and openly declare, as he did at Matilda, "Now, we will
pull down the tyrannical spirit of the Conference. There will, there
must be a split," &c. Brother, there is one very material obstacle in
the way of effecting a "split," in our societies, and raising a "fog" of
any considerable duration, _i.e._, the authors of this work may, by
their strong and positive statements, make a people mad for a
"division." But, when there is a sense of religion in the mind, they
will become good natured--they can't be kept mad long. Our people in
these parts are becoming quite good natured, and now perceive their arch
friend has made a fool of them.

To show how deeply the Ryanite schism had affected the Societies, and
how widely the agitation had spread, we give a few extracts from a
letter written from London (U.C.), to Dr. Ryerson, by his brother John,
dated 2nd January. He says:--

The day I left you I rode to Oxford (52 miles), and after preaching, I
gave an explanation of Ryan's case, an hour and a half long. My dear
brother, this is a desperate struggle. I am using every possible
exertion to defeat Ryan. I go from house to house to see the friends I
don't see at the meetings. Could you not go to