The Story of My Life - Being Reminiscences of Sixty Years' Public Service in Canada

Egerton Ryerson

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Title: The Story of My Life
Being Reminiscences of Sixty Years' Public Service in
Canada
Author: Egerton Ryerson
Editor: J. George Hodgins
Release Date: February 12, 2008 [EBook #24586]
Language: English
*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK
THE STORY OF MY LIFE ***
Produced by Stacy Brown, Jason Isbell and the OnlineProduced by Stacy Brown, Jason Isbell and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
(This
file was produced from images generously made
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by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)
Egerton Ryerson
"THE STORY OF MY
LIFE."
BY THE LATE
REV. EGERTON RYERSON, D.D.,
LLD.,
(Being Reminiscences of Sixty Years' Public Service in
Canada.)
PREPARED UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF HIS
LITERARY TRUSTEES:
THE REV. S.S. NELLES, D.D., LL.D., THE REV.
JOHN POTTS. D.D., AND J. GEORGE HODGINS,
ESQ., LL.D.EDITED BY
J. GEORGE HODGINS, Esq., LL.D.
"His life was gentle; and the elements
So mix't in him, that Nature might stand up,
And say to all the world, This was a Man!"
—Shakespeare. Julius Cæsar, Act v., sc. 5.
Justum et tenacem propositi virum
Non civium ardor prava jubentium,
Non vultus instantis tyranni
Mente quatit solida—
—Horace. Odes, iii. 3.
WITH PORTRAIT AND ENGRAVINGS.
TORONTO:
WILLIAM BRIGGS, 78 and 80 KING STREET EAST.
1884.
Entered, according to the Act of the Parliament of
Canada, in the year one thousand eight hundred and
eighty-three, by Mary Ryerson and Charles Egerton
Ryerson, in the Office of the Minister of Agriculture,
Ottawa.
CONTENTS.
Preface ix
Estimate of Rev. Dr. Ryerson's Character and Lab 1
ours 7CHAPTER I.—1803-1825.
2
Sketch of Early Life
3
CHAPTER II.—1824-1825.
Extracts from Dr. Ryerson's Diary of 1824 and 182 3
5 2
CHAPTER III.—1825-1826.
4
First Year of Ministry and First Controversy
7
CHAPTER IV.—1826-1827.
5
Missionary to the River Credit Indians
8
CHAPTER V.—1826-1827.
6
Diary of Labours among Indians
4
CHAPTER VI.—1827-1828.
8
Labours and Trials.—Civil Rights Controversy
0
CHAPTER VII.—1828-1829.
Ryanite Schism.—M. E. Church of Canada organiz 8
ed 7
CHAPTER VIII.—1829-1832.
Establishment of the Christian Guardian.—Church 9
Claims resisted 3
CHAPTER IX.—1831-1832.
1
Methodist Affairs in Upper Canada.—Proposed Uni
0
on with the British Conference
7
CHAPTER X.—1833.
1
Union between the British and Canadian Conferenc
11
es
4
CHAPTER XI.—1833-1834.
1
"Impressions of England" and their effects 2
1
CHAPTER XII.—1834.
1
Events following the Union.—Division and Strife 4
1
CHAPTER XIII.—1834-1835.
14
Second Retirement from the Guardian Editorship
4
CHAPTER XIV.—1835-1836.
Second Mission to England.—Upper Canada Aca 15
demy 2
CHAPTER XV.—1835-1836.
15
The "Grievance" Report; Its Object and Failure
5
CHAPTER XVI.—1836-1837.
Dr. Ryerson's Diary of his Second Mission to Engl 15
and 8
CHAPTER XVII.—1836.
16
Publication of the Hume and Roebuck Letters
7
CHAPTER XVIII.—1836-1837.
17
Important Events transpiring in England
0
CHAPTER XIX.—1837-1839.
17
Return to Canada.—The Chapel Property CasesReturn to Canada.—The Chapel Property Cases
2
CHAPTER XX.—1837.
17
The Coming Crisis.—Rebellion of 1837
5
CHAPTER XXI.—1837-1838.
17
Sir F. B. Head and the Upper Canada Academy
9
CHAPTER XXII.—1838.
18
Victims of the Rebellion.—State of the Country
2
CHAPTER XXIII.—1795-1861.
18
Sketch of Mr. William Lyon Mackenzie
5
CHAPTER XXIV.—1838.
18
Defence of the Hon. Marshall Spring Bidwell
8
CHAPTER XXV.—1838.
19
Return to the Editorship of the Guardian
9
CHAPTER XXVI.—1838-1840.
20
Enemies and Friends Within and Without
5
CHAPTER XXVII.—1778-1867.
The Honourable and Right Reverend Bishop Strac 21
han 3
CHAPTER XXVIII.—1791-1836.
21
The Clergy Reserves and Rectories Questions
8
CHAPTER XXIX.—1838.
22
The Clergy Reserve Controversy RenewedThe Clergy Reserve Controversy Renewed
5
CHAPTER XXX.—1838-1839.
The Ruling Party and the Reserves.—"Divide et I 23
mpera." 6
CHAPTER XXXI.—1839.
24
Strategy in the Clergy Reserve Controversy
5
CHAPTER XXXII.—1839.
Sir G. Arthur's Partizanship.—State of the Provinc 25
e 0
CHAPTER XXXIII.—1838-1840.
25
The New Era.—Lord Durham and Lord Sydenham
7
CHAPTER XXXIV.—1840.
Proposal to leave Canada.—Dr. Ryerson's Visit to 26
England 9
CHAPTER XXXV.—1840-1841.
28
Last Pastoral Charge.—Lord Sydenham's Death
2
CHAPTER XXXVI.—1841.
Dr. Ryerson's Attitude toward the Church of Engla 29
nd 1
CHAPTER XXXVII.—1841-1842.
Victoria College.—Hon. W. H. Draper.—Sir Charle 30
s Bagot 1
CHAPTER XXXVIII.—1843.
30
Episode in the case of Hon. Marshall S. Bidwell
8
CHAPTER XXXIX.—1844.
3131
Events preceding the Defence of Lord Metcalfe
2
CHAPTER XL.—1844.
Preliminary Correspondence on the Metcalfe Crisi 31
s 9
CHAPTER XLI.—1844.
Sir Charles Metcalfe Defended against his Councill 32
ors 8
CHAPTER XLII.—1844-1845.
33
After the Contest.—Reaction and Reconstruction
7
CHAPTER XLIII.—1841-1844.
Dr. Ryerson appointed Superintendent of Educatio 34
n 2
CHAPTER XLIV.—1844-1846.
35
Dr. Ryerson's First Educational Tour in Europe
2
CHAPTER XLV.—1844-1857.
Episode in Dr. Ryerson's European Travels.—Pop 36
e Pius IX 5
CHAPTER XLVI.—1844-1876.
Ontario School System.—Retirement of Dr. Ryers 36
on 8
CHAPTER XLVII.—1845-1846.
37
Illness and Final Retirement of Lord Metcalfe
5
CHAPTER XLVIII.—1843-1844.
Clergy Reserve Question Re-Opened.—Disappoin 37
tments 8
CHAPTER XLIX.—1846-1848.
Re-Union of the British and Canadian Conference 38s 3
CHAPTER L.—1846-1853.
41
Miscellaneous Events and Incidents of 1846-1853
0
CHAPTER LI.—1849.
42
The Bible in the Ontario Public Schools
3
CHAPTER LII.—1850-1853.
The Clergy Reserve Question Transferred to Cana 43
da 3
CHAPTER LIII.—1851.
45
Personal Episode in the Clergy Reserve Question
4
CHAPTER LIV.—1854-1855.
Resignation on the Class-Meeting Question.—Disc 47
ussion 0
CHAPTER LV.—1855.
Dr. Ryerson resumes his Position in the Conferenc 49
e 1
CHAPTER LVI.—1855-1856.
49
Personal Episode in the Class-Meeting Discussion
9
CHAPTER LVII.—1855-1856.
51
Dr. Ryerson's Third Educational Tour in Europe
4
CHAPTER LVIII.—1859-1862.
Denominational Colleges and the University Contro 51
versy 8
CHAPTER LIX.—1861-1866.