Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Despatch from London
Lytton, Edward George Earle Bulwer to Douglas, James 24 March 1859, LAC RG7:G8C/7, 170.
Abstract
Despatch from London.
Lytton cautions Douglas against making an ecclesiastical appointments for Reverends Crickmer and Gammage until the Bishop of Columbia arrives.
No. 38
Downing Street,
24 March 1859
Sir,
I have to acknowledge the receipt of your Despatch, No 69, of the 7th January, reporting the arrival of the Reverend W.B. Crickmer with a License from the Bishop of London to fulfil the Office of Chaplain to the Residents in British Columbia.
I have to acquaint youthat
that Mr Crickmer has not received from me any appointment as Chaplain. On the formation of the Civil
Government in British Columbia, the Society for the propagation of the Gospel appointed the Reverend J. Gammage to officiate there and he was granted a passage to the Colony in the "Thames City" which conveyed the Royal Engineers. Shortly afterwards the Colonial Church Society selected Mr Crickmer as their Missionary. Neither clergyman received any promise of
remuneration or other privileges, and I should regret if owingto
to the terms of the Bishop's License you should assign to Mr Crickmer any Seniority of position amongst the Clergy in the Colony.
that Mr Crickmer has not received from me any appointment as Chaplain. On the formation of the Civil
Government in British Columbia, the Society for the propagation of the Gospel appointed the Reverend J. Gammage to officiate there and he was granted a passage to the Colony in the "Thames City" which conveyed the Royal Engineers. Shortly afterwards the Colonial Church Society selected Mr Crickmer as their Missionary. Neither clergyman received any promise of
remuneration or other privileges, and I should regret if owingto
to the terms of the Bishop's License you should assign to Mr Crickmer any Seniority of position amongst the Clergy in the Colony.
I have applied to the Bishop of London for information as to the
terms of the Credentials given to Mr Gammage and Mr Crickmer, on
the receipt of which I shall address you further on this subject. In the
meantime I must instruct you that no permanent Ecclesiastical
arrangements can be made till they shall have received the sanction of
the Bishopof
of British Columbia who may be expected shortly to arrive in
the Colony.
of British Columbia who may be expected shortly to arrive in
the Colony.