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SAPIENTIA ET DOCTRINA TABILITAS

ments having been made thereafter entered into pos-
session of the property.

On 2nd June 1854 "The Honble. John Hamilton,
Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Queen's College,
Kingston accordingly appeared in the Synod, and presented the
following Extract Minute of the Executive Committee of
the Trustees of Queen's College which was read Viz:

"At a meeting of the Executive Committee of Trus-
tees of Queen's College, held on Friday the 12th May 1854.

"It was unanimously agreed, - That inasmuch
as the Trustees have incurred very heavy liabilites in
the purchase of the Summerhill Property for College
Buildings and insomuch as a very considerable addi-
tional outlay will be necessary to put said Buildings
into a suitable state for the accomodation of the dif-
ferent classes; and as the Trustees have not funds in
their possession to liquidate these claims -Be it Re-
solved

1st. That application be made to the Synod
of Canada, in connection with the Church of Scotland,
to meet in the City of Toronto, in the end of this
month, for its aid in paying off said debt.

1853-1854