On Canadian Thanksgiving Day , in giving thanks for the role of the United Empire Loyalists in ensuring that, after the American War, the Anglican way took root in the lands of Canada, we were introduced to the SPG missionary John Doty. As he ministered to a small community of Loyalists in Sorel, Quebec, he informed the Society in London that it was a "mixed society consisting of Dissenters, Lutherans, and churchmen". He noted, however, that his being the only Protestant service in the area, "all attend Divine worship": The Dissenters conforming to the liturgy, and the Lutherans, without exception, declaring to be members of our church. It is the reference to the Lutherans that is particularly interesting because it continues a pattern that was seen in the American colonies before the rebellion. For example, SPG and the Bishop of London helped to support Swedish churches in Delaware , including employing missionaries in Swedish orders to minister to these communi...
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