education given to our clergy shall be that of seminarist priests, or shall it be that wider culture and those of a liberal sympathy which naturally come from a wider course of studies and a freer association with young men intended for other professions. Am I not, my Lord, right in saying that the maintenance of the college concerns every member of our church, for it concerns the education of her clergy. We have been busy and are still engaged in making more stringent regulations for the better education of our clergy. How absurd to do this if we deprive them of the means of obtaining a liberal education.94 The Reverend Mr. Hodgson went on to expose the dangers of simply increasing student fees as a way of overcoming financial difficulties. He point out that what would naturally result from such a reckless course of action would be the exclusion of a number of less wealthy people from the opportunity of attaining a University education. He described the situation in these words: What then will be the consequences? The few wealthy men who could afford to bear the large expenses then incurred would reap for their sons the whole advantages of the large endowments formerly contributed for the common good, and for the want of the additional sum now required the great body of our people would see pass beyond their reach that opportunity of obtaining cheaply a good education which they now enjoy.95 The Reverend George Hodgson was a man who held his beliefs firmly, and they were absorbed into every aspect of his life. An example of this can be seen in the sermon he preached at St. Peter 's Cathedral on the Sunday before Thanksgiving Day in October of 1881. His focus was on the things which the people of Charlottetown , and his congregation, ought to hold dear and be thankful for. He reminded them: if we fix our attention on certain occasional benefits which suit our desires, and because we are pleased with them, wish to thank God for them, certainly our thanksgiving will be only occasional. But there is a higher view than that. We are to think of God as always ruling the world and our lives in all things. We, if we have a Christian's faith, will believe that he rules lovingly, wisely and well, and the spirit in which we shall think of all He does will be one of continuous thankfulness.96 He went on to speak about social conditions and characterized family life as 94. The Examiner. July 1882. 95. Ibid. 96. The Examiner. October 1881. 72