Church Regulation

• What were Evangelical Communities like in Upper Canada?

  Evangelical communities:

  • Distinctions between public and private nonexistent among evangelicals.
  • Conversion to the Church required the transformation from individual to membership in collective Christian brotherhood.
  • These communities separate from the outside secular world. They were "islands of holiness" or "communities of saints."
• What did Church discipline look like in Upper Canada in the 19th Century?

  Church discipline in Upper Canada in the 19th Century looked like:

  • Churches involved in regulating nearly all aspects of life.
  • Improper speech regulated by the dominant Churches in Ontario .
  • Improper speech included gossiping, spreading false rumours, slander, swearing, and lying.
  • Only Church members were subject to discipline.
• Define fraternal correction.

  Fraternal correction is the admonishing one's neighbour with the purpose of reforming him or preventing sin.