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Dominion Church Property Commission

• The Commission appointed pursuant to The United Church Act, chapter 100 of the Statutes of Canada, 1924

ca.1924–1927

The Dominion Commission (officially "The Commission appointed pursuant to The United Church Act, chapter 100 of the Statutes of Canada, 1924") was formed to enable the distribution of property between the United Church of Canada, which about 70% of Presbyterian Churches in Canada joined, and the remaining "non-concurring" Presbyterian Church.

The Dominion Commission consisted of three members appointed by the United Church of Canada and three appointed by the non-concurring Presbyterians. United Church appointments were: Isaac Pitblado, K.C., a Winnipeg lawyer; Walter C. Murray, President of the University of Saskatchewan; Rev. John W. MacMillan, Professor at Victoria University. Non-concurring Presbyterian appointments were: Rev. Thomas Eakin, Knox College; Thomas McMillan; G. Tower Ferguson.

It was agreed formally by both The United Church and The Presbyterian Church that the three neutral members (all Anglicans) should be: Rt. Hon. Lyman P. Duff, a judge (chairman of the commission); Dyce Saunder, K.C., Toronto lawyer; Thomas Perry Galt, Toronto lawyer.

Appointments were made by the Chief Justice of Canada (Mr. Justice Anglin).

[Information from archival description database of the United Church of Canada Archives (Toronto), as of 2023.]

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United Church Saskatchewan Conference Archives finding aid GS-168, section A.676.XVII.C; "Subseries 2 - Dominion Commission on Church Property" (description), in archives database of the United Church of Canada Archives (Toronto), accessed 2023.