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Redemption Society:—Formation of Branche...
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Redemption Society:—Formation of Branches
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(From The Morning Herald Of Dec. 2nd.) T...
increased , while the revenue , notwithstanding inordinate taxation , diminishes . Hundreds of respectable families are compelled to beg , and many among them have committed suicide , from desperation and despair . Yet this i the incapable—the infamous—the diabolical—the Godabandoned Government which has been restored by French Republican bayonets , and which dares to fulminate its bulls , and to erect its synods , in an independent country , and among a Protestant people . Can such wickedness , combined with such weakness , last much longer ?
Notwithstanding the Presidential letter to M . Edgar Uey , promising to Rome a general amnesty , a secularization of the Government , the Napoleon Code , and a liberal administration , the Romans have obtained nothing . They are governed now- as in the days of Gregory X . VL , of obscurantist and mediaeval memory . No wonder , therefore , that the Romans , as Mazzini says , hate and despise the name of the French Cabinet . No wonder they are prepared * to rise as one man against Pope and priests the instant the French army of occupation is withdrawn *
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Redemption Society:—Formation Of Branche...
Redemption Society : —Formation of Branches . We call them " branches , " but , in truth , branches cannot be . They are illegal , so when we say branches we must be understood as speaking of districts , collections , & c . Before a collecting district can be formed and carried on , there must be some one determined to labour incessantly , almost irrespective of success . Wherever a man of this practical character is found , a prosperous district will be the result ; and without some of this workableness a branch or district cannot be formed with any chance of success . In London there is nominally a branch , yet , as there is not one who will work , it is nearly a blank as respects our society : and there are hundreds willing to contribute , but not one is found to collect . Yet we dare say that our London friends are no more engaged on a Sunday morning and afternoon than we of Leeds are . The same may be said of all the great towns . These remarks have been solicited by a friend in London . In order to form a district it is first necessary that there should be five or six willing to meet weekly , to act as president , secretary , treasurer , and two auditors . It must still be borne in mind that all these officers are but nominal ; in fact , they are but so many friends meeting weekly to manage , collect , and remit the moneys of their fellow-members to Leeds . When such a number in any place agrees to start a district they must communicate with Mr . Hobson ,
our secretary , and they will be supplied with collectingbooks , rules , and tracts . These tracts can be sent from the depot in London , enclosed in any bookseller's parcel that the applicants may name , by giving the address of such bookseller ' s London agent . As many as can be found must distribute these tracts by house-row , requesting each householder to read them carefully over till he calls again next Sunday . With your collecting-book in hand fulfil your promise the following Sunday , and solicit their adhesion . Having collected all excepting
such as wish to read them again , and having left No . 2 tract with those who wish to know more of the society , relay your tracts in a fresh batch of houses . Continue this , and you will find that at the end of six months } -ou will have made considerable progress . Whon the district is small , as it must be at first , you must meet for the transaction of your weekly business in some friend ' s or temperance house , where you can do so gratis . For this purpose select the most respectable house you can get . Here you must meet every week to audit the collector ' s books and do the business of the district .
A quire of folio post , stitched , and covered with crown paper , ruled by hand to your liking , will be quite sufficient ior your members' book . A minute book composed of a quire of quarto post will fulfil all requisites in that matter ; and a common shilling memorandum bookwill do for your debtor and creditor account with the society . In the collecting books you will have the weekly payments of members ; in the members' book you need only enter the payments quarterly . Whatever parties wish to become candidates you will have to give their names , address , age , married or single , number of children , trade , profession , & c . These faots you must enter in your members' book , and you must send them to Leeds
to be passed , sending 6 d . each name to be entered . The rules and acts of Parliament are due to ench for the Gil . entrance fee . All parties thus entered are candidates . In order to become full members they must pay the minimum of one penny per week for six months . The district secretary must , at the end of that time , send the names of such as have been candidates for six months , and who desire to become full members , accompanied with Gd . for their cards of membership , which will be transmitted by post . The parties then become full members , and as long as they continue to pay the minimum of one penny per week they have fall jurisdiction over the funds ot the society , and may prosecute all who violate the rules of the society . The district committre
must send all moneys collected of the members and donors in lull to Leeds . It may be sont in sums from Is . to 10 ij . in postage stamps , above that , sum in post-office orders , made payable to Mr . William West , treasurer , Uppertead-row , Leeds , fir in half £ o notes to the same address . Any special information may be had on application to Mr . D . Green , bookseller , Biigsate , Leeds . To spread a knowledge of the society , public meetings or lectures may be got up as the purtips are able , . loneys received for the we < k ending December 2 nd , 18 . 30 : —Leeds , £ 2 2 s . 9 d . ; Sunderland , per Mr . Chapman , £ 2 Os . Oil . ; liyde , per J . Bradly , 9 s . ; DriRKlintfton , per Mr . Clayton , 5 s . ; Manchester , per Mr . G . Measham , £ 1 Is . ; West Bromwich , Mr . Davis , 6 d .
Communal Building Fund : —Leeds , £ 1 3 s . 6 d . ; Sunderland , per Mr . Chapman , Ss . 6 d . ; Drigglington , per Mr . Clayton , 10 s . The cash from Sunderland on the 15 th of July was duly received ; but owing to the change from the Tribune to the Leader the acknowledgment sent did not appear . The items were Mr . Humby , £ 1 ; Mr . Potts , 2 s . 6 d . ; Mr . Chapman , 2 s . Q \ . Communal Building , 15 s . subscription . —D . G . Halifax Branch . —On Wednesday last the first annual festival of the Halifax branch of the Redemption Society was held in the Odd Fellows' Hall , when about 400 of the members and friends of the society partook of a social cup of tea . The Rev . E . R . Larken , Hector of
Burton-by-Lincoln , was called to the chair . He said it gave him great satisfaction to witness such a respectable assembly present to do homage to that principle with which some of them were familiar . His connection with the society had been long—it had been from the commencement , and he had had the greatest pleasure in seeing the zealous efforts of persons connected with it , more especially those of his friend , Mr . Green , from whom they would hear many interesting particulars . The object of the Redemption Society was to redeem the working classes from the evils that surrounded them . It could not be denied- that much misery existed among the working classes , and that much uncertainty pervaded
their condition . They might to-day be prosperous but thrown out of employment to-morrow . The end and aim of the Redemption Society was to make the condition of the working classes prosperous . It provided a remedy for all the evils to which they were exposed . As a minister of the Gospel he should be the last person to deny that if Christianity had its full sway , the evils of which they complained would not exist . But , at the same time , they must distinguish true Christianity from that which was recognized under that name . They knew if Christianity had its full spiritual working in the elevation of man , it was necessary that the institutions of the country should be in accordance with the principles of
that Christianity . If this was not the case , man identified abuses connected with that system of religion which might have been the greatest blessing to him , and the means of bringing him up for a higher state of things hereafter . The reverend gentleman was succeeded by Mr . David Green , of Leeds , who said that it was formed in the year 1845 , and was enrolled by Act of Parliament , to give it legal protection . It had begun without a penny , but was now worth several thousands of pounds . It had an estate in Wales of 160 acres of land , in the centre of which they were about to erect a large building , composed of small cottages , which would be fitted up in the very best style . There would very likely be no fire-places in the houses , but they would be warmed from the centre of the building . A drawing-room would also be provided , in which the people would spend their time
after they had finished their labour . There would also be a library in connection with the building , and instruction of every kind would be given , so that the people might be as intelligent as any other class of persons . They would not meddle with religion , because they had not a right to do so , for they thought that each man ought to judge for himself . Mr . Isaac Bates moved , and Mr . Nicholson seconded , the following resolution : — " That as labour is the source of all wealth , it is necessary , in order that the labourer may enjoy a greater portion of the fruits of his labour than he does at the present time , to commence business on his own account ; and an opportunity now presents itself in the objects sought by the Redemption Society . " A vote of thanks was then given to Mr . Green and the chairman , and the meeting broke up soon after .
Htjddersfild . —Union of Democratic and Social Reformers . —At a meeting of the friends of democratic and social reform , held at the Albion Hotel , Nov . 28 th , 1850 , Mr . George Brook in the chair , the following gentlemen then present agreed to form themselves into a committee , with power to add to their number , for the purpose of endeavouring to promote the union of all political and social parties in Huddersfield : —Messrs . John Brook , William Hirst , Samuel Mitchell , John Hirst , Joseph Oldfif Id , George Scholefield , John Ashton , David France , J . W . Gardner , Uriah Studdard , Samuel BiiJdle , Joseph Smith , Charles Gledhill , Thomas Jaques , Lawrence Pitt Keithley . It was further resolved that the following gentlemen , with the chairman , be a subcommittee to carry out the purposes of the foregoing
resolution , and to summon the general committee , when the samo may seem expedient , and that five members shall constitute a quorum : —L . P . Keithley , J . Hirst , G . Scholefield , J . Smith , J . Brook , Charles Gledhill , J . W . Gardner , John Ashton . Resolved , that the next place of meeting shall be at the Christian Brethren's room in Albion-street , and that the day and time of meeting shall be Wednesday evening , at seven o ' clock , and that the n"xt meeting be convened on Wednesday , the 4 th of December . Resolved , That Mr . Thornton Hunt and the Keverend E . It . Larken be requested to visit Huddersfield for the purpose of explaining the principles of Association , and the duty of social reformers in respect to the political movements of the day . —Signed on behalf of the meeting , George Brook , Chairmnn .
Padiiiam . —On Nov . 24 , two lectures were delivered in the Odd Fellows' Hall , Padiham , by David Green , of Leeds , on the Aims and Objects of the Redemption Society . The chair was taken both afternoon and evening by Dr . Uttcy , of Burnley , a gentleman whose services and purse both in adversity and piosperity , have ever been at the command of the cause . Mr . Green stated , that the society seeks to unite all men in the great work of association . By securing the physical comforts of man , you render virtue possible ; by neglecting them , you prolong the reign of civilized anarchy . Industry , economy , unri prudence , are the weapons by which the society is assured of 8 ucecss . While it respects the prejudices of men , it earnestly labours to propagate trutti . The doctrines of the Temperance Society it has espoused from the first , and added them to the principles of association .
Redemption Society:—Formation Of Branches
[ The following appeared in our Second Edition of last week . ~\ POSTSCRIPT . Saturday , Nov . 30 .
The First Annual Meeting Of The National...
The first annual meeting of the National Freehold Land Society was held at the London Tavern last evening , Sir Joshua "YValmsley , M . P ., in the chair . From the report read , it appears that , " Up to the 31 st of October last , 5019 shares have been taken by 2824 members , and the total amount of money subscribed to the funds of the society was £ 21 , 25716 s . lOd . Fourteen estates , costing £ 62 , 000 , and sitnated respectively at Maiden , Kingston , Croydon ( north and south ) , Anerly , Tunbridge , Bromley , Walthamstow , Stoke Newington , Chatham , Uxbridge , Manningford , Enfield , and Godalming , have been purchased for distribution among the members . Five of these
properties have already been divided into allotments , believed to be of the full annual value of 40 s ., at an average cost of about £ 20 ; and of these allotments 207 have been taken by members paying up the full amount of them , and 175 by members paying on the plan of periodical subscription . The gross profit made on the year ' s transactions has been £ 1265 8 s . Id . ; and the whole expenditure , including the preliminary charges , has been £ 768 9 s . 7 d . ; leaving a nett surplus of £ 496 18 s . 6 d . — a rate of profit which will enable the directors to place at least £ 5 per cent , to the credit of the members at the end of the second year . "
The meeting was addressed by the chairman , Mr . Cobden , and Mr . Lattimore , all of whom spoke in sanguine terms of the great advantages which maybe anticipated from the rapid extension of the Freehold Land Movement . Mr . Cobden made some sound remarks upon the great desire among the industrious classes to obtain a piece of land : — " I like the plan , " said he , " because it gives to . the people more political power , and prevents the operation of that system of vast masses of property indivisibly reverting back to one family again . ( Cheers ) . The principle of this national society is in some respects different from those established in the rural districts . We have gone further from home . We carried our operations from London to distant parts of the
country ; and , I may add , that we have found quite as good a field for the operations of this society in agricultural localities as in great towns . { Hear , hear . } We went to Godalming , for example , a pretty market town in the county of Surrey , where we bought some eighty or ninety acres , and we bought the manor rights , too , if I recollect right . I think we are lords of the manor . ( Cheers and laughter . ) But , notwithstanding that , we are going to enfranchise all our freeholders , and we have no design of retaining any rights or privileges over them . ( Ilaer , hear . ) We don ' c intend to retain any part of the feudal system here . ( Cheering . ) We bought that estate , and directly afterwards there was not a man in the whole town who was not rummaging in his pockets and in his hoards and drawers to see ivliether it was not possible that he might get so much money together as would enable him to offer for one of these allotments . I think
it is probable that two-thirds of that large estate might have been sold to inhabitants of Godalming . ( Hear , hear , hear . ) In . every district you will find blacksmiths , shoemakers , small traders , and others , all anxious for a little land . But under the present system , they cannot get it . ( Hear . ) There is not an inch of it for them ; and even if a bit of ground is to be sold thpy have such a horror of the lawyers and their long bills—( Laughter )—that not a man of them ever thought of puttiiig himself in the hands of a lawyer for a conveyance . There is quite as much scope , therefore , in the rural districts as iii the large towns for operations such as were carried on by this society . I do not see why , with proper , judicious , and well-considered management , those operations might not be greatly encreased . ( llear t hear . ) "
For Some Days Past A Huge Effigy Of The ...
For some days past a huge effigy of the Pope has been paraded in a carriage about the neighbourhood of Clapham , with the ultimate view of its being publicly burnt on Clapham-common . Every night this week crowds of persons have assembled on the common in anticipation of the exhibition . They were , however , disappointed till last night , when the execution formally took place , in the presence of an immense assemblage of persons from all quarters of the metropolis . The figure , which was of huge size , was attired in a bright , scarlet coat . A stake was erected in the middle of the common , and the effigy having been attached to it , various combustible materials were piled around , and the whole burnt , amidst the shouts of the assembled spectators . As soon as the figure was consumed the ashes were piled up again , with a fresh assortment of combustibles , and a large bonfire
kept burning till a late hour . Cardinal Wiseman has not been out of England during the week . Upon his departure from St . George ' s Chapel on Sunday morning , accompanied by his chaplain , he proceeded to the Beat of a Roman Catholic nobleman in Buckinghamshire , whore he has been actively engaged iu conference with , some of the most influential of the Roman Catholic peers and commoners for the last fouv days . The result of the lengthened consultation is to bo
the issuing of a numifcKto from the Catholics in this country , a most important portion of which will be a severe custigation of Lord Beaumont , whose letter to the Earl of Zetland hns given mortal offence to the zealous supporters of the Pope ' s late proceedings , many of whom declare his lordship unfit to be a munljer of the Romish Church . The cardinal , having completed the object of his sojourn , returned to town yesterday morning , and arrived at his permanent residence in Golden-square ,
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Leader (1850-1860), Dec. 7, 1850, page 9, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_07121850/page/9/
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