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    will probably nave been carried into effect , the one entirely , the other in part , before the next Anniversary . The first of these is a mission into Cornwall and the West of England , during' the present summer and autumn ; the second is a mission into Ireland , in the ensuing spring . Mr . Wright has cheerfully consented to these

    laborious undertaking's ; but has expressed a wish that in his longer journeys , especially in places not visited before , he should be attended by a missionary companion . This wish appears to the Committee reasonable ; and they are happy to add , that they ihave received an offer from Mr . Tho-7 nas Cooper ^ who is about to quit the

    Unitarian Academy , his terin being expired , to accompany Mr . Wright , wherever the Committee may judge expedient . They have already determined to accept Mr . Oooper ^ s offer with regard to the mission into Cornwall . May the blessing of

    heaven attend this new enort to hold forth the word of life ! With this wish , and with the further prayer that the blessing of Almighty God may descend upon the Society ? and all its officers and missionaries and subscribers and friends , the Committee conclude their Report . "

    As we shall probably insert the Resolutions of the meeting in our next Number , we think it necessary only to state the substance of a very few of them . The Report was agreed to be received and to be published in any mode , in whole or i n part , at the discretion of the Committee . The

    thanks of the Society were unanimously and cordially voted to Mr . Madge for his < c able , animated and eloquent sermon /' which he was requested to allow the Society to print . It was also resolved to request Mr . Turner and Mr . Broadbent to

    allow the prayers used in the service to be printed also . To these requests the above gentlemen acceded . The following persons were chosen into office for the year ensuing : . Johk Christie , Esq . Treasurer .

    Rev . R . Aspland , Secretary . Mb . Baijley , ^ D . Eaton , J —— T . Freeman , w T . Gibson , V Committee J . Taylor , I W . Titpord , J Rev . W . Vidler .

    Mr . G . Abbott , > . ' — S . Barton . \ Auditors . The business of the Society was concluded about 3 o'CIock , when the Chair was taken for the business of the Unitarian Academy , which occupied the Subscribers till the time of the Fund Dinner .

    The Dinner was as usual at the London Tavern . Two Hundred and Eighty Persons were present . James Young , Esq . in the Chair . On the removal of the cloth , Won nofris was sung with good effect by

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    some of the members . The names and sentiments given from the Chair vr ^ 2 much the same as on former years . "Peawith all the world / ' was received , we ar !

    happy to say , with an instantaneous ' burst of applause . In the course of tbe evening many gentlemen addressed the Meetin £ -J [ Mr . Madge , The Treasurer , Dr . Tou&un Mr . Rutt , Mr . Hardy , Mr . G . Wood , Mr * Wright , Mr . Vidler , Mr . Bennett / Mr Winder , Mr . Broadbent , &c—b ? it we p ossess minutesonly of Dr . Toulmin ^ s address delivered on hishealthbeinggiveaas " Tlje First Preacher before the Society : " it wa » as follows : —

    " Mr . Chairman and Gentlemen . " Excuse me if I address you , on this flattering motion , with some hints committed to paper , in order to prevent a confusion of spirit * , on an intimation that such an expression of respect was intended me , as , notwithstanding the protracted period of my public character , I have not been accustomed to speak under such circumstances as the present without preparation . " Accept my warm thanks for these testimonies of great iegard with which you have this day honoured me . I estimate them highly . I should be chargeable , either with apathy or a supercilious disregard of your good opinion , did I not feel gratified , though humbled , by these marked expressions of the account you make of my endeavours , through a life which Providence has lengthened out beyond tbeage of man , to advance that cause of dixine

    truth , to which your Association is consecrated . Bat I wish , under a persuasion that you do not mean to feed my vanity with delusive professions of regard , to entertain a modest sense of my deficiencies and failings , a grateful and devout conviction , that " a man can receive . nothing exceptit be given him from heaven , " and , from the experience of life and the occurrences of this moment , a lively and encouraging- confidence in the truth of that animating and gracious promise , " Him that honoureth me , I will honour : " wliieh I conceive is particularly to be understood of the approbation of God , but not exclusively of the approbation with men that his' providence may secure to us : a promise which I hope will have its full power 011 the minds of my brethren and of every member of this Society .

    " I look back with pious pleasure to the day when , by your choice and reqaest , it was mry privilege and felicity to add ress you on the first General Meeting which you helc ^ after you had dig ested and matured your pious and benevolent Institution . I congratulate you on the progress © 1 it through succeeding years to the P * " day . The number of your associates in »« good design has been increasing every year . The influence of it has hee n ^{{ widely and in many instances fiuccmww

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    324 Intelligence . — -The Unitarian Fund Anniversary

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  • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), May 2, 1815, page 324, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1760/page/60/