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they cannot raise sufficient for the fitting * - up of their school-room , but if they could be assisted iu tins undertaking ' , they would be able to carry ' on the school . The Committee have devoted much
attention to a plan for the formation oi Auxiliary Societies , whereby the local purposes mig ht be obtained , and at the same time the general object promoted , and they beg leave to recommend it to the « erious consideration of all the friends to
universal education . The Foreign objects of the Society have caused a considerable expenditure ; this , it is earnestly hoped , will receive the benevolent assistance of all those who are desirous to circulate the Scriptures .
The iuquines which have been made in consequence of the formation of the Bible Societies , have exhibited the lamentable deficiency of a great part of the population of our own country , in regard to their ability of perusing * the sacred Scriptures , and it is evident that even in many parts of Europe , that deficiency must be far greater . In France it is estimated that not
more than one-fourth of the whole population can read ; and the Minister of the Interior himself , i / ihis report , takes the number of uninstrueted children at two millions . Is it not evident that the operations of a School Society , ought to keep pace with those of a Bible Society ?—The one is so
necessary to the full success of the ether , that it may be expected that in due time thedependance of each upon the other will be universally acknowledged , and exertions be made for education equal to those which , to the honour of this nation , have been made for the dissemination , of copies of the sacred volume .
The Committee' are aware that so much still remains to be done , that when the eye contem plates the future scene of operations , it would seem almost as if nothing- in comparison had as yet been accomplished . It may even be considered that the Society is now ° nly commencing its career : but it should
never be forgotten that the foundation , though it presents little to the eye , is the most important part of the work 5 and it is conso ling to reflect , that notwithstanding a 'l the difficulties which have occurred , «» e basis is now firmly established ; and whet her it be sufficiently acknowledged ° * not , it is an indisputable truth , that fcose grand efforts for the amelioration of l condition of man , by the diffusion of j- 'ejrrentary knowled ge , which will forever J tjaguish the present age in the annals p ° rld , have either taken their rise , 1 wave been mainly promoted by the lab s of this Institution
^ . « e Committee take this opportunity of cJctio wled ^ m ^ the very beneficial aid » ch the Society has received from sever-^ nistera , who have successfully plead-
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ed its cause with their congregations ; they feel themselves called upon to record their testimony of respect for the memory of the late Rev . Andrew Fuller , the indefati - gable Secretary to the Baptist Mission in India , whose last sermon , preached in London , having for its object to recommend this Society to public support , may be considered an example worthy of imitation , by many who knew him and valued his labours .
At the last annual meeting , the Committee hailed the return of peace - because , amongst other reasons , it afforded the delightful hope of giving stability and extension to all Institutions calculated to
promote knowledge and the happiness of mankind . Alas ! how s-on has this cheermi prospect vanished ! Again we lire in the fearful expectation of hearing 1 of the confused noise of the battle of the warrior , and of his garments rolled in blood . As
Christians , however , we ought to animate each other more aidently to pursue the object of our Institution ; we have the most certain warrant for blieving , that the progress of true knowledg-e jnust as a consequence , eventually lead to that state of universal peace , when none shall hurt or destroy .
We rejoice in the conviction that we are appealing to those who know how to appreciate the value of what is contained in the written revelation of the mind and will of God , who recognise in those prophesies , which remain to be fulfilled , the gracious intention of infinite wisdom , to establish
the kingdom of the Redeemer , from the rising of the sun to the going dpwa of the same , that from the whole earth incense may ascend , and a pure offering . Who can look upon the exertions of the Bible Society , aad of those numerous institutions which have the best interests of
mankind for their object , and which have multiplied beyond all former example in the present day , without perceiving that they all tend towards one great point , and proclaim , like the 'voice in the wildernes , " Prepare ye the way of the Lord , make his paths straight !
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Intelligence * — Quakers * Yearly Epistle . 45 $
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The Epistle from the Yearly Meetings held in London , by Adjournments ^ from the 24 th of the Fifth Month , to the 2 nd of the Sixth Month , inclusive , 1815 ; To the Quarterly and Monthly Meetings of Friends , in Great Britain , Ireland ^ and elsewhere .
Dear Friends , TN offering- to you the salutation of *> itr love , we believe it right to acknowledge our thankfulness to the Author of all good , that we have been permitted to meet to * g-ether . We have had again to rejoice in a sense of the goodness of Him who , by hi * presence , owned us in times past \ and ,
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), July 2, 1815, page 453, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1762/page/53/
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