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MISCELLANEOUS . The second Anniversary of the Norfolk and Norwich Association in aid of the Church Missionary Society , Tvas held in St . Andrew ' s Hall , on Wednesday last . — The Lord Bishop of the Diocese took the chair precisely at twelve o ' clock , and opened the business with the followingspeech :
Ladies and Gentlemen —— On an occa-* ion like the present , it is the duty of him who has the honour and happiness of being * President of the Norfolk and Norwich Church Missionary Association , in the retrospect to state to you , in as clear and forcible a' manner as he can , the tianscendant importance of the object which the
members of the society have in view , which is , in humble imitation of their Divine Master , to send chosen tfiessengers to go into all the world , and preach the gospel to every creature . In the next place , to point out what are the best means of promoting" the success of so glorious an object . With respect to the former , when we are told that the population of the globe of
which we inhabit ^ falls little short a thousand millions of persons , more than cight hundred millions of whom , like the peof fe of Nineveh , mentioned in the prophet Jonah , are unable , far as religion is concerned , to distinguish between their ti ^ ht hand and their left ; it is impossible that a benevolent Cfc ristiaif should not feel
anxious to convey tlie light of the Gospel to those who sit in such darkness , and in the darkness of the shadow of death : it is impossible that any sincere Christian can offer his prayers , and repeat day by day those impressive words , " thy kingdom come , " without in some way or other endevouring * to accelerate the . consummation f * n event , so devoutly to be wished for .
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And what can human prudence suggest , or human efforts carry into effect , more likely to succeed , than the establishment of jChristian Missions ; I say Christian Missions , because , though I am a sincere Member of the Church of England , and firmly attached to it , and consequently more particularly interested in the success of Church
Missions , yet I shall never scruple , in any place , and at any time , to co-operate most cordially , and hold out the right hand of fellowship to any of my fellow-christians , of whatever denomination , whose noble , pure , and only aim it is , that the kingdoms of tho earth shall become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ . —A member of our
excellent ecclesiastical establishment , who resides in Norwich , has , within these few days , had the opportunity of hearing sermons from many distinguished clergymen round about me , in which this topic has been so ably insisted on , that it would be presumptuous in me to attempt to add any thing to what they have said on this point .
I shall content myself with simply observing , that he to whose honour , and in whose service your present labour of love , is employed , will never fail , iu his own good time , to crown your exertions with success . His Lordship ' s address was received with the strongest marks of approbation ; after which the Rev . W . Mitchell read the
Report of the Committee , which is now in general circulation . The Report having * been read , the Right Hon . Lord Calthorp moved that it be adopted and circulated , which was seconded by the Rev . J . Pratt , who took an enlarged view of the various scenes of the Society ' s labours . The Hon . and Rev . G . T . Noel
moved that the thanks of the meeting should be given to the various Officers of the Institution . The Rev . Mr . Edwards proposed the Officers of the ensuing year . —Mr . Ef . Bickersteth having moved that a separate fund be opened for a Missionary Ship to Western Africa , this was seconded by theRev . C . D . Brereton . The Rev . Fran cis Cunningham , George Glover , and J . W .
Cunningham also severally addressed the meeting . Lord Calthorp moved the thanks of the meeting to the Bishop , who concluded the business of the day by a short address , expressing the interest he had taken in what had passed , and his determination to continue his support to the Institution . G . S " . Kett , Esq . of Brooke , was added- to the list of Vice-Presidents . Of
the various eloquent and impressive speeches we are at this time unable to give even a sketch . The Sermons in the course of the week excited as much attention as in previous years , and we believe altogether about the sum of 14 . 0 / . was collected at the different churches . On Thursday last , the General Annual Meeting of the Norfolk and NoTwick Auxi-
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Intelligence . S —Last public peevhee of the Bishop ofNo >* wich . 72 $
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and that it was determined to apply to the •• overnment , and to adopt every measure which prudence , zeal and liberality can dictate . " Four of the ministers of the Body of the Three Denominations , viz . Mr . Morgan , the Secretary ; Mr . Aspland , for the
Presbyterians ; Mr . Wilks , for the Independents ; and Mr . Newman , for the Antipaedobaptists , . waited upon Lord Liverpool on Saturday , the 25 th . inst . and received from him the most satisfactory assurances of the intentions of the government with respect to the sufferers .
Another meeting of the body of Dissenting" Ministers is to be held on Tuesday the 28 th instant , whose proceedings we shall record in our next . It will be seen by the Wrapper that the Protestant Society have taken up the subject with their wonted alacrity and zeal ; and we understand that the Deputies of the Dissenting- Congregations aresumrnoued to take the subject into consideration .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Nov. 2, 1815, page 723, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1766/page/59/
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