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part of that same mission which Christ came on earth to fulfil—the mission of preaching the gospel to the poor ; and not to take up more of the meeting , I will conclude in the words of the Saviour , " You have the poor always with you , and whensoever you will , you may do them good . "
Resolution carried unanimously . TheiRevrMf . PlTilpu—^^ Trnyname has been mentioned in connexion . with the Resolution that is just passed , I suppose that it is expected that I should say a few words on the
present occasion ; but , as I have already hinted in that part of the Report which refers to the City Mission , I have indeed very little to say on the subject . That mission is quite in its infancy . It has hardly fairly started ; but at the same time some efforts have
been made which have not proved unacceptable to the parties to whom they were addressed : I have been enabled on a small scale to visit the sick , to relieve the indigent , to clothe the naked , to sympathise [ with the distressed , and to offer some religious consolation to those on the bed of
sickness . It has been well remarked that I am fully aware of the difficulties that attend my labours ; but I trust that in the prosecution of my arduous task I shall find in it that consolation which will bear me forward , and carry
me through . The meeting will have observed the necessity of zeal , of cooperation , and of funds , in order to make the present institution effective . It must be seen by every one who will take the pains to look at the character of those to whom we address
our labours , that it is absolutely necessary to take into consideration the circumstances in which the parties are placed , and that no great degree of active result can be expected from the efforts of a single individual : at the same time , aided by the advice , the zeal , the prayers , and the contributions of the friends of this
Association , 1 am convinced that some considerable good may at length be effected . It is known to every observing
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mind , that no truly virtuous effort is ever entirely lost . If the anticipated good is not effected , it still returns in one shape or other on our heads ; and at any rate , the peaceful testimony of our own consciences is awarded to such engagements . When I recommend contributions to be
made , I do not intend that the mission ary slTould ~ lJe ~~ fQInillieTL ~ lvitJrttre means of bribing the hypocrite , or encouraging the indolent . All that I wish is , that he should be able to assist those who are suffering from ills which they have not brought on them- ' selves , or , if they have , which they cannot now throw off . Of what avail
is it to say to the sufferer , " be ye relieved , " when we do not contribute what is necessary towards that relief . It has been remarked in the report , that besides donations of book sv an anonymous donation of fifty pieces of coarse clothing has been sent for distribution among the poor . That
clothing , though coarse , has been received with much gratitude . And I wfil take the liberty of observing to the ladies , for their benevolent hearts are always foremost in such works of charity , that I shall be most happy to
be the almoner of their bounty . And I may well say , that even their castoff garments would be of service to the poor , when I state that a poor woman told me as an apology for her not going to church , that her dress was in such a state as not to be
proper for any decent assembly , and I really had nothing to say in reply . In the course of the last month I have attended various anniversaries of societies in this metropolis ; and I did so for the purpose of observing
the spirit in which they were conducted . I listened to the details that were put forth , and the means that were resorted to for exciting the zeal of the audience : I could not help admiring the union and the numbers that I observed on different occasions .
But when I found that with such union , and with such numbers , so very little had been effected—for in *
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HO UNITARIAN CHRONICLE .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), July 1, 1832, page 110, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1815/page/14/
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