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jnon " are requested to apply for their co-WnVeiUtoe ^ ™ Sr } * *? -- '¦*» * " r ;"'^ $ m 6 £ i $ s mkwbtft&sot u
WFt : ± -nttus ^ ScnSety ntay be ^ coiik&ered J stifffn ^ ti lifl ® 3 ^; ^ t" coirtifiiSi ^ d , •^ iferfef ^ eat dfsadt ^ ita ^ csv itt theSfbar - 1 $£ 4 ^ . / ii * "trow cbnsi&s of fouyteenlnem-^ tfer ^ anil tjhreV honorary riiettfters . ^ Th 61 ii 6 Mrai ; y mfenibers are gentlemen * resiyih ^ at toa ^ grdat a distance from ^^ isbeacfc ^ attend the mee tings of the r $ dcffitfc ^ wfiich are held weekly . At ¦
" eachriteeting some subject in science or philosophy is discussed : and , when the * lu ^ ct j ^ m admft of it , illttstrated by ^« ijfaei in 1 ents . An admission fee is paid n Vpac ^ ixicnAer on his fi rst en tering rtftc Society , and a small sum monthly . ^ The " money is ehiplcyed in the purchase
of philosophical books , apparatus , &c . ^ r . Wnnu Skrimshire , jun . author of f Idttfeirs ^ Whrch have lately appeared in r < - fJicftolson ' s Philosophical Journal , on - ' the ^ b ^ orption of electric light by differ-1
< eht Irodies , &c . isthe president , and the ftev .: R . fright the Secretary , of the society . We insert the following report / made by the secretary , at one of thd meetings of the society in Jan last , as it contains a sketch of its rise and
present state , and , by stating the unportaiice of science- and philosophy , may teiid to pronxote the formation of such societies in places where they do not ^ The Secretary ' s Report , made yan : 19 , xS ^^ i- ^ ^ Scieiicd and philosophy , the handmaids bf ' truth and trirtue , have
already done much towards enlightening thfe W ^ tt-ld ; and ahielioratin ^ the condi--tum oF man . Associated with arts fiud manufacture ^ they have diminished manual labour , aitd ' much increased the comforts ofi UFi ^; Ta them we > are in
no small clegree indebted for our superiority in trade , which enables us to maintain such a distinguished , rank - Lfetn&ng . - siltft . * hwfrr . oiv ^ taSiw-nations . — » iTJiej have elevated ] us .- itom the . iow - « cat ; c of human savages ; ^ ait 4 that barbaw risni whaoh brutalizes ^ ratiotwi l
icrcatrur ^ sj to : rink asm nation among the first qf . tiun ^ au societies Science , and ? phib > eo |> hy tend , , byf them genial , ioflu-- ^ fiicWit ^ u- tame , the | j » ssian $ a& 4 rondet * ^ m » p > the master ^ f ^ hM ^ isdf Tb ^ y e »*! ^ H gf » tfee » ww « ^ j * 4 fiB ^ the i ^ Dui witli ^ grand ideas y ^ fur » i 4 kipg ?^ pleasures £ z « r ** Ptrkw £ ?> ' tM ^^ M ^^ w ^ * 1 r Tfiof »
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tend to harmpnize man with his species , » v * &mtomod&aw oit ^ dm ^ d knoylea ^ s ; - fiVeti ° wak w 1 ii ( 3 i felves a-loo ^ e ^ every ; fiaJefllttf # IonrSfad ^ v-olvts •' Bfefc de ^ rnilSel ^; hV ^ en div ^ stetf tff miicfrbf ife ferbi $ tC ^ an ^ e& ^ orr ^ r ^ h ^ e ' rfeegri ! afiM ^ & $ : ttV ^ ihc
lenient hirids of i ^ ietic *^ a % h ^ ld * ny Evenrefegidn ^ tfcoiighf ^ i ^ fir liTiU origin , . and he ^ veftiy ^ iiti ; 5 Ajt 6 rfe } f in barbarous ages was $ b eritirSl y ^ r ' - rupted aS to be transformed intd a rittm-Vr £ r ; - 'and it Wag the reVi ^ aJ bf ' 1 et ! &rs , gcieace and philosophy , > thkt hiad ^ Sfay for the reformation of religidft , aii ' cl \ he revival of its mild spirit andp ^ iniMve purity , ; ' ¦ ¦ •;• ^ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ - ¦ ¦^•¦^ J - ^ *< If such be science and pfenosd ^
hvand such their happy teriddncy ^ " tnbse who Cultivate ; atid pi ^ tii ^ te i&enr W ^ ht to be reckbned / among" the * best frifends of fnankrnd , and such societies ai this must have a benevolent tendency ^ and ought to be zealously prbtiioteii . , ; *• This ! society commehc ^ d in Jatttrary 1 B 04 . There were at first but four
members , circumstances Were highly discoui'aging ; tn ^ y added ve i ^ fe ^ ' to their niitnbers during tfie nrst 'two years ; but they had the virtue to persevere ; they rhet together weekly ind b y this time th ^ y iriust begin to rejoice in seeing their efforts attended v ^ itK the success which the last year Kath . witnessed . . ' : /
During the last year the sbriety has added nine new ' member ' s ; ^ iey have indeed to regret tlie rerrldvail of one of their oldest rftfciiiber ^ IVir . ^ B , Wright , who is' now an hoh ^ fary member ; thiey have alio addecf two other honorary member " s ; rivdh ¦* €# *
talents and steady exertion in the catjse of science and philosophy , \ Ttfey } feel themselves honoured in reckoiiikg such gentlemen ; abiong their members . The -Society ha ? received some presents of books , &c . during the year , which excite a grateful remembrance . They have been able to furnish themselves ical
wifctC tm ait * p * imp / sonie d ^^ t i ^ ap - p aratus > mid totter * , instninicnta . ^ ^ Vlity Jkavcv ai ^ o ; frfeted up >> a > rbbvn ^ hin . i "wiiich th ) ey nov ^ ihold ! cbcinirieetifiga . rv ( f frh € president has < m&dc unany ctiii <« jpB f ^ and interesting , ! xnd botjqo arjginaJ ^ or ^ eritncntfy tit their Jnecftid £ tst . ' > it < ifi pleasitig to refldct that all- the metfciuge of ; the eocietiyjihavici baetn condnctcct ^ Rrith
good , ' natwrcj fncadah ^ x * adf ^ unan i-$ ti ! &j ¥ . >* 'f > ^ > if <' , ' vi f - ft 1 r ^ q ^ v v \; . i > . >• - (>» vv T 2
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), March 2, 1807, page 163, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2378/page/51/
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