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Protestant Dissenters who shall appear to be on justly prosecuted for the sentiateftt * they have delivered in the public exercise of the Christian ministry . ¦ , J , C .
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Thanks were voted to Mrs . Mary HugW for her cominoed literary contributionsalso to the Treasurer , to the Rev . Thomas Rees for discharging the duties of Secretary during the last year * to the Committee , , the 'Auditors and the Collector , thfe ^ Y * J . Marsom . . .. '
^ The following" gentlemen were elected into office for the ensuing year : — James Esdaile , Esq . Treasurer . Mr . George Smallfield , Secretory . Committee . •—Rev . Thomas Rees , Jffr . Fiend , Mr . Thomas Foster , Mr . Gibsotf , Mr . Hart , Mr . Bay ley , Mr . Fennel ! , Juny Mr . W . Smith , Mr / D . Taylor , Mr . R . Holt , Mr . J . Watson /
Auditors ;— -Mr . J . Taylor . Mr . Titford . Mr . Gibbs . The Subscribers , and other friends to the society , to the number of about eighty , dined together ; . Mr . Alderman Wood , Wv . K , in the Chair ; and the day was spent in a manner highly to the gratification olf all ¦
present . Mr . Alderman Wood ^ s praiseworthy conduct in procuring a reprieve for the two unfortunate boys , Kelly and Spicer , havi ng been noticed , a very interesting conversation took place on the subject of capital punishment , and on the importance of directing the labours of the society to the moral improvement of jthe young of
the lower classes of society , whosedeprared condition led to so many of the disgusting spectacles exhibited at the Old Bailey , a&d in other parts of the kingdom . The company bore a willing and warm testimony to the benevolent exertions of their worthy Chairman , in the discharge of his official duties , to diminishthe number of criminal offences , and ameliorate the condition of those persons whose circumstances furnished the strongest excitement to crime ,
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« ** rr ' " ' " *" . ' ' ' ' - . . , ¦ ¦ .... : ¦ 280 Intelligence . —Christian Tract Society *—Gainsborough Association
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Christian Tract Society . , The ninth anniversary of this society , was holdeu oti Thurday the 26 th February , at the Old London Tavern , fiishopsgate Street . At the meeting for business , James Esdaile , Esq . was called to the chair . The report of the committee was read by the Rev . Thomas Rees , acting as Secretary
pro temp ore . It stated that the affairs of the society were no >» ch in the same con * edition as they were described to be in the report of the preceding year . The committee remarked updn the discontinuance of some subscriptions on the alleged ground , that a greater number of new tracts was
not printed in each year ; and pointed out the little reason there was for objecting to support the society on this account , even supposing it to be practicable to publish more new works , when the society ' s stock already contained so many tracts of approved merit , which might be circulated
with the happiest effect among the poor . They observed , besides , that they had printed every manuscript sent to them which they had judged suited to the objects of the society , as to subject and literary execution . These , however , were but two in : number , one from an uuknown corre
spondent , the other from the pen of Mrs . Mary Hughes . Of tlje former , they had printed 2000 , and of the latter , 3000 copies They stated that they had besides , in ^ he course of the last year , re-printed five of the society ' s former publications to the ; number of 9000 copies , making the
whole number of tracts printed during their administration , 14000 . From an abstract of the proceedings of the society , it appeared that there had been printed in all since its formation , 244 , 000 tracts , of wfaich 203 , 400 had been circulated ; and of these 22 , 500 were distributed since the last anniversary .
The : society ' s present property was stated to be as follows : Due to the society from sundry persons , part of the amount being stock liable to be returned * - 200 0 6
Estimated value of the stock on hand - - - 209 , 12 0
400 12 0 Due from the society for paper , kc . 70 W Q Balance due to Trea-¦ surer " . <* : ¦ -r . ' - . -13 8 1 , , . - . ¦ : -: r ' . ¦" ' , -: - •• - •? : r r . \ yj (/ jS 4 . ; 5 .: ; l Leaving ¦»< farowr of ; liji . ; r | ! - : society a balance of ; - 325 6 , 11
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Association of Unitarian Christians residing tot Gainsborough < md neighbouring places * : i Oh Wednesday , April 1 , 1818 , was held at Crainsborbugb , a meeting of ministers and other friends of ike Unitarian cau » c , residing chiefly in the northern parts of Lincolnshire and the adjoining part * of Yorkshire * In the raorninff , Mr . John Gaskejl , pastor of the UnUarmn Churchei at Thome and Stainforth , delivered a very interesting dijicpiirse on the importaijce of the friends ofN Christian truth , associaCinir
to carry on the Hefdrcoation from the errors and impositions of the . Apostate CKurch , which , havinjr begun in the days ofXiitber and his contemporaries , is bow evidently proceedi ng with ^ p *\ smi * & tore * j" afid anticipating the time when the finale , intelli gr ible doctrjne * , and uno * teutatio . i 3 Jwm fe ? ^ Jwwiv ( &jS
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), April 2, 1818, page 280, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2475/page/56/
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