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interest . To give a * more perfect idea © € the Society , we stt&join € * ur fcw % and tve earnestly recommend the establishment of similar iusfcituticms , as by su ? ch means U mtwn&& sentmtems may be more extensively protufcilgatedy and the cause &i
truth a * id > vtetaae more generally pro « i © te * f We wocikl fwrtfeer ofcserve , that , shouM this eoMr » uiiteatiott lead to the establishnient of societies similar t 6 , and for the saaae purpose as oui > own , we shaft feel
great pksaswe hi excliaagmg eaeb other ' s publications , as we shall- thereby make our funds go further , smd produce additional benefit to each other withoat much additional expense .
Rules of the Old and New Meetmg Swn day-school Tract Society . 1 . That this Society be denominated the Old and New Meeting Sunday-school Tract Society . 2 . That the management of this Society
be vested m a Committee , consisting of thirteen Members , including the Secretary arid Treasurer , to be chosen annually by ballot : that five shall * constitute a quorum ; and that its meetings be open to any member who may wish to witness its proceedings .
3 . That this Committee shall meet on the first Tuesday in each month , at halfpast seven o ' clock , for the transaction of the regular business of the Society . 4 . That the Subscription shall be paid a quarter in advance ; that no member be allowed to subscribe less than one
penny per week , but to any amount above that sum the Subscriber may please . 5 . That a distribution of the Tracts be made quarterly , when each member will be allowed to claim to the amount of his subscription ; any Subscriber , however ,
shall be at liberty to defer his claim until the last distribution , previous to the annual meeting : it being understood , that should he not then make it , his portion of Tiacts shall be at the disposal of the Committee .
6 . That the Annual Meeting of the Subscribers shall be held on the first Tuesday in July , at the New-Meeting Schools , when the minutes of the past year shall be read , and officers for the
ensuing year chosen . Signed by order of the Committee , RICHARD TIMMINGS , Secretary . Birmingham ^ Sept . 7 , 1821 .
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The Epistle from the Yearly Meeting y held in London , by Adjournmentsy from the 23 d of the Fifth Month , to the 2 d of the Sixth Month , biclu-
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sme > . 1821 , * & * & e Quarterly and Monthly Meetings , km Great JBritam ± Irvlcmd , and elsewhere * Djear Friends *
In grateful acknowledgment to the Author of ail our mercies * we kribrra you , that He has condescended to grairt us the renewed evidence of his lovs 9 and to afford u& a continuance of that divine
regard which has been graciously extend- * ed in many former Yearly Meetings . Under its invigorating in $ uenee , we offer you our cordial salutation , deskmg that the gospel of ouoj Lord Jesus Christ may have free course among you .
The blessings ifchich the Christian dispensation places within the reach of the faithful and obetlieiit , even in this life ,, and the hope which it affords them in the prospect © f futurity , are strong incitements to religion and virtue . Buty
beloved friends , let us never fforget that the gift of eternal life will not be ours ,- unless we yield to the convictions of the Spirit of Christ in our hearts , surrender our wills to its guidance > and , hy thus walking in the light , come to know his blood to cleanse us from all sin .
To bear the cross * to be redeemed from the spirit and friead « hip of this world , are indispensably necessary in the Christian character . Be persuaded , then , we entreat you , to press after that holiness without which no man can see the LorcL
If this be the principal object of our laves ; if , by endeavouring day by day to fulfil the first and great commandmeat , our afifiections are turned to God ; then may we , in humble trust , commit ourselves
as into the hands of a faithful Creator ; then shall we be preserved from an inor ^ dinate pursuit of the things of this life ; we shall escape the many sorrows with which those pierce themselves through , who make haste to be rich . Such as have
but little outward substawce may enjoy it with cheerfulness and contentment ; and if , from circumstances not within their controul , reverses or disappointments occur to any , they will be prepared to meet their trials without self-condemnation .
If we are really concerned to k ) ok into our own hearts , if we do but enough bear in remembrance that our inmost thoughts are beheld by the all-penetrating eye of God , we shall be sensible that there ought to be no relaxation in the great duty oi watchfulness unto prayer . The frequent recurrence © # this conviction will be
highly beneficial . It will lead us to look to a higher power than our own faculties , to enable us to work out our salvation , or to aid in promoting the Lord ' s work on the earth . At ' the same time , an increase
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Sept. 2, 1821, page 565, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2504/page/61/
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