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to the officers of the past year , and to the authoress of Nos . 58 and 60 , The Harvestman ' s Feast , and The History of JVilliam Rogers ; and the following gentlemen were elected into office for the year eusuing : Treasurer , James Esdaile , Esq . ; Secretary , Rev . S . Wood ; Committee , Revds . E . Chapman , J . C . Means , and J . S . Porter ; Messrs . Bailey , Clenn ell , Dixon , Fernie , Richmond , and Smallfield ; Auditors , Messrs J . Evans , J . Fisher , and S . Hart ; Collector , Mr . Wiche .
lu consequence , it is presumed , of the wetness of the evening , the attendance at the meeting was small ; but those who were present appeared to be thoroughly convinced of the utility of the objects for which the Society was instituted , and animated with a fervent desire that it
might be productive of still greater benefit than that which has yet been derived from it . The Secretary stated his belief that the affairs of the Society are now placed on such a footing that many inconveniences formerly experienced will in future be avoided ; and the Chairman , in conclusion , expressed the warm interest which he felt in the prosperity of an institution , of which he had himself been one of the founders , and mentioned it as not the least of the benefits which have
resulted from it , that it has induced individuals , especially ladies , to exercise themselves in literary composition , and to appear before the public in the character of authors . Mrs . Mary Hughes , he said , had frequently remarked to him that the Christian Tract Society had made her an authoress .
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Prize Tracts . —The two remaining premiums offered by the Committee of the British and Foreign Unitarian Association , viz . those for Tracts on the Evidences of Unitarian Christianity , adapted for circulation amongst Mohammedans , and amongst Jews , have been both adjudged to Miss H . Martineau , of Norwich , who gained the former prize for a Tract addressed to Roman
Catholics . Each of the prizes was awarded by a distinct set of judges , three in number , appointed for that especial purpose . We congratulate her on a result so honourable to her talents and acquirements , and to the spirit in which they are employed . The Tracts are to be translated into various languages , and their extensive circulation will greatly aid the operations of the Society .
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The Elections . The people have done their duty . The electors have acted the part of honest jurymen ; they have well and duly tried , and true deliverance made between our Sovereign Lord the King and the Borough mongers at the bar ; and the verdict of Guilty is about to be recorded by those who have been delegated for that especial purpose . It is scarcely a figure of speech to say that the Reform Bill is carried . The will of the nation has
been pronounced , plainly , firmly , irresistibly . A House of Commons has been returned , of which a large majority owe their election solely to their unconditional pledge to support the Bill ; they are delegated for that single and specific object ; and the hopes of the uation can only be disappointed by the foulest treachery , can only be deferred by the most reck - less infatuation . We apprehend neither the one nor the other . The Bill is
carried . And the means are worthy of the end . The people have shewn themselves deserving of their success . The elections have displayed a strength of public principle , the existence of which could wot
previously have beeu credited . Corrupt inducements have been resisted , and sacrifices have been made , and a singlehearted determination evinced throughout the country , which we reflect upon with complete satisfaction . Jt used to be said . " Let the electors reform them-
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Intelligence . —Prize Tracts . —The Elections . ' 431
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Ulster Tract Society . A Tract Society is in progress in Belfast , to be denominated " The Ulster Unitarian Christian Tract Society . " The object of this Society is , to maintain the sufficiency of scripture as a perfect rule of faith and practice , to vindicate the right of private judgment and free inquiry ou religious subjects , and to promote a knowledge of the genuine doctrine of Christianity , that to us " there is but one God , the Father . "
This much-wanted institution has the prospect of being well supported in town aud the surrounding country , and may be rendered very useful to the community . The humbler ranks are not able to provide large works , and many of those from whose circumstances and education better information might be expected , entertain the most erroneous ideas
regarding Unitarianism . They have never felt its loveliness , consistency , and power , and cannot be good judges of its value , either in health or in sickness .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), June 2, 1831, page 431, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2598/page/71/
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