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    The Rev . W > Hincks . —* The circumstances under which I appear before you , render me little capable of expressing those sentiments by which I am almost overcome . I beg , however , to say that , though my humble

    endeavour in behalf of the Society this morning has received a notice far "' sffonger ^ iKalTir ^ HerTesTTneveTth ^ less accept it with the greatest pleasure and gratitude . My best services are always willingly bestowed on any object of this kind , and to receive the approbation of the persons that I see assembled round me , is the proudest reward to which I can aspire . In conclusion , lean only say that I shall be extremely happy to contribute in any way to the same object , and I again beg leave to express the gratification I feel . ' Mr . Bischoff moved the appointment of the officers and committee for the ensuing year—4 . ' That the following gentlemen be requested to undertake the duties of the undermentioned offices for the year ensuing , viz .:

    —' Thomas Hornby , Esq ., Treasurer ; the Rev . James Yates , Secretary ; the Rev . Edward Tagart , Secretary for the Foreign / Department ; the Rev . B , Mardon , Secretm * y for the Book and Tract Department ; Edgar Taylor , Esq ., Solicitor . Mr . J . H . Bidlake , Rev . E . Chapman , Mr . John , Fisher , Rev . W . J . Fox , Mr Richard Knight , Mr . Daniel Lister , Rev . Thomas Madge , Mr . W . O . Manning , Mr . J . T . Rutt , Mr . Richard Surridge , Mr . Edward Scott , Mr . John Taylor , Mr . Richard Taylor , Mr . E . F . Teschemacher , Mr . W . Wansey , Committee . Joseph Ferine , Esq ., Thomas Hardy , Esq ., Samuel Pett , Esq ., Auditors . '

    Mr . Christie .- — ' A motion has been put into my hands by the committee which I shall have much pleasure in submitting to the notice of the meeting , and I am sure that I need only read it to obtain universal approbation for it . It is as follows : — 5 . ' That this meeting * sensible of the great and increasing importance of this Association in reference to its extensive and varied efforts , both foreign and domestic , regret the constant limitation of these efforts by the

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    want of sufficient funds , arid earnestly recommend its zealous and united support to the professors of TJnitarianism throughout Great Britain and Ireland . 4 1 am confident that this resolution

    will meet with entire approbation ; and I trust that the meeting , and as many-friend ^~ to ~ the-cause ~ as-ma-y-sub sequently learn the contents of this motion by its being- printed , will come forward to the best of their ability in endeavouring to promote

    the prosperity of the funds of the society . When we consider what this Association was at its commencement , ( and I know something of that , having been one of the few that belong to it from the beginning , ) I think that we shall be able by tracing its

    twenty-year progress , to convince ourselves that no effort in the cause of liberty , morality , and truth , is ever finally lost . I the rather throw this out for the encouragement ol the younger part of this assembly ; and

    when I look to you , Sir , I look to a witness , who can confirm the truth of my assertion more than any man in England , and perhaps more than any man in the whole of Europe . When I consider the part that we have taken in all matters connected with

    real freedom—when I consider the extensive field of your exertions—the difficulty and opposition which you have had to encounter—the struggles you have made for the abolition of negro slavery—your successful exertions for the removal of those penalties which were denounced on us as Unitarians—your consistency in advocating the great cause of civil and religious liberty—I must say that I rejoice to speak in the presence of a man who can by his own examp (( F ~" testify the truth of that which I have " asserted . J need not remind you of the difficulties which presented themselves at the commencement of our institution ; but I may at all events congratulate you on its " success—a success exceedingly great , when we consider how wide and unbounded

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  • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), July 1, 1832, page 102, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1815/page/6/