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    IISTTELLIGENGE.

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    Christian Tract Society . Thb Anniversary of this Society was bokkm at the Old London Tavern , on M arch 6 th ; Jambs Esi > aile , Esq ., in the Chair . The Treasurer read his report , from which it appeared that there was a balance iu his hands of £ 52 . 16 s . 2 d . ; but the Society was stated to be indebted to its stationers and binder , £ 76 . 10 , ? . Od .

    The Committee ' s report was then read The arrangements for a medal to be presented to the Author of the best Tract , in each year , which had been referred to the Committee , were briefly noticed ; Mr . Parkes , who had generously offered the dies aud the medaly being prepared to lay the medal before the Meeting . When the report was finished , Mr . Pai-kes laid on the table two- medals , one of Silver

    and the other of Rrcmze , leaving the Society to make its election . That of Silver was accepted . The appointment of a Collector , which had also been referred to the Committee , was next adverted to ; Mr , Titford , whom the Committee had re ^ appointed , having

    a few months since resigned his office ir \ consequence of his intention of going to Jamaica . A gentleman was known to the Committee who was willing to accept the office ; but as the collectors }} ip to the Unitarian Society , Unitarian Fund , and Unitarian Association was also vacant , the Committee did not recommend the

    Society to proceed to that gentleman ' s election ; it being thought desirable that the four societies should avail themselves of the services of one Collector . The appointment was therefore again referred to the Committee , who will doubtlew give the subscribers the earliest possible notice of their having found a gentleman to nil tho office .

    Some of the Tracts . sent to Piedmont "i 1820 , were reported to Lave been translated by tho pastor Get / met , who s P * aks of them hi terms of high com"wndatioo . From tho Moravian Tract ™ ciety at Zeist , near Utrecht , some of Uuiir publications had been received in

    ; jet um for a set of thane of tho ChriHtian * ac 4 : Society ; but as yet the Committee ^ re not prepaid io make a report of J" « w contents . To France another net na been sent ; but it was feared that Die j ^ cjft t r ^ t * lctlons Jaid on the press in ^ t country might operate agadust their "Nation . ' ' . F during the year the Committee have

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    published three near Tfcacts— " The Father ' s Treatment of the Loet Sou on his Return , " by Mr . fVrigJit ; and " Family Dialogues , or Sunday well spent / ' and M The Oood Grandmother , or a Visit tQ my Uncle ' s /* by Mra . Hughes . Of each

    of these 2 € 00 copies haVe been printetl and eight of the former Tracts have been reprinted ; making in the whole 22 , 000 . The total of the Tracts published by the Society from its formation was stated to be 317 , 000 , of which 278 , 000 have been sent from its store .

    The Society ' s property was reported to be as follows : Due from Booksellers , " 1 Country Societies , &c . > £ XQ 5 18 6 on sale or return - 3 Estimated value of the ? O 4- 1 £ . ^ Stock on hand - - £ 245 16 6 In the hands of the Treasurer 52 16 2 404 11 2 Due from the Society to > ~ , « Stationers , &c . - - $ / b lo v Balance of the Society ' s } / T x , ^ f ~ Property - - - - > £ 329 1 2

    The Report concluded with the gratifying announcement , that the Rev , Jambs Yates , of Birmingham , had kindly consented to become the Society ' s Agextf for the Midland Counties , and that , with his permission , the Committee had sent down 50 sets of the Tracts , as Mr . Yates aa- » ricinated a considerable increase of

    Subscribers . Sunday-school and Fellowship Fund Societies becoming Subscribers ta the Midland or Northern counties , wDl thus be enabled to procure the Society ' s Tracts at a comparatively trifling expense for carriage . Mr . Yates has engaged to receive the names of Subscribers and to forward their allotments .

    The following gentlemen were electee ! into office for the ensuing year : James Ksdaij . k , Esq . Treasurer , Mr . Ci : oru ; i : SMALiJiKtD , Secretary . * , . . . . ^— , ¥ _—* Thin office was accepted cocuditKraally ,

    Mr . S . stating that he was unable to devote to it the time which the interests of the Society required . The Committee are pledged to endeavour to find a successor .

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  • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), March 2, 1822, page 189, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2510/page/61/