Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-04-22 00:00:00

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decessors not so very unwisely—not to say so wicke otl
stood upon their supposed rights of property fifty oTnic $
years ago: But the field of sanitary reform Wa3A °deatbf
section of the field they now occupied. Disease and an
bad asthey were, were not the worst of the evils of hum, oi
There was much also to be done for the improvement
boA
elevation of life while they had it. They bad to lear,neffec,
to live better, as well as longer—to make better, /of,' to
tive and more elevated use of their powers, as /ell
the/
lengthen the lease by which they held them. And here the/
had to remember that they occupied, as a eoutinnencluV.
position not only prominent in the world, hut ,Piartaid
With the honour of holding the first seaport, an "red, it
the greatest mercantile community, simply so coonalareding
the world, they had also the responsibility of au° T, thal
well-known and widely-followed example for others- ;164
streets and markets, on their Exchange, and in their co
rio
houses and shops, more thousands of active and enterPoridto
men were now receiving instruction in the practical coo
of life—having, in some degree, the limits of their ka° 50,
fixed and their moral habits formed—than were line
taught at one time, andOn one spot, since the fltrert, Rbof
-
history was written. And these men carried elsew,' fo cej
they learned amongst us ; and in proportion to th° v
their natural character made it the object of irvitato.ll4" otol
were also a shifting—an eminently shifting and ‘l.l2,l*,acticv
population ;- and whatever was the standard 0, cobo
obedience to the Divine laws prevalent among talentw- else'
likely, nay sure, to be, through ns, widely prthe dutief,
where. What, then,. was the position, and what the°
of those, who, for, the time being, by their wel",—,:bilitif
personal influence, their knowledge,. or their ineatnii, col(had, or might have, the guidance of the 600,000 56iiid not
congregated' on the banks of the Mersey ?
their Theldla 11°1
yet, perhapei.very completely see what. But that p
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exonerate them from the performance' of their dutf•tios
it was the prime object of the labours- of that asaciciearad
provide means by which the duty might be both f.
and performed. For they could not search out the
moral being without even thereby. doing r,src'd. or
could not obey those laws without knowing then:' 0111
'regard them without suffering ; all their labours, teerso
directly to afford the best potsfble exercise for the 11,1Cualle6
all, whether derived from wealth, from personal nth
from knowledge, from mentatability, or from leistit"..bic.ll
best and highest exercise for the human faculties °ld tOt
they were capable,—he hoped, and very firmly trusteooo
the committee would continue to receive not only thet`sad
wishes and occasional aid, but the hearty, onstirt:oitg
effectual co-operation of a- very large and rapidly
inc-
section of the community.. (Applause.)- ,„
Professor Griffiths seconded the resolution, and st!'',.iiieg
that a meeting-should be held for the purpose of Po. flec
opportunity to-those who might have suggestions tOto -
Mr: Danson- announced that the next meeting -
held early in July. the,
A vote of thanks to the chairman concluded
ceedings.