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London, England, 1824-10-11 00:00:00

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"he our. grid page, teseligue given an Ls:tract from the Antra
" Report of t 1 r County of Leicester ..Yociety ftr Promoting
" Chrigian Knowleago. • We are persuaded 41:4 TIM 4-
, `.` jocls rir ICV INSTITUTION ,Ifere better •ittrenonOta
" would meet with. Mc support it ju4llll merits :—lt projtss4
" not only talcerp•aliV4 thaikirneof rekeion wher4 it has been
" already kindled,, kul to spread "the &hi of :ma av2id these
" that are inulter darkness, as warts for theerpiriruet ad;
' " waren:cutof our indigent bregiress rto hOnte. oangra,
" Watt: Pioests at large upon the increasing prosper:l4l.ol
" this Institution, which has in some measure cosstetrattot,
" the wickettaud mischievous designs tf those who are foisting
" to degrade the Chum), Establishment, and overthrow Me
" Altar."--(Enreon of. the Leicester Journal.)
EiTItACT FROM TtIE FOURTH REPOJIT OF TJIC
COUNTY OP LiTCESTER. SOCAt
For Protruding Christian .Inturvletlge;. and the •Soeitty fbr the
Prqpagation ofthe Gospel in Foreign Part.i..—S*4, 28, 1824.
If in a Society, the operations or which are so unostetua,
tiouee little of novelty can be' expected," fel it is gratifying to
observe that it is pursuing 'the'notseleete tenor of Ile -course with
unabating success ; that stream of this ,Charity afivaticing
With so augmenting a Hood, as it is hoped, will fill every.cottege
in the Empire with the waters of life. • -
It. has ever been-cheracteristic of a Protestant people to be
zealous in diffusing the word of God through all classes of the
cY mnsunity. When the Reformation was completed, which was
effected by the unparalleled perseyerance and Sealed by the
blood of the martyred fathers of our church, the dawning of is
new day rose upon this empire, the cheering; beams of which,
• whilst they enlightened. the palace of the Prince; penetrated to
the humbleet cottag e. of his subsect. Purged from the errors
of superstition:our Protestant -church no longer sought- to owe
the veneration of its disciples to their Ignorance, but challenged
their closest inspection into the truth anti banhty of ihepropor-
, thins. Conscious of the reality of Its apostolical ehtiracter, the
fathers Of our national church •'came to the light that their deede
Might be male manifest, that they were wrought. in God," and
laboured to confer on all men the benefit of that knoWledge,
e‘. which makes wise unto salvation." This was the'spirit
which drew so broad it line of distinction between our Proles-
: tentforefathers and the ministers of that sanctuary, which was
avtifitywn, by their heaven.inspireel zeal. It is this self same
,it fete which has actuated their worthiest suceeseoreeb the •pre-
toeneday ; and it is the spirit, which should be most assiduously
cultivated by those: who are now the reeireeentatlies in thd
church of the venerable body of Reformers ;:which leads
tee to comprehend at once the rust importuece of this Institite
tion, the high object of which is to spread the knowledge of the
Gospel, through all lands, and which wilt imprese us with a •
convietion of the Morel necessity that is laid upon us to advance
its interests by that unwearied exertion in its service ; convieeed
that hr proportion as the Holy Scriptures arc read and under-
stood the moral interests-of the commonwealth will he promote
ed, it is an object of the deepest anxiety to .this Society, that
the Seripteres should he-in the inuid4 of every individual, not -
ottliikt. theme reeilms, but in the whole world. Encouraged by
the infallible wont of prophecy to expect the' thew, when the
khouledge of Christ demos shall be spread abroad to the far
dlistant isles." The members of the Christian Knowledge So.:
cloy hails every event, which approximates that period to their
own clays ; they conecientiouoly dedicatet- mast their strenuous to his service, and to promote by every possible means
the d:ffusien of the sacred writings. • • • -
,This Society-has existed" more than a century, ot
years mote than sufficient to try the merits' of the Inetitution, .
amt to afibrd unimpeachable evidence of the successful result of
it 4; exertions. It challenges the Minutest inveetiefitiloh of its pro::
ceedinge front ifs earliestecotnmemeement, satisfied that milt a
scrutiny must tend to enroll' among its supporters every' liberal
andscand id inquirer. To its extutrple may be 'referral the'ort4in of
every other 'society for the distribution of the ,:icri:;tures: ;.very
sincere member of our National Church must therefore be fiaintl.
• among.itm advocates, and will enlist hienielf tinning its tnp-
'portere. ...I:alive co-operation in promoting the measures must
'be consantancous with the approbation of them, in a cause that
is recommended to the heart and understunding by Cie highest •
.moral anti scriptural itenctions.
`Timis Society, though refusing her benefiti •to none of the,
vitals .litnnan Mee, yet wisely directs her primary attention
witre her charity can appreciate the wants of the poor, where
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her discretion can apportion her benefits to their exigences, and
where her superintendence can watch the due appropriation of
Mehl. .

A considerable accession of meniberi to the 'Parent' Society
hay been obtained in Leicester and ifs neighbourhwid,
The accession to' the number of Subscribeis to the pi.strict
Fund is very considerable in the Dearer 's, tef flartr,e; 'toy 0)6
active exertions of the members of which Ilillesdon and its'
neighbourhood have been furnished. with an abundant Supply"
Hof the Scriptures mid of Scriptural Tracts fi•orn the depositaries:,
''at Kalwerth and Itillesdon. In the Deanery of i.tekley,• also;
;eon:skit:Table additions have been made to the District l'unds,'ln
,conitequenee of a circular by the Cdtomittee to be distributed
through the di,trict tier that purpose. •
Thoiollowing it the amount'. of •the circulation of the Ilitb-
lieviorta of the Society as procured by Member! either direct'
frau the Parent Society or from loeal Depoititorics : 4
• Bibles and 'Testaments - IM' "
Prayer-books anti Psalters -103 if •
Tracts
Your Committee cannot help calling the particulat tittentiori
of thiszneeting to' the great benefit whiCh would res'iiit, if the'
elergyv who.are, well-wishers to this Institution,' woUla AN.
N UAT.ET advocate its catise TN THEIR Plll.l'lTs, '1.61 'THAD
collections the proceeds of which might, agreeably to the stiles'of the Society, he laid out in books for the use Of their reaper=
tive parishes : by this means thr exertions ant! utility at rho'
Society- would he made- more extensively known; and not, as
44,present, its very existence, much less its benefits 'be hated
of in many parishes. Such.'li' practic4blo and gliectual
'mode.of acquainting every village throughout' the county kith.
its nature and excellence, enforced as it has been by the prict,ice'
.01 borne of the most efficient districts, would be productive of
the most•benclicial results.
It is the earnest 'desire of your Committee, that the 4.'i.oniteer-. ,
„salty Meetings of the Soilety may continue to be substantially
'useful, and that they may be more and more conducive to the .
Trot-notion of their rand object, the diflitsion of ( 'ita rse I Asr
Kalowi.znat., Tid3 can be effected only by the sincers„co-
operation of the nit mbers, in the ffirthcrance the ficat. •
or spreading abroad the knowledge of him, who is •• the was
i the truth, anti the life';" and the iittemionce of every intlivia
dual connected with the Society is ,earnestly &sits d on these
occasions, to give sanction to the proceedings of tile body,
be the tat ans of increasing the zeal, and encouraging the labours
of one of its nrcoilters. t •

spinning machinery, determined to make trial whether, he had,
Co' tAtons:tinliillist!wd.hol,7llllmiettd6ermoalnyllininepronfvernthene tsitil'ecot.etentdi.
the Management of his own mill or not,'engsged twelve wt avt,r
lads, who were,tittremely willing to enter his ernplbtlin pta4a
of the old hands • who are at, present standing :ouvapitst
the proposed new regulations of the masters. In cut wojen,e,
a rumour got abroad yesterday morning that the new
had commenced work in the mill in 'question, .although•noue
of them are as yet ,aettislly employed, but who will be kiwi
soon as the machinery is tit for working. t iiip,Aollected,
early in the morning, who surrounded the mill fa he purpose
of intimidating the• new workers. Hafinng atlength com 4
rnenced a,general attack on the • mill, al d broken .4 number
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-present and. future' protection: This excellent g 4.14
on his arrival, firmly, but mildly, warned' the pl.44"nte
iihnzerprAothcteit)yritartrtonyre uo:firse;bleb:cyanasnthindt
lotions:
Policeivo:;:6 ~tdxetntgult,);:sivaeariveicir:fttn)iiaLll.4tint.ii;uatiocivilhe.::..i.:
the crowd in a grtat measure shoal's afar
they,weteit.tca:ntddininsesst ntoigehotoperat 'f tint snefrvillieeestit'greurlqPullitreif4
—(Gicligoe Chronicle.) 1 t