The Sun.
London, England, 1844-01-06 00:00:00

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A T a MEETING held at LONDON HOUSE,
on Saturday, December 2, 1843, it was resolved to form
fll A SSOCIATION for PROMOTING the RELIEF of
DES TITUTION, and for IMPROVING the CONDITION
of th c POOR in the METROPOLIS, by MEANS of PA-
Roc Rim, r,nd DISTRICT VISITING : and after several
titers iediate meetings, it was resolved, on Saturd.ay, De-
s( ' T 16, to adopt ad circulate the following Aesdress and
Regul stioas :
Thr i object which this Association has in viewi. 9, not merely
to adn thsister immediate relief in cases of extr-sme destitution,
or of 1 ;•-:essing want, but to improve the soeisd, moral, and re-
ligions condition of the poor, by means which have been tried,
on ali mited scale, in certain districts, 'arscl which have beets *frees: iful in proportion to the comp'isiteness of the system
which has been put into operatiosi, at' d the care with which it
has be en worked. It is obvious, that, to dispense pecuniary re-
lief in liscrinainately, and witt-A ref,zrence solely to the apparent
(r act tial necessity of the e,ate, without inquiry as to the past,
zneasure of charity, and
or pro vision for the flit's', ~ is, to say the least of it, but a half
causes of distress, an has a tendency to generate or increase
the very evils which •st seeks to cure. An inquiry into the
recurl-ence, by infus d into the best means of preventing its
Indust ,in into those who labour under it sound
Principles of t'et" i, and forming them to habits of economy,
rY, and rots
rtertions of bent sight, is obviously necessary, to ensure to the
violence their proper results. Mere liberality
In almsgiving, 1- maccom anied by an endeavour to remove the
•abeuses of that r. restitution P which calls it forth, will not answer
TLeirvi!'er" tits of Christian charity.
Unlit] view tits
Coin-
if the subject plainly implies the necessity of
bodily
the rel. 1,
with the relief of
Want. a„ jg sits and moral instruction
the f 'o‘ i making the latter, as it were, a preparative for
of
thorrne,
And, therefore, although the primary.design
to t1:,1,‘" cation is, to furnish the meaiss of administer'. g
*.°4liree,i);'"! wine necessity of the poor, after due inquiry into the
aid its ''seetuf each-particular case, its ultimate object is, to
re.
'Want, t„ h'or'ng the moral causes which
create or aggravate
'put,
of encourage prudence, industry,
and cleanliness, as
!vite to
Christian duty, and to prmte kindly fee in„s
1.
'Y ilia d ose classes of society which Dare
kept so far asunder
be effect_ ifferene e of their worldly conditions. And this may
entreste
.441, it ;.s hoped, by a judicious distribution of the funds
InaY be ' tGtiAis Association, through which individual bounty
reetion aPPl:ted to the relief of distress without fear of misdi-
are at ~ ,;)r waste. A few only of those charitable persons, who
sick ;Li; i" times ready to give of their worldly substance to the
into Sa .1 needy, have either leisure to make personal inquiry
gat' on ch case which presents itself, or these habits of invest.i-
tries sc which are required for the detection of imposture.
.Dis-
fisiti Societies,
when conducted on right principles,
open ng
'fate a safe and ready channel for the distribution of pri-
gTh,rns.
• s description by
this A now given of the objects contemplated .
ni,ce,.. .sociation clearly marks out the propriety, or rather the
of 07 lity, of attempting their attainment through the agency
ahna, ,e Pan`chial Clergy. They are, in virtue of then office,
doub -ers, as well as instructors, of the people ; nor can it be
in
no wed, that the evils under which the poorest classes labour
by iS se .'..("fded citits and towns, have been greatly aggravated
ma,.
2. inade„„
s of our parochial system, with its existing
latiOl' nme
r'Yr' 'to
meet the wants of an overwhelming popu•
- . .wo things are necessary, in order to replace the social
!yestte in in P. healthy state ; a more direct and friendly intercourse
b__.? :re n the different classes of
,and the general incul-
catt Al of Christian principles. In the agency of the
5...10 rcr.
s is indispensable both cases
7:_f.,,„ , , and will be, under the Divine blessing,
.:: ;t7 sal to these ends, if means are supplied for carrying on the
_,Tt , which is now so immeasurably beyond their strength
sad
esources. An Association, which aims at the attainment
'-'„' r is object, may surely assert its claim uthe harity of
pon c .
'at n e whom Providence has entrusted with the means of doing
R° nd
and
God, in
is , who are,hound to use them for the glory of
s• pat Citing e, the temporal and eternal welfare of their fellow-
'natures.
A Asoc,

-
-CIATION for PROMOTING
he DESTITUTION in the METROPOLIS, RELIEF of
OLIS, and for
ALROPING the CONDITION of the POOR, by
I'ANS of PAROCHIAL and DISTRICT VISITING.
to ti-' Tit t object of this Association shall be to relieve Desti-
po,74. Mid to improve the condition of the Poor in the Metro.
p ;,s,,',h means of Parochial and District. Visiting, under the
84-2
,-....?tendence and direction of the Bishop and Clergy.
trig " The A..aociation shall consist of the general body of icon-
,,` 0 rtors .he Fund, the Bishop of London being I restt ent.
cou...t The obutsiness of the Association shall be conducted by a
ns 4 tmittee of Members belonging to the Church of England
n;. ''''' third to go out annually, but to be re-eligible ; the vaca
Cie, be filled up by election at the Annual Meeting.
of
the Committee shall have power to defray, from the funds
fs. , ~ association, such expenses as they shall deem essential
t."l ;:esheafteeent management of its concerns ;
.but. no par! of its
applied to the payment of District Agents or
all 1:111
4)l• The attendance of five members of the Committee
5. be he'eessary for the transaction of business. Pr
_s..Art Atorual Meeting of the Association shall he held—the
d_
ini j went in the chair—to receive the accounts of the prece
the 3;ee,,.'ke' t'' appoint auditors for the ensuing year, and to fill up
Thao—dUetes 1" this Committee.
ie so-
a fiznd for s i the
and maintain
peals to
tb . Committee shall be, to form . 1
he Purposes hereinafter specified, by occasional ap-
sue, , , .e public, to receive contributions, and to administer
eitinfto'erra o obtain from
ii.' +Vv., under the follo-,sio regulations :
Ttnotioitainm mediate
Ition concerning District Visiting. For this purpose, to
the parochial clergy, and to afford to them,
rae2t.r,
communication • • with the clergy of each
re, n such parish where a Visiting Society i's in operation, to
ge noestresults, . information respecting its working and
and the
eral condition of the poor.
3* Where
Visiting' • ty exists, but is confined in its
0., . a rsocie
a orations by want of funds, to render
assistance.
4• Where there is no Society, to submit a plan, with the offer
'l3f eff•
ective co-operation. 5. Ivi_
ion for t Disic i rsiting or lik., nere no provis
~,-4Y to ho made, the caseto tr
be submitted to theexists, Bishopseems.
'49 f nd shall be administered to o ice
b.. is deserving of relief
l'ithel, • •-• ' of religious persuasion.
1.
.....! dist:neti.an .
of, upon application from any incumbent, or from the curate
t,1:.1 non-residentgrant of incumbent, a money may be made,
-'
' in the relief of the destitute poor by means of
gilt . rnployecl
'''tetts district visiting.
the co eeli incumbent, or curate, shall specify in his
's application
he
Artsi,o,..,stitution of the District Visiting Society by whichc
.t.
tee.: ,I%tfl dispense the money granted to him by the ommt
.„41)41-„t.,°11 general objects to which it will be applied.
'11,441:,:',u, shall render periodically to the Committee an ac-
4. - tne aI I diture of the grant.
.._ , i, s. lia expen
71teuak; Rrants shall be made or
f one year only, but shall be
Lona. ."'e upon similar application, at the discretion of the
, .nitteo
.4 dir
care shall be
tlltar, tribUting the funds of the Association,. the e° t• to interfere with the legal administration of relief to
I root.,
latit, 43 'resolved to advertise the foregoing Address and Rcgu-
Ar 4 6' the ledin;,rLo„don journals.
her. C"-Initee was appointed with power to add to its num-
cor.,..,:tlfhe following noblemen and gentlemen have already
- The
to act on the Committee :
'rb,,„ LorhdelTs,lll)„lllSHOP of L')NDON, President.
:
'I "he Lord Howard'"eY' '`l• P. Philip Cazonove, Esq.
V; e
.Thselunnt camp(!en Rev. W. W. Champneys
'The Lord Dudley Stuart,Harry Chester, Esq.
e , ilev. Thomas Dale
Hon. 1N,,,.. tarosvenor, M.P. W. Clowes, E'cl•
Roo, V:: ~.,AshleY W. Cotton, Esq.
ifori, "*" 'ow per NI p A Cssrrie, Esq., 11. P.
Ind lt„ " • • Rai es
, Villiers •IL Montagu Rev. `William •
Dodsworth
Itiglit RQ„ ~
IG. Carr Glyn, Esq.
1L.,.P. --.
' E. GlaclEtone,V. Gregsen, E.g.
.siok .
J. G. H nare, E,q.
b. .tt. Ki,,..._.rd
.10,,,,
eel
u..al i.j. R. Kenyon, Es
k,eel Rev. Baptist W.lHenry I,: ingseote, Esq.
an. it,
'John Labouchere, Esq.
)ipr, 17. Justice Patteson IJ. G. Shaw Lefevre, Esq.
Rev k,r.. Justice Coleridge !Rev. H. H. Afilman.
Sip 14,7'''.1' R. Dukinfield, Bart. IW. Norris, Esq.
sir- alter R. Farquhar, BartiStafford H. Northcote, Esq.
, Robert H. Inglis, Bart.,lA. Robarts, Esq.
al ti
'Vet: •
Rev. W•
Short 03; Rey, the Dean
of Chi-I Edward. or Thnton, Esq.
Ter
Henry Tritton, Esq. itee: K. Burgess
Rev. J. Endell Tyler
TI.A. I. Campbe 1 Rey.
fora
tie„"6 Bankers of f.ondon are requested receive contribu-
elo the fund, and to place the same to the amount of the
I,ol'htg gentlemen, who have been appointed Trustees ..
eltbt H W E Clad tone Walter R.
1,4 g on. W. . , ,
ti .,
rilhar Bart Sir R. H. Inglia, Bart., 51. P., and Henry
411Iscote, Esq.

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