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London, England, 1844-01-09 00:00:00

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T a MEETING held at LONDON HOUSE,
A on Saturday, December 2, 1843, it was resolved to form
an ASSOCIATION for PROMOTING the RELIEF of
DESTITUTION, and for IMPROVING the CONDITION
tf the POOR in the METROPOLIS, by MEANS f P
40CHIAL and DISTRICT VISITING : and after several
intermediate meetings, it was resolved, on Saturday, V e
ite
,eeralaber 16, to adopt and circulate the following Address and
Rations The object which this Association has in viewi s, not merely.
11to administer immediate relief in cases of extreme destaittludtireen.,
.r of pressing want, but to improve the social, moral,
igious condition of the poor, by means which have been tbriedn,
cal a limited scale, in certain districts, and which have
tee setcessful in proportion to the completeness of the sys em
:_hie.ll hai been put into operation, and the care with which it
'is been worked It is obvious that to dispense pecuniary re-
lief indiscriminately and with reference solely to the apparent
°I. actual necessity of the case, without inquiry as to the past,
tor provision for the future, is, to say the least of it, but a half
easure of charity, and has a tendency to generate or increase
e very evils which it seeks to cure. An inquiry into the
e4t4eB of distress, and into the best means of preventing its
tecurre
br; nee, by infusing into tho.se who labour under it sound
rinciples of action, and forming them to habits o economy,
-4"narY, and fore-ight i • obviously necessary, to ensure. to the
inte.i_osns. of benevolence their proper results. Mere liberality
ea:ial giving, unaccompanied by an endeavour to remove the
the ins of that destitution which calls it forth, will not ansuer
requirements of Christian charity.
ihi •
net s slew of the subject plainly implies the necessity of com-
ng religious and moral instruction with the relief ef.bceiily
the
and of making the latter, as it were, of former. a preparative . for
And, therefore, although the primary design
!,1 the Association-is, to furnish the means of administernig
._,!) the extreme necessity of the poor, after due inquiry into the
'olir,catastanees of each particular case, its ultimate object is,
pintau
to the moral causes which create or aggravate
partotforp.nconrage prudence, industry, and cleanliness, as
twe lonristian duty, and to promote kindly feelings be-
t the those classes of society which are kept so far asunder
be
the
difference of their worldly conditions. And this may
ue effected, it is hoped, by a judicious distribution of the funds
eatrusted to this Association, through which individual bounty
Ina•
reeYiob eat PPI led to the relief of distress without fear of misdi-
ate "oe waste. A few only of those charitable persons, sickwhe-
at all times ready to give of their worldly substance to the
ilat "deneedY, have either leisure to make personal inquiry
gallon ca e),
Which presents itself,- or these habits of invests-
tri , ,a'hich are required for the detection of imposture..
.Dis-
°Peen V 'Sitiftg Societies, when conducted on right principles,
eme
alanlssa.e and ready channel for the distribution of pri
thishe„eriPtion sow given of the objects contemplated by
bloiter:etei_lsAsjtspy'ea,crtoatoefhiaoitnatieemle.ratrr.ly, marks out the propriety, er rather the
ignyg.
T theirb eay t taarien, mienn tv through
nf
tthei n
ffi agencyee,
delete?, as well as instructors, of the people ; nor can it be
lo,xle, , that the evils under which the poorest classes labour
b-three.elvded cities and towns, have been greatly aggraaggravatedsae etehliaadequacy of our parochial system, with its existing4tion."7' to meet the wants of an overwhelming popu•
rem i Two things are e:ecessnarrey, in order to replace the social
drect and friendly intercourse
eatioo tti.,se differle:ttatclas; saesmof society, and the general incul-
oCleet Ts ‘,inhdriisspetiannsalriincnipnlaes In both cases the agency of the
, Will be, under the Divine blessing,
srerk,
1,:9 these ends if means are supplied for carrying on the
and retensieh il now 'so immeasurably beyond their st.rength
of th,s
0e...,e,..
' An Association, which aims at the attainment
those ,hject, may
surely assert its claim upon the charity. of
geoen°M Providence has entrusted with the means of doing
Pretootaine" who are beund to use them for the glory of. God,ll in
creeture7 the temporal and eternal welfare of their fe ow-
ASsoci A
~,,
I)ES "11°N for PROMOTING the RELIEF of
e,..TITUTION in the METROPOLIS, and for
aPROVING the CONDITION of the POOR, by
"QiANS of PAROCHIAL and DISTRICT VISITING.
I The object of this Association shall be to relieve Desti-
plaotiliosoand to improve the condition of the Poor in the Metro-
see4. by means of Parochial and District Visiting, under the
inhteendence and direction of the Bishop arid Clergy.
se./-atT Association shall consist of the general body of con-
''''.O. ors to the Fund, the Bishop of London being President.
0111 The business of the Association shall be conducted by a
e':....e.altttee of Members belonging to the Church of England ;
,i_ ?tol
bed to go out annually, but to be re-eligible ; the vacan-
r4s.lT filled up by election at the Annual Meeting. of the .ne Committee shall have power to defray, from the funds
florittiht:sassociation, such expenses as they shall deem essential
itltdseslrent management of its concerns ; but no part of its
be applied to the payment of District Agents or
etiii:
.•neeleshsearayttfennrdtabnecternontsafievtiennmnemf
bbnesrisneosfs.the Committee
lereeelen Aanual Meeting of the Association shall be held—the
ing 'NI nt in the chair—to receive the accounts of the preeed-
athr,,yreleadr,utteielapopfotihnet auditors for the ensuing year, and to fill up
preced-
e in this Committee.
'Lod for ,i.Committee shall be,
Peals to ie purposes hereinafter spec.i , fitendfobrymeacncadsmionaainitaapin-
seee .11 the pnblic, to receive contributions, and to adminieter
~ l_nd under the following regulations t—
itifi.,_ To obtain from the parochial clergy, end toafford to them,
enter
concern4..ep* tr:ct Visiting. For this purpose, to
Inet; kit° immediate communicationts with the clergy of each
101itan parish.
teitesit° ?uch parish where a Visiting Society is in operation, to
general it for.mation respecting its working and results, and the
a.cone dnion of the poor.
013,rat7 re a Visiting Society exists, but is confined in its
4.
.2!ls by want of funds, to render assistance. . _
__
of
....:vetlivere there is no Society, to submit a plan, with the offer
~,! e co-operation.
lilio " here ne prevision for District Visiting exists, or seems
to he made, the case to be submitted to the Bishop.
we„ glen fund shall be administered to objects deserving of relief
7.0,1 distinction of religious persuasion.
ei ot uPon application from any incumbent, or from the curate
to e
eY on incumbent, a grant of mosey may be made,
Nr,ernple)ed in the relief of the destitute poor by means of
...I:uitous district visiting.
the
Such incumbent, or curate, shall specify in his application
t).7 onstitution of the District Visiting Society by which he
e`.°Poases to dispense the money granted to him by the Commit-
'' nd the general objects to which it will be applied.
eit)_ And shall render periodically to the Committee AD ae-
'Mt of the actual expenditure of the grant.
4_; All grants shall be made for one year only, but shall be
able upon similar application, at the
Committee. discretion of the
, .k
r 1: distributieg the funds of the Association, care shall
be
~ti noornot to interfere with the legal administration of relief to
tne .
i
lathJ was resolved
to advertise the foregoing Address and Regu-
rs in the leading London journals-
tt
l')--r Committee was appointed, with power to add to its re.m-
-i; The following noblemen an( gentlemen have already
ser,ted to act on the Committee :
Th_ The LORD BISHOP of LONDON, President.
The Lord Ashley, M.P. ,Philip Cazenove, Esq.
V' Lord Lord Howard Rev. W. W. Champneys
illintnit Campden Harry, Chester, Esq.
Nonti,haven.Liiwiloi:runlddl.lAudshleleyyStuart Rev. Thomas Dale
Lord R. Grosvenor, M.P. W. Clowes, Esq.
IW. Cotton, Esq._
leen: "nl• Cowper, M.P. 'Raikes Cerrie, Esq., M.P.
Rev. H. Montagu Rev. William Dodsworth
Right Villiers
;G. Carr Glyn, Esq.
ill!". W. E. Gladstone, W. 3regsen, Esq.
N 0
IJ. G. Hoare, Esq.
lion: it• Xinnaird J. R. Kenyon, Esq.
Nand Rev. Baptist W., Henry Kingscote, Esq.
H„1
!John Labouchere, Esq.
:ion, M. Justice Patteson J. G. Shaw Lefevre, Esq.
e?...2o:l.tre.J'utstice Coleridge Rev. H. H. Milman.
ii.A,:t.::breirlt.lTD.ukinfield, Bart. IW. Norris, Esq.
Farquhar, Bart. Stafford H. Northcote, Esq.
Inglis, Bart.,lA. Roberts, Esq.
Vere. te•
W. Short
t}; s!. the Dean of Chi-l Edward Thornton, Esq.
It v ester
Henry Tritton, Esq.
ite%-. R. Burgess
,Rev. J. Endeil Tyler
TOOL Campbe 1 • Rev. Ward. tieo, a, Bankers of London are requested to receive contribu-
-140,4(° the fund, and to place the same to the account of the
Ile ill'itigentlernen, who have been appointed Trustees :
rareoe_gnt Ron. Gladstone, M.P., Sir Walter R.
kitL"ar, art., SR. H. Inglis, Bart., ALP., and Henry
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Nottingham, 28th Aug., 1841.
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Poveign Snuff and Cigar 'Merchant, Nottingham.
. , To Mr. W. Grimstone
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r.S . '841• ANNIS ZENIA
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