The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-04-19 00:00:00

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but they were the par-
es who utterly repudiated it. If auy gentleman objected to
that society being called their daughter, she was their.sister
—a sisterthat they loved and prsyed for. He sail distinctly,
that if there was an objection to the peculiarity of their prac-
tice, then let such person subscribe to the other society ;
only, for God's sake, let no man be guilty of the hollow,
transparent, dissimulation of making the pec,uharities of one
society an excuse for helping neither. What was the posi-
tion of the society in Liverpool ? He found that Liver-
pool received £6OO a year from this society, and that
--20 ii in money. (Hear, hear.) He
nd openly-, that this ratio should be
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not only in these-cases, but in I
Worcestershire, and other popular counties
which ♦ve regret we have not room.
The Rev. ROBERT DAVIES said that at

hould confine himself merely to cordially sec

g the re-

solution ; which being put, was unanimously carried
The Rev. JOHN CORDEAUX (of St. Silas's) rose
the third resolution, and said that he should best

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led them to the
Lord for its future progress an,
tially a Church of England society in i
jects. It was s society which sougl,'
go from house to house ; to sprep"
and to induce those who seldom
go to the House of God. Let them but
towns, and they would find that tens of thousan,
the means of religious instruction, and had nn
eternal salvation. In the society, however, they h
if they had the heartfelt inclination, they had
the gospel of truth. Their efforts were not press
they had but, with uncompromising fidelity, I
that blessed gospel. It was deeply to be regret
the expenditure of the society exceeded its funds;
implored them not to let it be said of Liverpool that whilt
she received £6OO of the society's funds annually they onl)
sent £2OO to the general fund. He besought their
earnest prayers, so that a blessing might rest or
the future labours of the society, and that by that
blessing they might bring thousands from darkness and de•
lusion to the glorious light of redemption. Equally did he
implore them to cultivate personal religion ; for if they felt it:
benign influence themselves, they would be the better ena•
bled to appreciate its worth, and to dispense it to others
and their prayers would not, he trusted, be in vain. Ont
speaker had likened the society to a ship proceeding galiantlN
on her course, and such was his own attachment to the noble
vessel, that he was prepared to nail his colours to the mast,
(Cheers.) Some were invidious enough to frown upon her,
but she nevertheless proceeded bravely on her course •
bad been launched six years ago; her sails wer-
the breath of heaven, and be doubted not all present
fervently exclaim " God speed her :"
The Rev. Mr. NOLAN, in seconding the resolution,
that he would not trespass long on the attention of the t.
ing at that late hour. The resolution expressed an unah
attachment to the principles and objects of the society ;
they had much reason to be attached to it. There was
need of a rival society, for their society had passed the fit
ordeal, and had come out pure and unscathed by the flames
opposition. Ile passed a high and delicate compliment on' ti
bishop who was placed over them, and for whose long prese,
cation to them he sought their prayers. So long as they ket
within the pale of the church, so long would the fair portion
remain to the flock, and the refreshing waters of salvation flog
around them. Let them, therefore, pray to God, whose true
church it was; let them strive heart and hand to leaven tht
corrupted mass of humanity around them. Every Christian
however humble could forward the object in
could influence others by his eya---)

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