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THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE Baptist Jfttsstottarg g?octetg, Addressed to the General Meeting, H E L D A T EXETER HALL, THURSDAY, APRIL 30th, 1840. WITH A LIST OF CONTRIBUTIONS, AND OF THE STATIONS OF THE SOCIETY. BEING A CONTINUATION OF THE PERIODICAL ACCOUNTS Kilatibe to fl&e Sotietjj. PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE GENERAL MEETING. LONDON: PRINTED BY J. HAJDDON, CASTLE STREET, FINSBURY. RESOLUTIONS OP THE FORTY-EIGHTH GENERAL MEETING, HELD ON Thursday, April 30, 1840, at Exeter Hall. SIR CULLING EARDLEY SMITH, B a r t ., IN THE CHAIR. Moved by the Rev. F. A. Cox, D.D., LL.D., of Hackney; seconded by the Rev. T h o m a s W i n t e r , of Bristol: I. That the Report be adopted; and that the devout and grateful acknowledgments of this Meeting are due to the Spirit of all grace, for the gratifying measure of success with which the proceedings of the Society have been favoured during the past year. Moved by the Rev. J o h n L e if c h i l d , D.D., of Craven Chapel; seconded by the Rev. J o h n A l d is , of Maze Pond: II. That this Meeting rejoices in the recent increase to the number of missionaries in the East, and in the prospect of a still further addition; while it learns with deep regret that., the name of Christ is still dishonoured, and the progress of his Gospel impeded by the continued connexion of the British Government in India with the various abominations of heathen idolatry. Moved by the Rev. J. E . G il e s , of Leeds; seconded by the Rev. E u stac e C a r e y : III. That in adverting to the present condition of the large num bers connected with our churches in Jamaica, who have lately been 4 admitted to thé character and rights of British freemen, this Meeting recognizes, with cordial satisfaction and delight, their orderly habits, their desire for useful knowledge, their attachment to the worship of God, their zeal for the extension of the Gospel of Christ, and, above all, the continued blessing which attends the labours of our mis sionaries among them. While these circumstances, taken in con nexion with the enlargement of our Eastern Mission, call for a cor responding increase in the receipts of the Society, it is earnestly hoped, that general and strenuous efforts will be made to secure that increase, as well as to relieve the mission from the debt with which it is now encumbered. Moved by the Rev. A r c h ib a l d M a c l a y , M.A. of New York ; seconded by the Rev. T h o m as F o x N e w m a n , of Short- wood : IV- That the Treasurer, William Brodie Gurney, Esq., be requested to continue his services ; that the Rev John Dyer, and the Rev. Joseph Angus, M.A., be the Secretaries of the Society ; and the following Gentlemen the Committee, with power to fill up vacancies, for the year ensuing—(pp. 5 and 6). COMMITTEE AND OFFICERS OF THE SOCIETY, For 1840—41. treasurer, WILLIAM BRODIE GURNEY, E sq. Shwretartcs, R ev. JOHN DYER; R e v . JOSEPH ANGUS, M.A. ^uijttors, M e s s r s . CHARLES JONES, RICHARD CARTWRIGHT, a n d CHARLES BURLS. C entral (Committee, R e v . JOHN ALDIS London. Rev. THOMAS PRICE, D.D. London. C. E. BLRT, A. M. Bristol GEO. PRITCHARD Do. SAMUEL BRAWN Loughton. JAMES SPRIGG, A.M. Ipswich. WILLIAM BROCK Norwich. JOHN STATHAM Amersham. F. A. COX, D.D., LL.D. Hackney. EDWARD STEANE CamberwdL JOHN EDWARDS Clapham WILLIAM UPTON St. Albans. BENJAMIN GODWIN Oxford. M e s s k s . J. H. ALLEN Tulse HUl. WILLIAM GRAT Northampton G. F. ANGAS London. SAMUEL GREEN Walworth. AV. T. BEEBY Camberwell. WILLIAM GROSER London. W. COZENS Holloway. J. H. HINTON, M.A. Do. J. GUTTERIDGE Do. JAMES HOBY, D.D. Birmingham. JOHN PENNY London. W. H. MURCH, D.D. Stepney. C. J. TOSSWILL Do. ©entrai Committee, R e v . JAMES ACWORTH, A.M Leeds. CHARLES M. BIRRELL Liverpool. JOSEPH BURTON . Amer sham. T. S. CRISP . Bristol. JOHN CRAPS . Lincoln, J. M, CRAMP . St. Peer's. C. DANIEL . J. JORDAN DAVIES JAMES EDWARDS . CHARLES H. ELVEN . Bury. BENJAMIN EVANS . Scarborough. 6 R e v . JOHN FORD ' . Dublin. THOMAS FINCH . Harlow. JOHN EUSTACE GILES Leeds. WILLIAM HAWKINS, A.M , Derby. EDMUND HULL Watford. REYNOLD HOGG . Kinibolton. JOHN JACKSON . Bath. CHARLES LAROM . Sheffield. W. G. LEWIS . Chatham. JAMES LISTER Liverpool. JOHN LEECHMAN, A.M. Irvine, JAMES MILLARD . Lymington. THOMAS MORGAN . Birmingham. J. P. MURSELL Leicester. T. F. NEWMAN . Shortwood. SAMUEL NICHOLSON . Plymouth. JAMES PATERSON . Glasgow. RICHARD PENGILLY . Newcastle. JAMES PUNTIS . Norunch. ROBERT ROFF Cambridge. JOSHUA RUSSELL . Melksham. CHARLES ROOM . Portsea. GEORGE SAMPLE Newcastle. JOSEPH SPASHATT . Redruth. D. RHYS STEPHEN . Swansea. THOMAS SWAN . Birmingham. THOMAS THOMAS . Pontypool. FREDRICK TRESTRAIL . Newjtort. I. W. THOMAS WINTER . Bristol. WILLIAM YATES . Stroud. M e s s b s . PAUL ANSTIE . Devizes. W. P. BARTLETT . London. THOMAS BICKHAM late o f Tottenham. THOMAS BLYTH . Langham. GEORGE CAVE . Piddington. JOHN FOSTER . Biggleswade. R. FOSTER, J e n . Cambridge. JOSEPH FLETCHER . Tottenham. J. C. GOTCH . Kettering. RICHARD HARWOOD . Worcester. THOMAS HOPKINS . Cardiff. CHRISTOPHER H. JONES . Liverpool. M. ILLINGWORTH . Bradford. W. D. HORSEY . Wellington. HENRY KELSALL . Rochdale. ROBERT KETTLE . Glasgow. JOSEPH LEESE . Manchester. ROBERT LEONARD . Bristol. JAMES LOMAX . Nottingham. DAVID M‘ALLAN . Aberdeen, ANDREW MEGGETT . Edinburgh. T. D. PAUL .... St. Ives. WILLIAM POLLARD . Ipswich. WILLIAM PRANCE . Plymouth. J. L. PHILLIPS . Melksham. WILLIAM REES . Haverfordwest. C. ROBSON . Berwick. ■ JOSHUA SING . Bridgenorth. GEORGE STEVENSON . Taunton. W. TETLEY . Ashe Lodge, Thirsk. J. M. THOMAS . Cardigan. LINDSEY WINTERBOTHAM Tewkesbury. JAMES WHITEHORNE . Bristol. illatt of tf>e Sotietg. I. The name by which the Society has been and still is designated, is, “ The Particular Baptist Society for propagating the Gospel among the Heathen or, “ The Baptist Missionary Society.” II. The great object of this Society is the diffusion of the knowledge of the religion of Jesus Christ through the heathen world, by means of the preaching of the Gospel, the translation and publication of the Holy Scriptures, and the establishment of Schools. III. All persons subscribing 10s. 6d. per annum, donors of £10 or upwards, and Ministers making annual collections on behalf of the Society, are considered as Members thereof. IV. A General Meeting of the Society shall be annually held; at which the Committee and Officers shall be chosen for the year ensuing, the Auditors of Accounts appointed, and any other business pertaining to the Society transacted. V. A General Committee, consisting of not more than one hundred Members, shall be appointed for the purpose of circulating Missionary Intelligence, and promoting the interests of the Society in their respective neighbourhoods; ninth-tenths of whom shall be eligible for re-election for the ensuing year. V I. A Central Committee shall be formed out of the General Com mittee, more immediately to conduct the affairs of the Society : which Committee shall meet monthly, in London, on a fixed day, for the dispatch of business. VII. Besides the Treasurer and Secretaries of the Society, who shall be considered Members, ex officio, the Central Committee shall consist of twenty-jive persons ; of whom sixteen shall be resident in London, or its immediate vicinity, and nine in the country ; five members to be deemed a quorum. The Committee to be empowered to fill up, pro tempore, any vacancies from death or resignation. VIII. All Members of the General Committee shall be entitled to attend and vote at the meetings of the Central Committee, and, when ever the attendance of any A ember or Members shall be particularly desirable, the Central Committee shall be empowered to request such attendance ; in which case, the Member or Members so invited shall be considered as part of the quorum. IX. All moneys received on behalf of the Society shall be lodged in the hands of the Treasurer; and, when the amount shall exceed £300, it shall be invested in the public funds, in the names of four Trustees to be chosen by the Society, until required for the use of the Mission. .•fForttt of Bequest. 1 give out of my moneys, or personal estate, unto the Treasurer or Treasurers, fo r the time being, of the Baptist Missionary Society, the sum of fo r the use of such Society. And I declare that the Receipt of such Treasurer or Treasurers shall be a sufficient discharge fo r the same. *** Those friends who wish to promote the Translation of the Scriptures, or the extension of Native Schools may, by distinctly stating their desire, effectually secure the application of their contributions or bequests to that specific object. All persons who may have bequeathed to the Baptist Missionary Society, Legacies, payable out of the late five per cent. Bank annuities, are hereby respectfully requested to provide a substitute in their Wills, or by Codicils thereto, out of some other part of their Personal Estate. And, further, that, in all bequests of Stock, there be superadded, in case there shall not be any or sufficient money in the Stock named in the Will or Codicil to pay the said Legacy, that the same be paid out of the residue of the Testator’s Personal Estate. By the New Act with respect to Wills, which came into force on the first day o f January, 1838, it is required that all Wills shall be in writing, shall be signed at the foot or end thereof, by the testator, or by some other person in his presence, and by his direction—and that such signature shall be made or acknowledged by the testator in the presence of at least two witnesses present at the same time, who shall attest and subscribe the Will in the testator’s presence.