//£ xj THE EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT / OF THE HIBERNIAN SOCIETY, FOR ESTABLISHING SCHOOLS, AND CIRCULATING THE HOLY SCRIPTU RES IN irelJwbs INSTITUTED IN THE YEAR 1806; WITH INTERESTING EXTRACTS OF CORRESPONDENCE. LONDON: PRINTED FOR THE SOCIETY, By J. Tilling, Grosvenor-row , Chelsea; SOLD BY J. HATCHARD, 190, PICCADILLY; T. HAMILTON, 33, PATERNOSTEIl-ROWJ OLIPHANT, WAUGH, AND INNES, HUNTER'S SQUARE, EDINBURGH; AND BY ALL OTHER BOOKSELLERS. 1814. FORM OF A BEQUEST TO THE SOCIETY. I GIVE unto the Treasurer of " The Hibernian Society " formed in London in the Year 1806, the sum of Pounds sterling, to be paid out of such part only of my personal Estate as shall not consist of Chattels real, for the purposes of the said Society, and for which the receipt of such Treasurer shall be a sufficient discharge. mortgage of lands or tenements, or to be laid out in lands or tenements, are void; but money or stock may be given by will, if not directed to be laid out in land. THE PLAN i. That the designation of this Society be " THE HIBERNIAN SOCIETY," for establishing Schools, and circulating the Holy Scriptures in Ireland. II. Each Subscriber of One Guinea annually, shall be a Member. III. Each Subscriber of Ten Guineas, shall be a Member for life. IV. Each Subscriber of Five Guineas annually, or of Twenty Guineas at one time, shall be entitled to attend and vote at all the Meetings of the Committee. V. An Executor paying a Bequest of Fifty Pounds, shall be a Member for life. VI. A Committee shall be annually appointed, consisting of Twenty-four Laymen, resident in or near London. Three-fourths of those who shall have most frequently attended, shall be eligible for re-election the ensuing year. The Committee shall conduct the business of the Society, and appoint all Officers except the Treasurer. a2 VII. Every Clergyman or Dissenting Minister, who is a Member of the Society, shall be entitled to attend and vote at all the Meetings of the Committee. VIII. The Annual Meeting of the Society shall be held on the Friday next after the Second Wednesday in May, when the Treasurer and Committee shall be chosen, the accounts presented, and the proceedings of the foregoing year reported. COMMITTEE OF THE HIBERNIAN SOCIETY, FOR THE YEAR 1814. SAMUEL MILLS, Esq. Finsbury Place, London, Treasurer. Messrs. William Blair. Joseph Bunnell. David Cook. Samuel Davenport. Thomas Dornford. C. S. Dudley. John Fletcher. Michael Gibbs. Joseph Hardcastle. J. Hardcastle, jun. Thomas Hayter. Charles Holehouse. Messrs. Samuel Legg. Benjamin Neale. Thomas Pellatt. Thomas Preston. James Pritt. Joseph Reyner. Samuel Robinson. William Shrubsoll Robert Steven. Joseph Tarn. Richard Tucker, Thomas Walker. Subscriptions and Donations for the above Institution are received by the Treasurer; by Messrs. Hankey and Co. Fenchurch-street ; by Mr. John Hatchard, 190, Piccadilly; by Mr. Thomas Hamilton, 33, Paternoster-row; and by Mr. John Neale, Assistant-Secretary and Collector, 21, Rosoman-street, Clerkenwell. EIGHTH REPORT COMMITTEE HIBERNIAN SOCIETY. It is a recollection which ought to excite regret, that, during the past ages of Christianity, unnumbered millions of immortal minds have come into existence, lived in a state of consummate ignorance, as to the chief end of their being, and passed into the eternal world, without having been shewn, by any of their fellow-men, the true way of salvation ! During the last century, a degree of sympathy on this melancholy subject was excited, and some exertions were made. These, though highly laud- able in themselves, were, till of late years, by far too partial and confined. It was reserved for our times, and the times that will succeed us, that the waters of religious and moral instruction should flow as rivers in the wil- derness, and as streams in the desert — that the way of the Lord should be made plain — that the glory of the A3 6 EIGHTH REPORT. [1814. Lord should be revealed — and that endeavours, on a com- prehensive scale, should be made, that " all flesh should see it together." The Christian's perspective has, of late years, been much improved. The party colouring, which formerly rendered his view indistinct, is almost absorbed, and the field of vision is also vastly enlarged. Christians of every name have begun to feel it their duty, and to find it their pleasure, not only to relieve, as they have opportunity and ability, the distress they meet with at their own doors; but to enlarge the sphere of their benefi- cence, assigning it no limits but the boundaries of the world. It is now a subject of notoriety, that the field, in which Christians ought to have long ago more adequately labored, is immensely large, and that many parts of it, even at this late period of the world, continue unculti- vated, and therefore unfruitful. Some portions of it are still covered with " the dens of every species of ravenous beasts — the cages of every kind of unclean birds" — the habitations of paganism and cruelty ! The mind of every liberal Christian will survey this field in the length and in the breadth of it; and that his charity may be diffusive, he will not only aid the endea- vours which are made to set up altars to the true God, in countries very remote from England, but will feel it to be an imperious duty to give his personal, or at least his pecuniary assistance, for the culture of a district that is nearer home. Our own country is a garden, which the Lord's right hand hath planted — which he daily waters — and wherein he is, and will be glorified; but on the very borders of it, we see a comparatively uncultivated district, overgrown with briers and thorns. A narrow channel only divides 1814.] EIGHTH REPORT. 7 us from an island, in which the religious and intellectual condition of the poor is vastly inferior to that of the same class of society in Great Britain. The Irish have not yet felt, as we have, the benign effects of the glorious Reformation. Popery has, to this hour, maintained her strong holds among them. The great mass of that people is still held in subjection to a degrading superstition. Four-fifths of the population of Ireland are adherents to the Church of Rome : and it is melancholy to have the occasion of remarking, that of late years, in some districts, great accessions to the Catholic religion have taken place from among Protest- ants ; owing to the numbers, and the energy of the former, and the paucity and supineness of the latter. The Protestant has received, till very lately, little, if any support from popular feeling and opinion; and there- fore has been far less efficient in proselyting men from Popery, than the Catholic has been in converting them to it. At this very day, hundreds of thousands of our fellow subjects and near neighbours, are " carried away with dumb idols, even as they are led;" as sheep wan- dering on the dark mountains of error, guided by shep- herds who do not lead them in the paths of truth and righteousness — under the control of those, who would keep out of their hands the key of knowledge, who themselves " hate instruction, and do not choose the fear of the Lord." To the Irish peasantry, the Holy Scrip- ture has hitherto been, by Catholic domination, "a spring shut up, and a fountain sealed." With an intellect capable of a high degree of culture, the Irish Catholic poor would remain, while subject to the Priesthood of their own Church, in the most consummate ignorance of the attributes and perfections of the blessed God — of A 4 8 EIGHTH REPORT. [1814. their true state in his sight, as moral and accountable agents — and of their need of the internal religion of the heart, and the gracious guidance of the Holy Spirit. Of late years, blessed be God! light has gleamed forth upon a country, which has for ages and generations sat in the region and shadow of death. Thousands are now obtaining from the Holy Scriptures that instruction, which, we hope, will unfetter their minds, and lead them into the glorious liberty of the children of God. Your Committee having, at a Special General Meeting of the Society in February last, received it in charge, to give all their energy, and expend all their means, for the pur- pose of enabling the poor to draw water for themselves oat of these wells of salvation, will henceforth direct their undivided attention to this important object. The operations of the Society being thus simplified, all occasion of conscientious scruple is removed, and Chris- tians of every name, it is presumed, will cheerfully con- cur in promoting this labor of love. The positive good afforded to the poorer classes in Ireland, by means of the instruction given in the Society's Schools, has, in every instance, refuted the problematic and most nefarious assertions, which have been an- nounced as oracles at the altars of the Popish Hierarchy. Almost all those who have, at the moment, been so terrified by the anathema's of their Priests, as to re- move their children from the Schools, have, after a few weeks of reflection, completely recovered from their panic, and, in defiance of the censures of their Church, again put their children under the tuition of the Society. The result of these temporary defections has proved, that as the good produced by the Schools has increased, the influence of the opposing Priests has in the same 1814.] EIGHTH REPORT. 9 proportion diminished. While however it must, with regret, be acknowledged, that much hostility is still mani- fested by some of the Catholic Priests to the Schools established in their district; yet is it far from being so general, so avowed, or so effective, as formerly. Your Committee have no reason to regret having adopted the plan of employing Catholic Schoolmasters, under the express stipulation, that no book should be read in the Schools, but the Society's Spelling-book, containing scriptural lessons, and the English or Irish Testament. These books are constantly and exclusively used. All the Catholic Teachers in their employ, strictly adhere to this rule. It is with pleasure the Committee can add, that some of them have so felt the force of religious truth, through reading the Scriptures, while instructing their pupils, as to renounce the errors in which they were educated, with a decision of mind and judg- ment, happy for themselves, encouraging to the Society, and helpful as examples to the children and adults around them. In order to ascertain the fidelity of the Schoolmasters to their engagements with the Society, as well as to fix upon the minds of the children the truths of Scripture, the Inspectors invariably direct, that suitable portions of it should be committed to memory ; and thus the chil- dren are assisted to lay up in store a good foundation against the time to come. - It will be pleasing to the Members of this Institution to learn, that the benefit resulting from the Schools is now become so obvious, that it has occasioned, during the past year, a large accession of Clergymen and Gen- tlemen of respectability and influence, residents in Ire- land, who enter cordially into the views of the Societv, 10 EIGHTH REPORT. [1814. and who encourage and patronise this plan of education in their respective neighbourhoods. Some have also been induced to establish Schools, on a similar principle, on their own estates, or in their own parishes. These indi- vidual exertions, where it has been requisite, have been aided by Testaments, Spelling-books, and pecuniary Grants from this Society. It is truly gratifying to the Committee to be able to state, that, by the Society's means, the Holy Scrip- tures are already introduced into One Hundred and Forty-five Schools, most of which have been opened since the last Annual Report. These Schools are prin- cipally to be found in the Counties of Sligo, Mayo, Lei trim, Fermanagh, Donegal, Gal way, Roscommon, Tipperary, and Carlow. They comprise no less than Eight Thousand Three Hundred and Forty-two children of both sexes, who are daily receiving instruc- tion in the important truths of Divine Revelation, and, instead of remaining in the grossest ignorance, are taught, like Timothy, the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make them wise unto salvation. Besides the direct benefit communicated to these chil- dren, in opening to them the treasures of Divine Wisdom, much collateral good results to the poor in the benighted parts of Ireland. The scriptural instruction afforded to the children at the Schools, is diffusing itself daily through the cabins of the adults. Thus the Society's efforts be- come an important medium of circulating the word of life among the Catholic population. The minds of many have thereby been opened, and they have been induced to ex- amine for themselves the contents of the Holy Scrip- tures. The Irish Testament has become highly acceptable, and in some instances spiritually useful. It ought not 1814.] EIGHTH REPORT. 11 to be forgotten that the work of the Reformation, in this country, commenced and was confirmed, under God, mainly and essentially by the common people receiving a disposition, and obtaining an opportunity, to read for themselves the Word of Life. We hope for similar re- sults respecting Ireland, as the minds of the people appear to be directed with eagerness towards the Sacred Volume. This circumstance has, indeed, excited the jealousy of the Priests, who wished much to weaken the credit of the authorised versions of the New Testament, both English and Irish, loading them with opprobrious epithets, and condemning them as heretical. In consequence of this, a formal comparison was made by Catholics themselves between the Rhemish (or Douay) Testament, viewed as legitimate by the Romish Church, and the Irish Testament used in the Schools. The result has been that the latter is acquitted of the charge of heresy brought against it by its enemies. The Committee have now to acknowledge the assistance which they have received, in various ways, during the past year, for the prosecution of the important service in which they are engaged. To the British and Foreign Bible Society, the Hibernian Schools are indebted for two several grants of copies of the Scriptures, in the whole, of 350 Bibles — 2500 English and 600 Irish Testaments. From the Fife and Kinross-shire Auxiliary Bible Society, the Committee have received a grant of Bibles and Testaments to the amount of Fifty Pounds. Similar grants have been made from the Paisley Bible Society of Ten Pounds, from the Brechin Bible So- ciety of Five Pounds, and from that at Bristol of Two Guineas. 12 EIGHTH REPORT. [1814. To the Northern Missionary Society at Tain, tlie Committee are indebted for an additional donation of Fifty Pounds. The Amicable Society for benevolent purposes, has also allotted to this Society the sum of Five Guineas. The Committee wish, in this place, to acknowledge the great pecuniary assistance they have received by various Congregational Collections in many parts of England and Scotland, chiefly through the labours of Ministers who have travelled for that purpose. Liberal Donations have also been received from benevolent individuals, the par- ticulars of which will appear in the Appendix to this Report. In addition to the Hoxton Auxiliary Hibernian So- ciety and the Association, mentioned in the last Re- port, the Meeting will be gratified at being informed, that two similar Societies have been instituted in the Metro- polis within the last year, besides minor Associations for the same purpose; together with various Auxiliary So- cieties in different parts of the country ; particularly at Glasgow, Edinburgh, Manchester, Great Yarmouth, Ashford, and Chatham. While your Committee feel highly gratified at the auxiliary assistance the Society has already received, they most earnestly hope that the cause of the Irish Poor, who yet remain ignorant and out of the way, will be more generally considered, and more liberally patronised. The Committee are thankful to God, from whom all holy desires, all good counsels, and all just works do proceed, and they congratulate the Society on having nearly over- come the difficulties incident to every new endeavour. The soil has been prepared, much seed has been sown, and, through the mercy of God, " the fields are white 1814.] EIGHTH REPORT. 13 already to harvest." Are we not admonished by the Head of the Church, to pray the Lord of the harvest that he would send forth laborers into his harvest ? Dare any Christian willingly omit to offer this supplication on be- half of the thousands of ignorant and perishing children in Ireland ? And dare we pray that laborers may be sent, while we keep, locked up in our own stores, what would be needful to support them ? The Society can instantly call a multitude of laborers, and put every one into full employment, if the public will entrust it. with the means of paying them their hire. Shall the harvest then be lost, and the laborers continue idle, while we have enough and to spare ? Let our prayers and our alms unite together, to further this work of God. The Eight Thousand Three Hundred and Forty-two Chil- dren now in your Schools, great and encouraging as it is to record, is a number very disproportionate to the Two Hundred Thousand, who still remain ignorant, and who seem to cry, ". Come over into Ireland, and instruct us." Let it be remembered, if we sleep, the enemy will not cease to sow the prolific soil with noxious weeds ; the seeds of which, if suffered to mature on the waste places of Ireland, will continue to be wafted over into our cul- tivated fields, and, in proportion to their quantity, de- teriorate our own harvest. The proximity of Ireland, while it gives peculiar facility to the unceasing and en- larging endeavours of the Hibernian Society, does, at the same time, render such endeavours imperiously ne- cessary. And will Protestants justify their apathy, or neglect to use competent energy, where it may be so usefully employed ? We cannot do good to the people of Ireland, without good returning into our own bosoms. On the orderly and christian behaviour, to which the Irish 14 EIGHTH REPORT. [1814. peasantry may be habituated in their youth, will depend the state of character in the countries to which they migrate. Ireland supplies a large proportion of our daily laborers ; and hence, according to their measure of in- struction, or their absolute want of it, will they bring with them a pestiferous or a salutary conduct. Multitudes of the Irish have been fighting our battles by land and by sea, many of whom, through the want of instruction, ap- pear to have lived and died destitute of the true know- ledge of themselves or the Saviour. The Committee cannot but congratulate the Society, on its meeting together, for the first time since its insti- tution, under the auspicious circumstances in which the Lord of Hosts has been pleased to place our country. The time we hope is nearly at hand, when the God of Peace will break the bow, and knap the spear, and give rest to a distracted and bleeding world ! During the late troublous years, a moral and spiritual warfare has vigo- rously been carried on with the powers of darkness, and men of all Christian parties have united under the banner of the cross to spread the knowledge of the Redeemer throughout the world. If so much has been achieved in such times of difficulty, the Christian philanthropist rejoices, in the prospect of returning peace, that his means of usefulness will be greatly enlarged. How de- lightful must it be to such an one, to transfer, with hearty good-will, in years to come, to the purposes of promoting the work of salvation, that superfluous portion of good things, which, in time of war, was necessarily exacted from him, and remotely at least, for the purposes of de- struction ! While we shall do well to sympathize with, and instruct the Hindoo, and the African, the peasant of Ireland, 1814.] EIGHTH REPORT. 15 weeping also over his lack of knowledge, seems to ex- claim in our hearing — " Hast thou but one blessing, O my father — Bless me, even ME also, O my father." Is it only in respect of Ireland, that our light is to be put under a bushel? While other talents are suitably em- ployed, is that given for the use of the Irish to be hidden in the napkin ? The Committee hope better things of the British public ; and that while their Christian beneficence continues to run in various channels, it will flow much more deeply and widely than it has yet done over the uncultivated parts of Ireland. Then shall " the desert rejoice and blossom as the rose." In confidence of the unspeakable importance of their object — the purity of their motives — and the legitimacy of their endeavours — the Committee anticipate a consi- derable augmentation of pecuniary ability ; that the work, in which they are engaged, may be carried forward on a still more enlarged scale of usefulness, and that, in the great day of account, unnumbered thousands of the Irish poor may stand forward to evidence, " that their labours were not in vain in the Lord." SCHOOLS OF THE HIBERNIAN SOCIETY, County of Sligo . , Mayo Lei trim Fermanagh . Donegal Gal way Roscommon Tipperary . Carlow No. of Schools, 49 32 23 12 10 7 7 3 2 145 No. of Scholars. 2862 2343 1161 381 444 480 291 240 140 8342 N.B. The above statement does not include the zchole , number of Scholars on the Society's books, but is the average number of those who constantly attend. APPENDIX. EXTRACTS OF CORRESPONDENCE* From an Agent of the Society . June IS, 1813. 1 he promptness with which the Committee have ordered a further supply of Books, has given additional energy in accomplishing the plan commu- nicated in my last; and I trust, by the time of their arrival, every thing will be fully arranged to dispose of them to the greatest advantage in regions hitherto unpierced by the rays of divine truth. I have the plea- sure now of communicating the result of Mr. C 's Tour through the greater part of the County ofL , parts of the Counties of D F and R ; he having returned a few days since, grateful to the Lord for the protection, guidance, and success with which he has been favoured, and more deeply impressed than ever with the awful state of Popish igno- rance in which the people of this county are involved. Yet, from the manner in which he was received, the joy the people manifested on hear- ing of the Society's benevolent Plan for the education of their children, and the friends providentially raised up in every place to assist and encou- rage him, he had abundant evidence of the Lord's gracious designs to prosper the work. Being furnished with a testimonial from me, and, some letters from a gentleman who was well known in those parts, he waited on the resident Clergy of the different parishes, was well received of them all, and had every assurance of their concurrence and friendly support. Some Priests also, to whom he communicated the Plan of Education, seemed to be friendly, and promised their assistance; and a Priest I met in S , with whom I had had much conversation on the subject, was particularly useful: he was not at home when his extensive parish was * The Committee, in publishing these Extracts, do not mean to consi- der themselves as responsible for every mode of expression employed, but have given them literally, to enable their readers to enter into the spirit and feelings of the writers. 18 EIGHTH REPORT. [1814. visited; but on his return, finding some Schools established in it, he en- couraged the poor to send their children, and sent a letter to me by one of the masters. On the borders of the Counties of L and R the people in on* parish, though opposed by the Priest, received with much satisfaction the offer of the Schools, and expressed great joy at the prospect of having the Scriptures read to them in Irish; and several of them requested, that whenever C visited that country, he would make their house his home. He succeeded in fixing sixteen additional Schools in the County of L , two in the County of F , five in the County of D , four in the County of C , and five in the County of R , thirty-two in all. The prospect of getting half price for such of their other pupils as commit the Scripture to memory, was a strong inducement to the Mas- ters to engage, though this cannot be productive until supplied with Testa- ments, which will be but a small expense, though pregnant with the greatest good, and calculated to benefit those to whom the Society's exer- tions could not in any other way extend. D , and other of our former pupils, now Masters, I am happy to say, appear to be well calculated for the work of the Society. Blessed be God, from the sons of the aliens he has raised a host to help against the mighty ! It must be a matter of joy to the Society, that, ex- cepting M and myself, all now employed in their work here are such as have been rescued from the delusion and darkness of Popery. I lament to learn, from the report given in the Magazines, that the Funds of the Society are so inadequate! Surely the friends of religion in England must be ignorant of the importance of the object ! If it were duly esti- mated, no Society would receive more ample support; nor do 1 believe there is one that has been favoured with more striking marks of the Divine approbation. Since my last, I have had the company of B H for some time; and what I have to communicate respecting him, is highly satis- factory. He continues, with unremitting zeal, to pursue the line laid out for him; occupied, in every village where he lodges, in reading the Irish Testament to the people, and labouring to impress on their minds the joy- ful tidings therein contained. He represents his hearers in general as greatly affected; and frequently the anxiety of many in the families where he lodges, to hear more from him, prevents his rest until near day. Indeed, the attention of numbers in the vicinity of the Schools, and in the villages where he and others in connexion with the Society visit, is strongly turned to the Scriptures, notwithstanding the opposition of the Priests. The 1814.] EIGHTH REPORT. 19 Irish Testament has obviated innumerable objections; some call it their own Scriptures, and some the Douay; and could it be generally read, the advantages might be incalculable. I scarcely ride out but I meet many whose minds have been visited with a dawn of light from this source. When the Deputation from the Hibernian Society explored the state of religious instruction in this country, how deplorable was the picture whicli they then beheld! The pleasing alteration which has since taken place, while it calls for gratitude, and encourages renewed efforts, is but the beginning, 1 trust, of good things to come. From the same. July 28, 1813. S has just returned from his survey of a part of the extensive dis- trict in which C established the Schools mentioned in my last; his report is most favourable, considering the time the Schools have been formed. C has been employed, since my last, in executing the de- sign he entertained of visiting the Schools in T and L , which go on well, and without open or avowed opposition. The Schools here con- tinue to recommend themselves strongly to every unprejudiced observer; not so, however, in other parts. The Rev. Rector of B thus writes me in his letter of the 20th instant: "Having, with some expense and trouble, fitted up a house for the purpose of instructing the children of this parish, I am sorry to inform you, that my intentions, with those of the Society, are completely frustrated by the bigotry of the Priest, who will not permit any of the Roman Catholic children, under pain of having their parents excommunicated, to enter a School kept by a Protestant Master. There are two Schools lately established near this town, by Mr. C , but they have been suppressed by the same person, and the Masters deprived of a livelihood : the children in these Schools were to be instructed only in those things required by the Society." I had before intimation that the same Priest had effectually dispersed H 's School ; but whether the others in the County of G have met the like treat- ment, I have yet to learn. These are not the only instances of a revival of hostility from this quarter since I last wrote, though none but those mentioned have been dispersed. The Priests in the neighbourhood of our Schools in the County of L , who appeared moderate and friendly in the beginning, changed their conduct in proportion to the appearance of good which the Schools were likely to effect: their hostility, however, being providentially restrained until the Masters had in a great degree been liberated from their influence, hy the daily attention their situation B 2 20 EIGHTH REPORT. [1814. obliged them to give to the Scriptures, the evil was prevented, the Mas- ters remained firm in their purpose to persevere, and the people in general seemed inclined to side with the Masters; and, as the Priests had pro- nounced our authorized version of the Testament to be heretical, in many places, Douay Testaments were procured, and, by the help of the Mas- ters, and others equally qualified, a comparison and strict enquiry took place; the result of which invariably was, our Testaments were acquitted of heresy, and the Priests suspected of being actuated by motives very unfavourable to their character. It is a fact, that wherever the Schools prevail, priestly influence receives a shock ; and I am now beginning to look on their opposition as a matter of course, and of no very serious consequence; though, that it is not most seriously the reverse, is mani- festly the finger of God. From the same. September 27 , 1813. The wish of the Society for the extension of its Schools, which your last communicated for our encouragement and animation, has been anti- cipated. C is on his tour for that purpose, and never was a man more inclined to extend the Schools and direct them to their proper object. He is accompanied by C and D ; K remains be- hind, only until C writes me that he has fixed on the sphere of his action. Another of C 's pupils has taken charge of the School thus vacated by D . C proceeds on his mission with the most respect- able credentials, all which are necessary for his introduction unto, and safety in, those places where he is not known. Members of Parliament and Magistrates have given him certificates under their hand and seal, bearing ample testimony to the respectability of his character, the utility of the Society's Schools, and that he is an Inspector under the Society ; and in each of those certificates are mentioned, and also described, the young men who accompany him. This measure, I trust, will also have a considerable influence on the Masters, who will feel themselves sanc- tioned by, and under the protection of, gentlemen of respectability and consequence. S proceeds immediately to the Counties of M and G , remote from M 's district. He will have the ready assist- ance and co-operation of the Rev. Mr. S and the Rev. Mr. F , in the County of R . E is constantly employed in our home de- partment, and in the absence of the others has full employment every day. Every thing is going on prosperously. The reports from the Inspectors are most pleasing ; committing the Scriptures to memory daily is esta- 1814.] EIGHTH REPORT. 21 Wished in every School, which, with reading in the Irish Testament, are carefully attended to ; and the Schools are likely to be blessed, not only in breaking up the fallow ground, by teaching to read the Scriptures, and thus preparing the way for the appointed means of salvation, but I doubt not they are designed of God for raising up many to disseminate the truths of the Gospel through the darkest parts of this kingdom. H has just returned from an extensive tour in those parts, where he has laboured since I communicated the last intelligence respecting him. He represents, that everywhere he met with the greatest attention, and that the people were greatly affected on hearing the Scriptures read to them. He abode in many places where the prospect of success seemed to demand it much longer than he had any occasion, on the score of vending his little wares; but, lest he should be burdensome in such places, he used to travel in the neighbourhood during the day, and return in the evening to resume his pleasing exercise of reading to the collected villagers his Irish Testament. From, the same. Oct. 23, 1813. In the County of M , all the Schools under the care of the Rev. Mr. S continue without interruption. The Scriptures are read in each, and committed to memory. The Inspectors report of the one School that remains under the Rev. Mr. F , is most pleasing. We have still one School on the borders of the County of G , under a Pro- testant, and one in that County kept by a Catholic ; how long they may be allowed to remain, is uncertain. S , the Inspector, received much abuse from a Priest in the County of M , for seeking to establish a School. This gentleman calls them Proselyting Schools, and, I am told, has been violent in his complaints against them to Lord D . C 's Schools have been happily preserved from violent opposition as yet, but the principle exists; for the cessation of opposition here, cannot be attri- buted to a change of sentiment in our former opposers. The account D gave me of the way he proceeded with the Schools, his employ- ment, in constantly reading to the families where he lodges at night his Irish Testament, and with what anxiety he is followed by many adults, who wish to read the Irish Testament, rejoiced me much, and increased my anxiety for the prosperity of the blessed cause the Lord has honoured us with promoting. The effect of S 's report on my spirits, rendered this cordial truly gratifying; and never was I more animated to go for-, ward. I have been particularly refreshed at hearing, that in all this dis- 22 EIGHTH REPORT. [1814. trict, committing the Scripture to memory, as far as the very scanty supply of Testaments they had rendered it practicable, has been parti- cularly attended to ; and the Masters have been most anxious to promote it, as the surest way to forward their own interest. D 's description of crouds of poor children, mostly naked, and some of them very young, repeating fluently and correctly, whole Epistles, or considerable por- tions of Scripture, drew out my heart in gratitude to God. Another encouraging circumstance he mentioned. The appearance of our young Sub-inspectors has had the most animating effect on the grown pupils in the Schools. Beholding them, who a few years since were poor boys like themselves, now decently clad, respectable, and vested with authority, gives them hopes that, by attention, and a proficiency in the Scriptures, they may themselves attain a similar post of honour; and this has ope- rated as a most forcible stimulus to diligence. From the same. October 26, 1813. I am fully convinced, that extending the Schools, and conducting them with a view to communicate scriptural information , is the only way wherein the labors of the Society can at all be turned to advantage at present. This conclusion I make from my knowledge of the fact. I believe the Schools are intended of God, to prepare for the reception of Divine truth, and facilitate its progress; nor are their utility to be calculated merely as a great preparation for future good; past experience proves, that the Divine Word taught in them, will be found by many, to be the savor of life unto life, while the effect on the great mass of the population is, preparing the way of the Lord. From the same. November 22, 1813. The Schoolmasters are under the necessity to make returns to me at least quarterly. At such Meetings, aided as I am by the Inspector's returns lying before me, the investigation that takes place, seldom fails of furnishing me with every requisite information. In those Meetings, I have an opportunity of impressing on them the nature and value of the Word of God, the importance of their work, and, if conscientiously attended to, its probable happy effects on generations yet unborn: and this, under circumstances more favourable than an address to them at their Schools, where the presence of some might make them afraid to attend to my observations. In this way I can reach to a circle of twenty 1814.] EIGHTH REPORT. 23 miles and upwards in every direction, a9' all the Masters within that distance, or even a greater, find no difficulty to attend upon me. The Established Minister of the large Parish ofS , is our steady friend; he has promised watchful attention to our School in his Parish, and to those in the neighbourhood. The merciful continuation of peace and prosperity in our Schools, leaves me very little to add, but that they are on the increase. C in his letter, affords but little matter for interesting extracts, it being little more than repetitions of being well received every where, and meeting in all parts those who are likely to be active and zealous friends to the Institution. He has planted many Schools, and is in the highest spirits. Wherever he goes, his first visit is paid to the Clergyman of the Establishment; and in the Diocese of , a representation of the nature of his mission having been made to the Bishop by one of the higher Clergy, C ',s testimonials were laid before him, and he received, through the same channel, the Bishop's approbation, liberty to erect schools in his Diocese, and a promise of his countenance and support. He also calls upon the Dissenting Minister, if there be one, nor does he omit the Catholic Priests; and to conciliate them, he makes no engagement with a Catholic Master, without a recom- mendation from the Priest if he be friendly; and this may be safely done on our terms of, no Bible no School. From what I mentioned, the Committee will perceive, that the repe- tition of their command to go forward, is attended to. Through the Divine blessing on their labors, already do their Schools cover the whole of this county, including its wildest recesses, and the greater part of the Counties ofM and L . Situations for Schools have been gained, notwithstanding the rallied efforts of the enemy, in the County of G , and the darkest part of the County of D ; the Counties of R , C , F , T , M , and A , benefit by their labors; and the Counties of L , and L , will, I trust, soon be enrolled among their triumphs. Blessed be God, no party views animate our zeal. The gathering of the people to Shiloh, is the prize before us; and in this, we will unite in the will and purpose of Him, who has set his King upon his holy hill of Sion, giving him the Heathen for his inheritance, and the utmost parts of the earth for his possession. We know, he can give a nation a spiritual existence in a day ; yet he honours the faith, patience, and persevering zeal of his people, in their weak attempts to promote the best interests of their fellow-sinners, and encourages them by the many instances of the greatest events, having their origin in small beginnings. The Society's labors, this small cloud not bug since risen on our horizen, 24 EIGHTH REPORT. [1814. is charged with the Water of Life, expanding as it moves, and is destined, I trust, to remove the dearth of the land. Our Isles have been mercifully preserved by the sheltering wings of Omnipotence, from the storm which has desolated all around. And what justice has effected in neighbouring nations, where priestly domination has been broken with the rod of iron, may be graciously effected here, by the the small still voice of the Gospel, without garments rolled in blood. From the same. Dec. 1813. Directing the attention of all the pupils to the Scripture is fully justi- fied, from their tendency to instil principles of morality and loyalty, and secure the domestic happiness of all, and the peace and order of Society. All our Sub-Inspectors have been with me this week. The new and old Schools in D 's district, (nineteen in number,) are going on re- markably well ; they are in the northern parts of this County, and the County of L . C 's report is not so pleasing. However, from the conversation I have had with the Masters, as they have come for payment, I find that they have been fully instructed in the rules and regulations. I have caused them individually to sign the regulations, and I doubt not, in a short time, we shall have those Schools in proper order. K 's district consists entirely of new Schools in the County of F . He gives an excellent report of all the Schools there, and represents the Masters in general as very proper characters ; nor has he any doubt of his being able to carry all our regulations into effect, and to ensure due attention to the Scriptures. The people in that County are very anxious to know how to read the Irish, and as he has nearly prepared the Masters, Irish Classes may be formed in each. Finding, from conver- sation with him, that there are no Schools in F , a populous, wild, and barren district, adjoining his present circuit, I shall empower him, on his return after the vacation, to fix Schools where they are most wanting in that County. This I can do with all confidence in his prudence and integrity; and they can be included with those now under his care, and bring him in the western extreme, in contact with the district now under the care of D . After the vacation, I am to dispatch S with a quantity of books. He is to take a general survey of the whole of the dis- tricts of our Sub-Inspectors, and if any yet remain deficient, to bring them fully under the regulations. S , in his last tour of inspection, visited the Schools in the Counties of M and R , under Rev. Mr. S } which were doing well. One Master in the County of G had given up ; however, another was appointed, who is a Protestant, and 1814.] EIGHTH REPORT. 25 in a wild part of the County of M . He found the School of T , formerly appointed by him, doing remarkably well. T was the first we could get in that County to brave the terror of the Priest; he has been with me since; and from my conversation with him, I am not with- out hopes of his being, from principle, heartily in the interest of the So- ciety. On parting, I gave him the last large Bible I had, for his own use, and he declared he prized it higher than the stipend I paid him: he is a sensible and determined man. The Schools in that district were ten. M is employed in the County of S , and in occasional visits to the County of L . From the same. Jan. 22, 1814. In my last, I mentioned the necessity of a further supply of English Testaments; the increase of the number of our Schools requires them, and the zeal and activity which the hope of reward has excited among the Masters, to cause their pay-scholars to commit the Scriptures to memory, will require a considerable addition to what would be otherwise sufficient. The Committee has been apprized of the effects of the hostile influence of the Priest on our Schools on the borders of the Counties of R and G . On the dispersion of H 's School, a young man, son to the Mr. formerly mentioned by me, who had been here for some time under the tuition of C at our large School, opened a School in the same place; and, notwithstanding the opposition he met with, he had for a time about forty Catholic children. The Priest, however, suc- ceeded in a fresh effort, and they were all withdrawn; but the young man persevered, and has now upwards of twenty of the children of those who were formerly induced, by representations and threats, to remove them. Mr. C being written for by the Parish Priest, he, with one of the Society's School Inspectors, waited on him; and on the Priest being informed that the English Testament was one of the Books for the reading class of the Schools, he said he would not suffer such Books, and that it was the word of the devil. I was happy to have the good opinion I entertained of T , our Mas- ter in K School, so amply confirmed by the account given me by Mr. C , who visited him on his way to this country. K is a small town in the County of M , where there are but few Protestants, and darkness reigns all around. We had made several attempts to fix a School here formerly, but in vain. One man undertook it, and was supplied with books; but, after keeping it for a time, from the representations of the Priest, he gave it up. 26 EIGHTH REPORT. [1814. Hoping that the example of S , and the good that may result from his School, will open a way for the establishment of more in that wretched country, I shall direct S to attend to that object on his next visit there; for we may have hopes of success in the darkest and most bar- barous parts, from our success in K . As our Schools in every quarter continue to enjoy peace, I have no additional intelligence of any importance to communicate, except that several of our Inspectors, after attending to the Schools through the day, are employed until bed-time reading the Irish Testament to the families with whom they lodge; and as they remain but three days in one place, and frequently but one night with one family, their sphere of usefulness is extensive. From the same. Jan. 25, IS 14. I sincerely participate in the satisfaction the number and regulations of our Schools have communicated to the Committee, and trust, that not only we, but posterity, will rejoice in the blessed effects of the Institution. What I long since mentioned, as one effect happily produced, invariably continues: wherever they are established, they excite attention to that Word which is mighty through God, and promise to be the most power- ful auxiliary to the Bible Societies; for, were it not for them, (at least in those parts,) annunciations of the formation of Bible Societies, and the facility with which the Scriptures might be obtained, would create no more anxiety respecting that unknown Book, than if it were a Treatise on the Transit of Venus. From the same. Feb. 22, 1814. The Committee may rest satisfied, that bringing the whole process of the education afforded in our Schools to bear en the grand point, the communication of Scriptural information, has been, and will be, through the Divine guidance and support, my constant aim ; the one object of my pursuit. Our Lord has already owned this, in blessing his Word to the teachers and taught. I have lately had pleasing hopes of more than one of the Masters, not hitherto noticed; and, I doubt not, much bread has been cast already on the waters, in the Schools, for which we shall have reason to give thanks, when our Lord gathers together his full harvest. D , one of the Masters in the County of D , will, I trust, be of signal use; he has been with me, and I had every reason to believe bis protestations, that he more highly prized the information he has received from the Scriptures, than all the emolument he can ever expect in the service of the Society, his heart seems deeply engaged in the work. 1814.] EIGHTH REPORT. 27 From the same. Feb. 28, 1814. H has just called, and the report he now makes, is more encou- raging than any that he has hitherto given. Besides the general attention which his lahors in the sequestered hamlets and remote villages excite, he thinks he can now with safety pronounce, that they have been blessed, to the real conversion of at least ten individuals; all of whom have given the frying proof of their sincerity, by renouncing the Popish communion, and committing to the flames the idols of their former devotion and confi- dence. The poor man is in great spirits, and is resolved, through the Divine support, to persevere, notwithstanding the persecution to which he and his are exposed. From the same. March 28, 1814. I can also state, with great satisfaction, that all the Schools daily mani- fest improvement, and that so forcibly is the attention of the Masters directed to the great object, that they now for the most part insist on their pupils committing the Scriptures to memory during the time they are necessarily absent from School, attending the work of the season, and for which they are not to be paid. From the same. April 27, 1814. There are but few of the Masters of any standing, but are considerably benefited; most of them have other ideas of the nature of Christianity, its Divine truths and obligations, than they formerly entertained, and are consequently liberated from the baneful influence of the traditions and prejudices they derived from their fathers; so that the beneficial effects of the labors of the Society, are invaluable. Respecting the Masters, I may add, what will, I am sure, give much satisfaction to the Committee; their situation, as to the comforts of life, is much improved since their connection with the Society : indeed, considering the smallness of their stipend, it is impossible to account for a change so striking, in any other way, but by attributing it to the Divine blessing on the provision afforded by the Society. Those that came to me at first in rags, or with a bor- rowed upper garment, to hide the want of other clothing, are now com- fortably clad, and make a decent appearance; uor are they less improved in their manners and general information. From your repetition of the animating command, " Go forward," I conclude, the plan for that dark and hostile region, the County of G , has met the approbation of the Committee. I trust I shall be soon pre- pared for this. The regulations for the Schools, though they increase for the present the labor of the inspection, will, when established fully, make Inspectors less necessary, and I may spare s.me I have now employed in 28 EIGHTH REPORT [1814. this way, for Masters in whom I can confide, to introduce the leaven into that County. They are all Priest-proof; and although they would in the days of their ignorance tremble at the frown of a Priest, they would now cheerfully set at defiance the whole artillery of the Vatican ; besides, they are all good Irish scholars, and can wield the sword of the Spirit in that language with considerable skill. If through patient perseverance they can succeed, 1 doubt not of many applications from the native Masters, who will be encouraged by their example to transgress the traditions of the elders, and, allured by a view to their own interest, to take a part with the Schools against the principalities and powers whose reign in dark- ness is yet undisturbed there. As I expected, the removal of the Rev. Mr. S to the County of R , has opened an effectual door there. Through his repre- sentations, the Rev. Archdeacon D sees the nature and impor- tance of the Society's plan, and will, I trust, shortly devote to this ser- vice a part of what he liberally bestows in a religious way. They have already recommended and sent to me, for instructions for a time, two Masters; and I had to write out minute directions and instruc- tions for a third, who, from lameness, could not travel. The Masters who called here, arrived since I began this letter, and I was interrupted the greater part of the day, in instructing and conversing with them. One of them, a pretty intelligent country School-Master, never before heard of the Bible ! what must be the state of the country where this man has taught for many years? I trust a bright day is now dawning on it. The poor man seemed much impressed with what he heard, and begged a Bible for himself. What may we not hope as to the dissemination of Di- vine truth, in a wild mountainous part of the County of L , where, before the establishment of one of our Schools, the Word of God was as little known, and as rare as the Alcoran. Boys may now be met almost literally naked, who have committed to memory forty chapters of the New Testament. The established Clergy very willingly undertake the in- spection of the Schools, and in general are much interested. While writing this, I had to stop to write by K , who returned this day to the F district, to four of them: the Rev. Mr. J , the Rev. Dr. O , the Rev. Mr. R , and the Rev. Mr. F , all of whom give great attention to the Schools. I have nothing to note at present, respecting these Schools, but their increase, peace, and pro- gressive improvement. The whole machinery of the Inspection is in mo- tion ; M and C in this county, D in the County of L , and S in the Counties of D and C . K set off this day, after the Easter Vacation, for the part of the County of L , in the direct road to E ; in which wild district he has established a few Schools since my last; and thence to the County of F , where they are 1814.] EIGHTH REPORT. 29 also increased, and well attended to, by the Rev. gentlemen I have men- tioned; but alas, all this district has not a Testament; my last supply, with some I borrowed of the Bible Society in S , and some I bought, did not extend to them. I trust those you give the invoice of in your last, may shortly arrive: I have already made an arrangement for their being forwarded to the County of C , without expense on their arrival. From another of the Society's Agents. Dec. 29, 1813. The Schools in this neighbourhood are thirty-two in number, and in these there are about two thousand free Scholars, one thousand of which are charged to the Society. We have now the heartfelt satisfaction to see Schools planted and prospering in one of the wildest, most remote, and neglected counties of Ireland. As to the progress which the boys are making, I think you will allow that it is very considerable, when you find that more than a third part of the first set have read through the Bible, committed whole books of the New Testament to memory, can write well, and work the Rule of Three; consequently, numbers of them have now left the Schools, and are gone to learn a trade. Some of the girls are married, and teach their husbands to read the Word of God. Now, who knows but we may live to see this handful of seed, sown upon the top of the mountains, shake like Lebanon, and this wilderness become a fruitful field. At all events, our duty is, in the morning to sow our seed, and in the evening not to withhold our hand; for we know not which shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good. Let us, therefore, work while it is day, for the night is fast ap- proaching. From the Rev. D C of B . June 8, 1813. I request you, Sir, to present my warmest thanks to the Committee of the Hibernian Society, for their liberal Donation of 101. I shall now report, for the satisfaction of the Committee, the progress our youth are making in reading and understanding the Word of God. Having occa- sion to be a good part of the winter from home, I did not find it conve- nient to hold our Christmas Examination sooner than the 4th of April, upon which day our youth met for that purpose. The First Class had to repeat the 22d and 103d Psalms, 52d and 53d chapters of Isaiah, the 19th of John, 26th of Acts, 3d of Galatians, and 1st of Revelations. These interesting portions of Scripture, where the way of life through faith in Christ is clearly revealed, were recited by them with facility. The Second Class had to recite the 53d of Isaiah, and 3d of John. A third Class of boys had the 3d and 4th of Romans to repeat. A part of the First Epis- 30 EIGHTH REPORT. [1814. tie by John, was well said by a class of little girls. The 10th of Romans, and 26th of Acts, were repeated by another class of girls; and the 23d Psalm, and 3d of Acts, were repeated by the last class. The youth ap- peared eager to excel each other, as they saw every scholar rewarded according to his merit. The letterers and spellers were also rewarded, to encourage them to press forward. The Curate of this parish, and several other respectable persons, were highly gratified, at hearing the youth not only rehearse the appointed selections of Scripture, but also answer, with readiness, the questions proposed to them therefrom. Several of our scholars are the children of poor ignorant parents, who had no prospect of being instructed either in spelling or reading, had it not been afforded in this way. Their morals are greatly improved, and industry and honesty shine conspicuously in their deportment: they are very diligent to finish the work assigned them by their parents and masters, that they may spend the time they thus gain, in reading the Holy Scriptures, or com- mitting them to memory. The last week I went into a glover's workshop, where one of our scho- lars is an apprentice, and I found that the little girl had her Bible on a table before her, that she might, every spare moment, take it up to learn her task. A day or two after, I visited a house where another of our scho- lars lives; who, while spinning, had the Bible beside her, resting upon an iron staple driven into a wall; and it was spread open, so that she might cast her eye upon it while spinning. It is truly pleasant to see youth em- ployed in this way, instead of storing their memory with that which would poison their minds. The scholars appear to be very grateful for having the Scriptures so abundantly distributed among them, and they now seem anxious to have the precious Bible circulated among others. This will appear from the following circumstance. Some time ago, our friends here purposed, according to their ability, to collect, in aid of a branch of the British and Foreign Bible Society, in this neighbourhood; and our intention was publicly announced, that all who were disposed might contribute. On the day appointed, a considerable number came forward with their free-will offerings, in aid of this most excellent cause; and some of our scholars, hearing and seeing what was done, felt it their duty to assist us. They therefore applied to their mothers for flax, and said they would spin, over and above their task, what would amount to a piece of money which passes here for ten pence. Their mothers gave flax, and the consequence was, that I received, from nine of our poor scholars, 7s. 6d. The plan of causing the youth to notice, and prove from Scrip- ture, what is right and what is wrong, we have found productive of the most salutary effects. One of our scholars lately sold some yarn in a fair in this town, and on going home she found that the purchaser had over- 1814-3 EIGHTH REPORT. 31 paid her. Having made this discovery, she went back immediately, in search of the merchant, and, having found him, gave him back the extra payment. Another, who had been overpaid in receiving change, when purchasing tobacco in a grocer's shop, went back with the overplus; knowing it to be wrong from God's Word, to keep what belonged to another. Upon the whole, I trust much good has been already done on our poor children, and to the Lord's name be the glory. Our six Schools are going on very well this season. I trust, the means which are now used for the extensive circulation of the Holy Scriptures, connected with the attention which is paid in Britain, and parts of Ireland, to the in- struction of the rising generation, will, by God's blessing attending them, be productive of much fruit; and that, of many who now enjoy these pre- cious advantages, it may be said, " A seed shall serve Him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation ; they shall come, and shall de- clare his righteousness unto a people that shall be born." Thus may a seed be raised up, who shall convey the same glorious truth to others, when those who now occupy the field shall be sleeping in the dust. The Scriptures assure us, that the " name of Jesus shall endure for ever, and that all men shall be blessed in him." From the same. Jan. 20, 1814. I now send you a brief account of an Examination held at B , on the 29th of August last, of the scholars who attend the Sunday-School in that town. I can with truth certify, that our scholars had larger portions committed to memory at the last Examination, than they had at any former period; which will appear obvious, by mentioning the number of Psalms and chapters which a few of the scholars had committed, verbatim, to memory since they were last examined. One girl had learned fourteen Psalms, another thirty-four, two others fifty-five each. The total num- ber of Psalms committed to memory, was 178. Some of the boys had been pretty diligent, though not so much so as the girls. One boy could say four chapters, another nine, a third ten. The total number of chapters which had been learned and rehearsed, was 142, making in all 321 psalms and chapters. The Scholars who excelled were rewarded according to their meric. Inferior and superior Bibles and Testaments were given on this occasion ; and I find that this mode of distribution has a powerful influence to induce the youth to vie with one another. It is with pleasure I report that not only Protestant children, but also Roman Catholics, are instructed in the Word of God. The other Schools which I superintend in the neighbourhood are going on very well. 32 EIGHTH REPORT. [1814. From a Dignitary of the Established Churchy to one of the Society's Agents. April 25, 1814. I return you my humble and cordial thanks for the obliging readiness with which you acceded to my wish, expressed to you by the Rev. Mr. , in appointing the bearer of his letter to be one of the School- masters, under the patronage of the excellent Society whose cause you have undertaken, in this county, to conduct. I hope I shall not be neglectful in the duty of visiting, as you have appointed me. I had no personal knowledge of the bearer of the Rev. Mr. 's letter, but he was recommended to me by parishioners of mine, as a proper person to keep a School in a place in my parish where one was wanting; and I was applied to, to countenance and assist him therein : when it occurred to me, to get for him the appointment which you have now conferred upon him. As you are so very kind as to offer to appoint others that I should recommend, in places where it would be adviseable, I will now take the liberty of mentioning one (who is now keeping school near ) as a proper person to keep another School, under my eye. I purpose placing him in the parish of (the duties of which belong to me) and county of . He is a Protestant, which the other is not, and is well spoken of by those who know him. If you approve of appointing him, (and the situation in which I would propose fixing him, is one in which such a School is much wanting, and would be most desirable,) I will send him to you for instructions, &c. I am very happy to learn from you that the London Hibernian School Society are about addressing the Irish public : I hope and believe they will meet with (according as they deserve) a prompt and cordial co-operation. I, for my part, should feel it my duty, and a happiness which I have much wished for, to be a subscriber to an institution so nobly philanthropic, the moment I had an opportunity. What an exhibition of that pure and disinterested benevolence, that is to be expected only from such as have felt the force of the saying, " Freely ye have received." LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS. N. B. All Collections and Donations under Ten Guineas, entered informer Reports, are omitted in this, excepting such as are at this time accompanied with an Annual Subscription. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 — — Don»- Annual tions. Subs. I. s. d. I. s. d. Adam, Mr. J. W. Grove-house, Mile-end 10 10 Addington, Mr. John, Spital-square •- A. L. per Mr. Stevenson Alers, Mr. William, Fenchurch-street 10 10 Allan, Mr. Samuel, Youghall •• Allan, Mr. Thomas. Frederick's-place, Old Jewry Allen, Mr. S. St. Catherine's Alven, Mr. F. Wallbrook 2 Amicable Society, per Rev. H. G. Watkins 5 5 Annual Meeting, Collection at 35 1 Anonymous, per Mr. J. N. 6 Anstie, Mr. Beujamin, Devizes .....•••«- 10 Anstie, Mr. Benjamin, Jun. ditto 1 1 Arundel, Mr. Everet-street, Russell-square »»•••• — 110 Ashford, Kent, by Mr. Henry Creed Apsley, Mr. John 110 Ayers, Mr. Samuel 1 1 Benton, Mr. John •••• 110 Broady, Rev. Mr. 10 Chittenden, Mr. Humphrey • • • • 1 1 Clark, Mr. William 110 Correl, Mrs. • 1 Creed, Mr. Henry 2 2 Fowler.Mr. 10 6 Friends 15 6 Hammelton, Mr. 1 Houghton, Mr. Robert 110 Hutton, Mr. John 2 2 Jacob,Mr.J. 110 Killick, Mr. George 1 1 Lepine, Mr. George 110 Nicholls, Mr. Daniel 110 Nicholls, Mr. Thomas • • •* 2 2 34 EIGHTH REPORT. Dona- tions. I. s. d. A shford, Kent, by Mr. Henry Creed Power, Mr. Alexander 1 1 Rabbeth, Mr. William 110 ftabson, Mr. Peter 1 1 Reeve, Mr. Luke 1 1 Rogers, Mr. John 110 Siddon, Mr. William 1 1 Skinner, Mr. Joseph 1 1 Tournay, Mr. Stephen 1 1 29 10 Collection at Rev. Mr. Brackstone's, per Rev. Mr. Townsend 9 6 38 16 Ashton, Mr. William, Lisle-street A shton, Rev. George, Newhaven, Sussex •••• Austin, Mr. Samuel, Holborn Avila, Mr. Samuel, Mile-end-road •>•♦ B. B. per Mr. Reyner ' 10 Backhouse, Mr. J. and Sons, Darlington 5 Badger, Mr. John, Prince's-square, Radcliff Bainbridge, Mr. T. Guildford-street Ballance, Mr. Thomas, Hackney Ballance, Mrs. ditto Ballance, Mr. John,, Steward-street Bangley, Mr. G. Budge-row Banister, Mrs. Devizes • • » Barclay, Mr. R. Bury-bill, Dorking 10 10 Barker, Mr. Joseph, Lawrence-lane Barnard, Mr. Sudbury Bayley, Mr. G. Miles's-lane 1 Bealby, Mr. William, Drury-lane Beams, Mr. Hugh, Doctors' Commons Belgrave, Mrs. Pratt-place, Camden-town Bennett, Rev. James, Rotherham 10 10 Benson, Mr. Alsop-place, New-road Bernard, Hon. R. B. M.P. Dover-street 11 Best, Mr. W. B. Poole ; Bickham, Mr. Thomas, Cheapside Biggs, Rev. James, Devizes Black, Mr. A. Leadenhall-street Blacket, Mr. John, Highbury-place Blades, Mr. Thomas, East Place, Lambeth Blair, Mr. William, Great Russel-street Bland, Mr. John, Newington-causeway Blenheim, Penny Society at 2 Blewett, Mr. H. C. Marazion, Cornwall 5 Bliss, Mr. Thomas, Smithfield Bogue, Rev. David, Gosport Bonvile, Mrs. Bristol Bosworth, Rev. W. Rowell, Northamptonshire — ■ Bourne, Miss, Preston •• 10 Bowen, Mr. Essex Bowler, Mr. John, Castle-street, Borough [1814. Anuual Subs. 10 6 10 6 110 110 O — 1 1 O 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1814.] EIGHTH REPORT. Dona- tions. I. s. d. Boyle, Mr. Michael, Little Friday-street Bradbee, Mr. Nicholas, Newgate-street Brice, Mrs. M. Gloucester 10 10 Bridgeman, Rev. James, Congleton • • • Brown, Mr. J. A. New Bond-street 3 3 Brown, Mr. per Mr. Hamilton 1 Brownlow, Mr. William, Fleet-street Bryant, Mr. Francis, Barford-mills, Famham-*" Buck, Rev. Charles, Primrose-street Bunnell, Mr. Joseph, Southampton-row •••••••• 10 10 Bunnell, Mr. Z. New-street •• Burchett, Mr. Doctors' Commons Burder, Rev. G. Camberwell Burnet, Mr John, Preston 1 Burns, Rev. Mr. and Friends, at Dunn 2 2 Burrup, Mr. J. jun. Clapham Burt, Mr. Andrew, John-street, America-square Burt, Mr. John, Stonehouse 5 5 Butcher, Mr. Robert, Spa-fields ■ - Butler, Mr. John, Tavistock-square ■ Butler, Mr. Stephen, London-wall Butterneld, Mr. William, Strand Butterfield, Mr. Wisbeach Butterworth, Joseph, Esq. M. P. Bedford-square 10 10 C. Cambridge, Auxiliary Society at, per Mr. W.Searle 10 A. B. per ditto 10 Campbell, Rev. John, Shacklewell Campbell, Col. Robert 10 10 Cardale, Mr. William, Bedford-row 10 10 Carlill, Mr. John, Leman-street 10 10 Carter, Mr. William, Peckham Casterton, Mr. William, Dalston Cattley, Mr. Stephen, Camberwell 10 10 Cecil, Mr. Joseph, Upper Thames-street • • • • • • • • Friend per ditto 10 6 Chandler, Mr. Benjamin, St. Paul's Churchyard Charles, Rev. Thomas, Bala Chatham Auxiliary Society, per Rev. J. Slatterie 9 9 Chelmsford Aux. Society, per Mr. W. Woodcock 10 Cheltenham, Weekly Society at, per Mr. Fyffe 4 2 Ditto, per Mr. T. Haynes 4 Chevalier, Mr. Thomas, South Audley-street • • • • Chippendale, Mr. John, Bunhill-row Christian, Mr. Henry, Strand Clapham, Mr. Samuel, Leeds Clarke, Mr. William, Borough • Clarke, Mr. Anthony, Canterbury Clayton, Rev. J. Highbury-place Lady, per ditto .....100 Clayton, Rev. G. Manor-place, Walworth Cleeve, Mr. C. Basingstoke Collier, Mr. Barlow's-row, Long-lane, Southwark Collyer, Rev. W. B., D. D. Blackheath-hill .••• 110 2 2 36 EIGHTH REPORT. [1814. Dona- tions. I. s. d. Comyn, Mr. Samuel, Serjeants'-inn, Fleet-street Congleton, Friends at, per Rev. James Bridgeman 2 Conquest, John, M. D. Bishopsgate-street •••• 110 A Friend per ditto 5 Cook, Mr. David, Trump-street 110 Cornwell, Mr. William, Oxford-street 110 Corp, Mr. W. Tower-street 110 Corsbie, Mr. John, Broad-street-buildings 2 2 Corsbie, Mr. Joseph, ditto s- 110 Course, Mr. St. JohnVstreet 10 6 Cowie, Mr. George, Great St. Helen's 10 10 Cowie, Mr. Thomas, Falcon-square Cowie, Mr. John, ditto Cozens, Mr. William, Wilderness-row Cozens, Mr. John, Norwich * Cracknell, Rev. Benjamin, D. D. Weymouth-*-* Creser, Mr. Thomas Crisp, Mr. William, Frostenden, Suffolk 60 10 Crook, Mr. Henry, Preston 1 Crosfiekl, Mr. G.jun. Lancaster 10 Curling, Mr. Jesse, Paradise-row 10 10 D. Dalton, Mr. John, Camberwell Davenport, Mr. Samuel, Lime-street Davidson, Rev. Dr. Edinburgh 2 2 Davies, Rev. Dr. Reading Davis, Mr. H. Bristol Davis, Mr. James, Park-street, Islington Davis, Mr. Thomas, Bishopsgate-street — — Davy, Mr .Thomas, Gould-square • 5 5 Davy, Mr. Samuel, Crediton *...« Dawson, Mr. Roger, Southwark 10 10 Deal, Society of Females at, per Rev. J. Vincent 3 Dean, Mr. Thomas, Preston 1 Derby, Penny Society at, per Rev. Mr. Gawthorne 14 19 4 Ditto, Friends at Irongate, per Mr. Radford • • 5 ■ Dighton, Mrs. Bristol 10 Dobbs, Mr. H. Bridge-street 2 2 Dornford, Mr. Thomas, Philpot-lane •••• 110 Dudley, Mr.C. S. Camberwell 110 2 2 Dudley, Mr. Charles, St. J ohn's-street 110 Duncanson, Mr. Alexander, Alloa 110 Dunkin, Miss, Queen's place, Kennington 110 Dunn, Rev. E. A. Stafford-place, Pimlico 110 Dyson, Mr. George, Botolph-lane 110 E. Eastman, Mr. T. Portsea • 110 Elliott, Rev. Richard, Devizes 110 Elvey, Rev. Mr. and Friends, at Wandsworth-*-* 3 Epps, Mr.John, Holbom 110 Evans, Mr*. Bristol ^ i 1814.] EIGHTH REPORT. Dona- tions. I. s. d. F. Finch, Mr. Sudbury • • • • Flemynge, Captain William, Shrewsbury 41 Fletcher, Mr. John, Fenchurch-street Fletcher, Mr. William, Henley Flower, Mr. Josiah, Gutter-lane Fordham, Mr. J. Ongar, Essex 10 10 Fowler, Miss, York-place, Walworth Fowler, Mr. Barrington, Gen. Post Office, Lomb.-st. France, Mr. S. Preston 10 6 Friend 10 Ditto at Alloa - S Ditto, per Mr. Fletcher 5 Ditto, per Hon. Mrs. Grey 5 Ditto, per Mr. Turner •• 10 Friends at Aberdeen, per Rev. J. Philip 1 Ditto at Darlington 4 5 DJtto at Leeds 10 7 Ditto at Millbank 4 Fry, Mr. John, Church-street, Soho G. Gainsborough, Mrs. Sudbury Gainsborough, Miss, ditto Gale, Mr. John, Paternoster-row Gardner, Dr. Long-acre Gibbs, Mr. Michael, Wallbrook Glasgow Auxiliary Society, per A. Newbigging, Esq. Kirkman Finlay, Esq. M. P. Pres. 10 10 Charles Stewart Parker, Esq. V. P. 10 10 John More, Esq. 5 5 Stewart Smith, Esq. 5 5 Mr. William Dalgleith 4 4 Mr.HughMuir 2 2 Mr. Andrew Robertson 2 2 William Rodger, Esq. ••••• Archibald Newbigging, Esq. Ditto for James Sword, Esq Ditto for Mr. J ohn Frame Ditto for Mr. William Muir Ditto for Mr. John Galloway Rev. Dr. Balfour Rev. Dr. Burns Rev. Dr. M'Gill ••• Lady Stewart, per ditto • • • • Rev. Dr. Muir • Rev. Dr. Rankin Rev. Robert Brodie Rev. David Garment Rev. Greville Ewing • Rev. Dr. Lockhart Rev. John Robertson Rev. Ralph Wardlaw John Smith, Esq. 37 Annua] Subs. I. S. d. 110 1 1 1 — 110 •2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 '2 2 •2 8 S '2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 (.' 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 u 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 3 3 G 38 EIGHTH REPORT. Dona- tions. I. S. Mr. John Wright, jun. • — - Mr. William Harley Mr. William M'Gaven Mr. John Robertson Mr. John Blackie Mr. John Brown Mr. James Deakin Mr. Robert Dickie Mr William Ferguson ••*• Mr. Archihald Fullarton Mr. Edward Khull Mr Henry Knox Mr Duncan M'Dougal • Mr. Ninian M'Gilp Mr. Maurice Ogle Mr. Andrew Oswald • • - < Mr. John Ronald Mr. William Somerville Mr. John Mackintosh Mr. Gilbert Wardlaw Mr. Anthony Wigham R.Morris, Esq. per A. Mitchell, Esq. 10 Mr. Andrew M'Intosh 5 5 Andrew Mitchell, Esq. 5 5 Mr. J ames Gillespie 3 3 Mrs. Oswald, Shildhall, per A. Mitchell, Esq. 3 3 William Stenhouse, Esq. 2 2 Mr. Robert Dowie 1 1 An Association of Youths, per D. Cree r jun. 2 2 Godfrey, Mr. Thomas, Chatham ••- Goldsmith, Mr. J. Lower-street, Islington 10 10 Greasley, Mr. Tutbury, near Derby Greaves, Mr. George, jun. Aldermanbury Green, Mr. Thomas, Miles's-lane Grenfell, Mr. George, Castle Baynard 10 Grenfell, Mrs. George, ditto Griffin, Rev. John, Portsea Griffiths, Mr. Samuel, General Post Office, Lomb.-st. Grove, Mr. Thomas, Charing-cross Guildford Auxiliary Society, per Rev. Mr. Percy •• 7 12 Gwilt, Mrs. Paragon 5 [1814. Annual Subs. I. s. d. 1 1 — 2 4 H. Hack, Mr. D. per Mr. Reyner- • ** . 10 Hacker, Mr. Thomas, Goswell-street 110 Hadwen, Mr. G. George-lane 110 Haines, Mr. William, Commercial-road 10 6 Haines, Mr. Thomas, Cheltenham -• • 110 Haines, Mr. Thomas, jun. ditto 110 Hale, Mr. William, Wood-street, Spitaliields 110 Hall, Mr. James, Salters-hall 110 Hallowell, Mr. Leeds 1 o Hamer, Mr. John, Preston 1 i o Hamer, Mr. Richard, ditto 2 Sundry Donations per ditto 13 1814.] EIGHTH REPORT. 39 Dona- tions. I. S. d. Hammond, Mr. George, Whitechapel 10 10 Hardcastle, Mr. Joseph, Old Swan Stairs 10 10 Hardcastle, Mr. Joseph, jun. ditto 21 Hardcastle, Mr. Alfred, ditto 21 Harding, Mr. William, Transport-office, Westminster 3 3 Harris, Rev. John, Fordham Hartley, Rev. Richard and Friends, at Lutterworth- • 5 Hartelbury, Miss, Tewkesbury 2 Harvey, Mr. George, Weymouth Hay ter, Mr. Thomas, Mark-lane 120 Heard, Mr. John, Cateaton-street Heath, Mr. Job, Blackman-street « Heath, Mr. Job, jun. ditto- • - Hebditch, Mr. John, Three-colt-street, Limehouse- • Herbert, Mr. John, Wood-street Heudebourck, Mr. William, Taunton 10 10 Hewlings, Mr. Brook-street, Holborn • . • • • Heydon, Mr. Thomas, Cateaton-street — Heygate, Mr. John, sen. West Haddon 1 Hickson, Mr. James, Wandsworth Hill, Mrs. Fore-street • Mr. C. per ditto • 10 Hill, Mr. John, Broadway, Westminster • • • Hill, Rev. Rowland, Surry Chapel Hodson, Mr. Thomas, Mark-lane 50 Hogg, Rev. Reynold, Riegate 5 5 Holbrook, Mr. B. Chester-place, Lambeth 52 10 Holehouse, Mr. Charles, Union-street, Southwark 10 10 Friend per ditto ••• 1 1 Hoppus, Rev. John, Yardley, Northamptonshire • • How, Mr. William, Tottenham Hoxton Auxiliary Society 105 Hughes, Rev. Joseph, Battersea 10 10 Hughes, Mr. Thomas, Bunhill-row 15 5 Hulle, Mr. J. Uxbridge 10 10 Humpage, Rev. T. Winchmore-hill 5 Hunt, Rev. Henry, New-street, Horslydown I. and J. Jackson, Mr. James, Bedford-street, Strand James, Rev. J. A. and Friends, at Birmingham ••• • 25 Ibell, Mr. Lud gate-street 10 10 Jennings, Mr. John, Dartford • Ikin, Mr. Jonathan, 20, Austin-friars Inglis, Mr. John, Mount-row, City-road Johnson, Mrs. Reading Jones, Mr. R. B. Mill-hill Jones, Rev. E.J. Finsbury-terrace Jones, Mrs. Shackleweli Jones, Mr. Thomas 10 Jones, Mr. and Friends, at Stockport 15 Jowett, Mr. B. Clarence-row, Camberwell Annual Subs. 1. s. d. — 1 1 10 6 110 110 110 110 110 10 6 2 2 110 1 1 110 110 110 1 1 1 1 1 110 40 EIGHTH REPORT. Dona- tions. I. s. d. K. Kemp, Mr. Edward, Uppingham Kennedy, Mr. James, Bank of England Kent, Mr. William, Clapton 10 10 Kincaid, Mr. David, Kingsland-road King, Mr. John, Islington-road King, Mr. Thomas Bennett L. Lady, per Rev. Mr. Harrison 2 2 Lanyon, Mr. Richard, Lostwithiel, Cornwall Latham, Mr. Samuel, Walworth Lea, Mr. Richard, Old Jewry 10 10 Leach, Mr. Thomas, Preston • 1 Lee, Mr. Darlington 10 Legg, Mr. Samuel, Fleet-street 5 Legg, Mr. Jabez, ditto Leigh, Mr. Thomas, Erith, near St. Dunstan's • • • • 2 2 Lewis, Mr. William, Stamford-hill- •• • •••• • 10 10 Light, Mr. Richard, Terrace, Lower-street, Islington Lister, Mr. Daniel, Hackney 21 Livesey, Mr. Thomas, Wood-street, Cheapside • • • • Lloyd, Mr. John, Nelson's-square Lloyd, Mr. W.F. MasonVhall, Basinghall-street • • 10 10 Lockett, Mr. J. G. Warren-street, Fitzroy-square>» London Association (Auxiliary Society,) per Mr. Wheeler, Treasurer 47 Long, Mr. John, Christ's Hospital • • 2 2 Lowdown, Mr. Matthew, Surry-road • 21 Luck, Mr. Joseph, Clapton 10 10 Lunell, Mr. W. P. Bristol M. M'Kellar, Mr. Judd-place, Somers'-town «•••« 3 M'Farlane, Mr. P. Alloa 110 Maitland, Mr. Alexander, Clapham 21 Maitland, Mr. Ebenezer, ditto 21 Manchester, Moseley-street Auxiliary Society, including a Donation of 501. 100 Marriott, Mr. W . Hoxton-square Marriott, Mr. William, jun. York-place, City Road Marten, Mr. R. H. America-square 10 10 Mason, Mr. Thomas, High Holborn Meyer, Mr. George, Finsbury-square 10 10 Mills, Mrs. Tyndale-place, Islington Mills, Samuel, Esq. Finsbury-place 10 10 Mills, Mr. Thomas, ditto Mills, Mr. J. R. ditto Moginie, Mr. John, Smithfield Bars Moore, Mr. Francis, Cheapside Mortlock, Mr. John, Edgeware Road 10 10 Moseberry, Mr. Portsea • •• [1814. Annual Subs. I. s. d. 5 110 110 10 6 110 110 110 110 1814.] EIGHTH REPORT. Dona- tions. I. s. d. Moseley, Mr. Richard, Piccadilly Mottershaw, Mr. T. Silkmore-house, near Stafford • • Muckley, Mrs. Birmingham Muggendge, Mr. Nathaniel, Queen-street, Cheapside Murray, Mr. Stirling 2 2 Murray, Mrs. ditto 110 N. Napier, Mr. W. Whitefriars Nash, Mr. W. Langley, Bucks 2 Nattrass, Mr. Timothy, Newington-road Neale, Mr. Benjamin, St. Paul's Church-yard •••• Neale, Mr Cornelius, ditto Neale, Mr. John, Rosoman-street, Clerkenwell •••• Nesham, Mr. John, Garlick-hill * New Court, Carey-street, Prayer Meeting at 2 6 6 Newman, Rev. W. Stepney Nicoll, Capt. R. H.A. Niven, Mr. David, King-street, Soho • • • • 10 10 Northern Missionary Society, Tain, per Rev. Angus M'Intosh, including former Donation of 100/. - • « • 150 O. Ody, Mr. Thomas, Holborn Ogden, Mr. James, Preston Ogdin, Mr. John, Upper Thames-street Ofdfield, Mr.T.B. Peckham 10 10 Oldham, Mr. J. O. Montague-place, Russel-square* • 10 10 Oldham, Mr. Adam, Church-row, Newington Butts Oldham, Mr. A.J. High Holborn P. Page, Mr. Benjamin, Mortlake • • • • Paisley Auxiliary Bible Soc. for the purchase of Bibles 10 Pantin, Mr. Thomas, Smithfield Panting, Rev. F. G. St. Ives Park, Mr. John, Preston 10 Parker, Mr. Robert, Stockport 1 Parks, Mr. S. Kingsland Pattison, Mr. J.jun. Clapton 10 10 Payne, Mr. • ••■• 10 6 Peachey, Mr J. Doctors' Commons Pearson, Mr. J. Golden-square 10 10 Pellatt, Mr. Apsley, St. Paul's Church-yard 1 1 Pellatt, Mr. Thomas, Ironmongers' Hall ...»-.•••• Percy, Rev. J. Warwick Perrot, Rev. Francis, Jersey Perry, Mr. William, Warwick Peto, Mr. Henry, Little Britain • • - ♦ • Pettigall and Andrews, Messrs. Berkeley-square"" Phayre, Mr. Richard 21 Phipps, Mr. Nicholas, Lothbury ■*• Phi pps, Mr. Robert, ditto •••» Piper, Mr. Thomas, Little Eastcheap E 41 Annual Subs. l l o 110 110 110 110 110 110 2 2 110 110 110 1 1 10 6 110 110 110 42 EIGHTH REPORT. Dona- lions. I. s. d. Piatt, Rev. W. F. Wilmot-square, Bethnal-green •• Poole, Mr. J ohn, Lawrence-lane Poulton, Mr. Cornelius, Reading Poulton, Mr. James, Fleet-street Preston, Mr. Thomas, Walworth 10 10 Pritt, Mr. James, Wood-street • Pritt, Mr. John, ditto Procter, Mr. Joseph, Fleet-street 10 10 Puget, Mrs. Ann, Sackville-street R. Radford, Mr. C. Coventry Radley, Mr. John, Fleet-street Rankin, Rev. Dr. by Dr. Balfour, Glasgow 110 Ranyard, Mr. W. Kingston 110 Rawson, Mr. George, Leeds Redford, Rev. G. and Friends, at Uxbridge 4 2 6 Redford, Rev. Mr. Windsor • Reid, Mr. William, Minories - Reyner, Mr. Joseph, Mark-lane 10 10 W. D. per ditto ♦ 10 Rhode, Mr. Robert, Twyford Richardson, Mr. Thomas, Bristol 10 10 Richardson, Mr. Basinghall-street 5 Riddell, Mr. Alexander, Queen-street, Cheapside "25 Riches, Mr. Michael, White-street, Southwark • • • • Riley, Mr. Rowland, Orange-street, Red Lion-square Ring, Mr. Thomas, Reading Risdon, Mr. Benjamin 10 10 Robarts, Mr. jNatlianiel, Henrietta-st. Covent-gard. 10 10 Roberts, Mr. Josiah, Gould-square 5 Roberts, Mr. William, Great Yarmouth Robinson, Mr. Samuel, Albion-street, Blackfriars 15 5 Rogers, Mr. Thomas, Clapham 10 10 Rothwell, Mr. Edward, Preston 10 Rowley, Mr. Thomas, Terrace, Gray's-Inn-lane • • • * Ruffle, Miss M. Rotherhithe 10 10 Russell, Mr. James, Deptford 3 3 Russell, Rev. John, Stirling 1 2 Rutt, Mr. Benjamin, Leadenhall-street Rutt, Miss, Devizes Rutt, Mr. T. Shacklewell S. Sadler, Mr. William, St. John's-street • Sadler, Mrs. ditto St. J ohn, Lady Dowager Saltern, Rev. John, Bridport Sanderson, Mr. John, jun. 10 10 Sargeant, Mr. D. Old Gravel-lane Saunders, Mr. William, Piccadilly Scott, Rev. George, Royal-hill, Greenwich Scott, Mr. John, Bartholomew-lane • ••» • Searle, Mr. William, Cambridge Sevier, Mr. James, Bristol --.-.« [1814. Annual Subs. I. 5. d. 2 2 110 — 15 110 110 110 110 2 2 110 110 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 n 2 1814.] EIGHTH REPORT. Dona- tions. I s. d. Shaw, Mr. Thomas, Queen-street, Cheapside •••••• Sheerness, Juvenile Society at 6 Sherriff, Rev. W. Stirling 1 1 Shields, Capt. Hawkesbury-place, Walworth Shipmau, Mr. Joseph Tharpe, Stock Exchange •••>« — — Shipman, Mr. Thomas, Blackheath-road Shoreditch Juvenile Society 15 Shrubsole, Mr. William, Bank of England Friend per ditto • ' • 50 Simco, Mr. A^hby-street Simmons, Mr. John, Coleman-street-buildings Simpson, Mr. Robert, jun. Lombard-street •• Skynner, Mr.W. Bristol 21 Slate, Mr. Thomas, Great Russell-street Slatterie, Rev. J. Chatham •• Sloper, Rev. Mr. Devizes Smith, Rev. J.P. D.D. Homerton Smith, Mr. B. Manchester « Smyth, Mr. William, Bethel-place, Camberwell - * Soiithwark Female Auxiliary Society 44 13 6 Spalding, Mr. Union-street, Somers'-town Sparkall, Mr. Alexander, Plaistow Spear, Mr. his Children at Millbank 2 Spier, Mr. Stirling 1 Spink, Mr. M. Gracechurch-street Stanfield, Mr. Joseph, Islington Starey, Mr. Benjamin, Poultry Steinkopff, Rev. C. F. Savoy Steven, Mr. Robert, Upper Thames-street Steven, Mr. Robert, jun. •' Stevenson, Mr. James, Hoxton-fields Stiff, Mr. Thomas, New-street, Covent-garden •••• 10 10 Stokes, Mr. George, Gutter-lane 10 10 Storck, Mrs. H. Clarendon-square • • . Storks, Mr. Robert, Lawrence-lane Summers and Son, Messrs. New Bond-street • • • • Sunday School Children, per Mr. J. Bowers, Perth 10 Ditto at Aberdeen, per Rev. J. Philip 13 6 Sundry Persons, Donations from, per Rev. T.Williams 2 Surridge, Mr. Robert, Rumford — Sutton, Mr. David, Mortlake Swainson, Mr. John, Preston 1 110 T. Tagg, Mr. Walthamstow Tarn, Mr. Joseph, Spa-fields •• 3 3 Tatham, Mr. Henry, Whitehall Taylor, Mr. James, Old Broad-street 10 10 Taylor, Mr. John, Wilderness-row 5 Taylor, Mr. Josiah, Hoiborn Teape, Mr. Henry, Tower-hill Thickbroom, Mr. William. Millbank-street Thodey, Mr. Samuel, Poultry Thomas, Mr. R. G, Serjeants' Inn, Fleet-street •••• 10 10 44 EIGHTH REPORT. Dona- tions. I. S. d. Thompson, Mr. Robert. Holborn • • • Thompson, Mr. Thomas, Colebrook-terrace, Islington Thurlborn, Mr. William, Holborn-hill • • • Timmiiit;s, Mr. John, VVood-street, Cheapside Tindale, Mr Edward, Cock-hill Titfbrd, Mr. William, Union-street, Bishopsgate- •• • Toinkins, Mr. S. Lombard-street Toomer, Mr. E. Southampton Toomer, Mr. Samuel, Basingstoke '•• Towle, Mr. Joseph, Walworth 10 10 Townley, Mr. Henry, Doctors' Commons Townsend, Mr. W. "Holborn •-- ■• 5 5 Tozer, Mr. Sudbury 2 Trevyllian, Mr. W. B. • 21 Tucker, Mr. Richard, Queen-street, Cheapside • • • • Tucker, Mr. Benjamin, ditto Turpin, Mr. George, Upper Ground-street Friend per ditto 9 6 U. Unwin, Mrs. Castle-Hedingham • • • 55 10 V. Venables, Mr. William, Brewer-street, Golden-square W, Waistell, Mr. Charles, Holborn — • • • Walker, Mr. Thomas, Piccadilly Walker, Mr. William, Brick-lane Walker, Rev. Mr. Oxford Warner, Mrs. Ann, Little Trinity-lane Waters, Mr. Edward, Providence-row, Hackney-road Wathin, Mr. O. P. Woodchester Watkins, Rev. H. G. Turnwheel-Iane Watson, Mr. Samuel, Cliffbrd's-inn Weaver, Rev. Thomas, Shrewsbury • Wenham, Mr. Joseph, Homerton-terrace ••• West, Mr. Samuel, Billiter-lane West London Juvenile Society, per Mr. Blower •••• 10 West London Auxiliary Society, per Mr. Penny • • • . 25 Westminster Auxiliary Society, per Mr. Kennerley 50 Weyland, Mr. John,jun. Cork-street Whately, Mr. W. 10 10 Whitehead, Mr. Fore-street, Limehouse Whitridge, Rev. J. and Friends, Carlisle 16 Wigney, Mr. William, Brighton Wilberforce, W. Esq. M.P. • 10 Wilkinson, Dr. per Mr. Legg Wilks, Rev. Matthew, Turner's-square, Hoxton • • • • 10 10 Williams, Mr. Robert, Stockwell • Williams, Mr. William, Little Trinity-lane Williams, Rev. John, Pentycelyn, Llandovery •«••>• . — Williams, Miss, Brecon Wills, Mr. H. O. Bristol [1814. Annual Sub*. I. s. d. 110 1 1 1 1 10 6 110 110 110 3 2 1814.] EIGHTH REPORT. 45 Doua- Annual tions. Subs. I. s. d. 1. S, d. Willyams, Rev. Humphry, Tregombo 110 Willyams, Mrs. ditto 110 Wilson, Mr. James, Camberwell 10 10 Wilson, Rev. J. Matlock ••••• 110 Wilson, Mr. Joseph, Highbury-hill 10 10 Wilson, Mrs. Highbury-place •- 5 110 Wilson, Mr. John, Islington -»•• 10 10 Wilson, Mr. Thomas, Tyndale-place 10 10 Wilson, Mr. J. jun. Wood-street •••• 10 Wittenbury, Rev. John, Darlington 1 Wontner, Mr. Thomas, Minories 110 Wontner, Mr. Joseph, per Messrs. Hankeys • • • - 10 10 Wooburn Penny per Week Society, per Rev. Mr. Harrison 5 ■■ ■ Wood, Mr. Thomas, Red Lion-court, Watling-street 110 Woodd, Rev. Basil, M.A. Paddington 10 10 Woodcock, Mr. William, Preston 1 Woodcock, Miss, ditto •••« 10 6 Worsley, Mr. John, Wood-street, Cheapside 110 Wright, Mr. T. Nicholas-lane 10 10 Y. Young, Mr. John, Newport, Isle of Wight 110 MEMBERS FOR LIFE, (By Payment of Legacies of Fifty Pounds.) Clarke, Mr. J, Trowbridge. Tomes, Mr. Charles, Oxford. Legacies received, 1807. Allan, Mr. Hugh 23 1810. Bassett, Mr. 20 - — Clarke, Rev. John, late of Trowbridge 45 1812. Roberts, Mrs. Sarah 50 181S. Nelson, Mr. » c 22 10 4.6 ^ U EIGHTH REPORT. [1814. CONGREGATIONAL COLLECTIONS. In Former In the x„ . Years. Current Year. London , , *• s. d. I. s. d. 34 7 2 Christ's Church, Newgate-street-..- 37 9 Pell-street Chapel, Radcliff Highway, per Kev. J. Slattene, including a donation of 51. Salter's Hall Meeting 15 7 St. Peter's Church, Cornhill 29 3 6 Surrey Chapel, per Rev. William Jay .... 92 12 6 Tavistock Chapel 16 17 Tonbridge Chapel, Somers Town, per Rev. Wilham Cooper 63 Maidenhead, per Rev. Mr. Cook ..." 52 16 6 60 Sheerness, Rev. Mr. Prankard, per Rev. J. Slatterie Stockwell Chapel, per Rev. T. Jackson Queenborough, per Rev. J. Slatterie Winchmore Hill, per Rev. Mr. Humpage 9 3 6 15 9 6 28 10 4 6 6 Collections in Bedfordshire, Sussex, %c. per Rev. John Townsend. 1. s. d. 7 6 5 9 6 Ampthill, Rev. Mr. Robson Ashford, Rev. Mr. Brackstone Bedford, Rev. Mr. Antony 13 ~ q Ditto, Rev. Mr. Hillyard 16 18 Q Brighton, Rev. Mr. Goff .. .. Coventry, Rev. Mr. Gerrard 14 1S Creaton, Rev. Mr. Whitehead Croydon, Rev. Mr. Kent .400 Dartford, Rev. Mr. Hawthorne 4 1 Dover, Rev. Mr. Mather 9 18 3 East-Grinstead, Rev. Mr. Start Folkstone. Rev. Mr. Attwood 11 1 5 Guilsborough, Rev. Mr. Edmonds \ x . H 8 12 5 Lewis Margate, Rev. Mr. Cobb Market Harborough, Rev. Mr. Gill 21 1814.] EIGHTH REPORT. 47 I. ■ s. d. Old, Rev. Mr. Jackson 9 7 4 Ramsgate, Rev. G. Townsend 14 15 8 St. Ives, Rev. Mr. Crisp 12 13 6 St. Peter's, Rev. Mr. Cramp ♦ 8 7 Thrapstone, Rev. Mr. Ragsdale 16 11 Worthing, Rev. Mr. Palmer «•« 9 5 Collections in the North of England and in Scotland, per Rev. Joseph Slatterie. Aberdeen, Rev. J. Phillips 30 15 4 Ditto, Rev. Dr. Ross and Rev. R. Doig, East Church 30 4 8 Arbroath, Methodist Chapel 2 16 10 Brechin, Rev. Mr. Blackadder •* Derby, Rev. Mr. Gawthorn 12 18 It Dundee, Rev. Dr. Russell ••- 9 3 6 Edinburgh, Rev. James Smith ••• 14 15 Ditto, Rev. John Aikman and Rev. John Cleghorn 18 7 Ditto, Rev. 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