Resolved unanimously—
II. That the System of District Visiting through the intervention of the Laity, based as it is upon the highest Christian principles, is a function of the Church, the due exercise of which is full of promise of the greatest advantage, both in things temporal and spiritual; and that the results of the operations of this Society afford a most satisfactory exemplification of the assertion.
It was proposed by Dr. Waddilove, seconded by the Rev. H. W. Jermyn, and
Resolved unanimously—
III. That the establishment of Provident Funds, whose tendency is to give a powerful impulse to the promotion of habits of providence, frugality, and self-reliance, at the same time that they confer immediate benefit on the poor, is a most important auxiliary to the operations of this Society, and contributes in a high degree to the effecting of that moral and religious improvement which is the great end and object of all its endeavours.
It was moved by Mr. Merriman, seconded by Mr. Warner, and
Carried unanimously—
IV. That the best thanks of the Society be given to the Treasurer, for his constant regard to the advancement of the Society and its objects, and for his valuable labours in the more immediate execution of the office he holds; and that he be requested to continue his kind services.
It was moved by the Rev. J. W. Sheringham, seconded by Mr. Pickering, and
Carried unanimously—