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 My VERY DEAR FrIEND, 
 
 OMEof the Brethren had a meeting to- Jay, 
 
 when we revived our Society for the *• Further- 
 
 * ance of the Gofpel among the Heathen in the Bri- 
 
 , **•* tifh dominions," and fettled it on a more enlar-^cd 
 
 f)kn ; but as you may be glad to know fomethinw of 
 
 phe original defign of this Societ)', I will endeavour 
 
 ^o give you as exa£l an account as I am able j of the 
 
 occiiTion which gave rife to the defign of begirnin'T 
 
 fuch a Society almoft twenty-fe ven years ago, and 
 
 what our Society then was. 
 
 The Society is even now but fmall, and was be- 
 gun by a few perfons of the middle rank, or rather 
 fcmcthing above the lower fort of people, but they 
 were filled with a zeal, perhaps fcldom to be found 
 but among perfons of that rank j they were a good 
 natured willing people, quite in carnefl: in the matter, 
 and I can aflure you, it was one of the grcateft plca- 
 furcs of my life, to fee lhof<^ few fo hearty and alive 
 in the thing. 
 
 The Brethren's Church having had invitations to 
 preach the gofpel to the Heathen in fome parts of the 
 
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 to London in their way thither, and being unacquaint 
 cd with the language, had, at their firft fciting cut, 
 many a.id troublcfome difficulties, and were liable to 
 uncommonly difagrceable circumftanccs, for want qT 
 being properly underflood and known, and for want 
 of fome friendly care and rgcommi-Jation to the cap- 
 tains r.f the flilps they went with, and to fbme friends 
 in the countries they went to j neither were they 
 abounding in this world's goods, but had a truly an- 
 ticnt apoftolical truft in God, that he would know 
 hew to bring them to the places they were going tO}. 
 and as they had little experience in the price of 
 frright, and the charges of long voyages, they were 
 no? always fufficiently provided, a priori, with the 
 money nsce/Tary to fufjh purpofes. 
 
 , Some perfons in London, with whom they had 
 providentially become acquainted, took their circum- 
 ftances into confideration, and wiflicd to know how 
 to aa in the beft manner to affift thofe whom they 
 faw were enturing their lives and health in order to 
 bring the Heathen to the knowledgcof Jefus Chj-ift, 
 for the falvation of their immortal fouls. ' 
 
 I mud tell you, my dear friend, that the very fight 
 of thcfc truly apoftolical men, and their zeal for the 
 converfion of the Heathen, not in a prefumptuous or 
 vain fpirit, or pharifaical afft-aation, but full of a hu- 
 mane, chcarful, humble behaviour, was fo edifying to 
 us, that it made us, who were intimate with them 
 and witneffes to their condud here, wifli moft zca- 
 loufly to take that fharc i.i their undertaking, which 
 
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 Vc th ^u_-!it mljht be po.TiWc for us licrc to execute, 
 f.J ivLvrly to r VKTHF.R tliem on their way, and 
 IfKT.Cv- \\" uijk the na;:.c of the " Sxicty far thcFur- 
 •» tli.r.ir.c: of the CTofpcl." 1 remember the ideas wc 
 tiuii haJ, aivl the fpirit of our firft meetings. 
 
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 We believed, that cur Saviour had died for the 
 H'holc world, and would have all men to be favcd by 
 |Ik knowledge of the truth, which he had ordered to 
 |c preached to all natiojis : We faw thefc men willing 
 Id carry the gofpcl to the Heathen in perfon at all ha- 
 iards, and we faw that they did it out of love for 
 Jcfus Chrift, and a defire to fulfil his will, and a ten- 
 der concern for the falvation of the Heathen, and that 
 ,|Jiey had embraced the providential call they had to 
 l^is blefTed bufinefs. 
 
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 We rccolle£led that there was one Lord, one Sa- 
 viour for us and them, and that, though we for our 
 pcrfons thought we had not or perhaps never might 
 have the fame call with them, to go and preach to the 
 
 • Heathen in perfon, yet being redeemed by the fame 
 precious blood of Chrift, and having believed the 
 gofpel, as well as thcfe willing millionaries, we had 
 
 *in general the very fame inducement, which they had, 
 to be helpful in our refpec^ive ftations and callings to 
 the furthering of that work, which we fuppofed very 
 reafonably would be agreeable to the univerfal Lover, 
 Saviour and Friend of mankind, who had laid down 
 his life for his enemies, who only need be known to 
 be beloved and obeyed, and in whofc name alone ther« 
 iscompleatfalviitipn, 
 
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 And although the being a member of this Society 
 • docs not ^rr^ply a call to go in perfon among the Hea- 
 then, but only fhcws our free, wilting and difin- 
 terefted deftre to ferve the miffions ; yet we muft own, 
 that at fmes wc have felt in cur meetings fuch , 
 ftrong .mpulfe to take perfonal (bar: in their miffions, 
 that we all fain would have gone ourfelves on that 
 important errand. Indeed fome of us have been bleft 
 with fuch a call now and then ; but the remainder 
 have had the comfort to be faithful partakers and pro . 
 meters of this great work of God, by catchin.. at 
 ^very opportunity to ferve it at .ome by giving all the 
 ailutance m our power. • ^^ 
 
 We were at firft but a kw, and thefc met 'together 
 to confider, how we might contrive to make the little 
 help, each of us could give, become any thin, worth 
 liammg by being addeJ together, and to m^ke that 
 little go as far as it could. To this purpofe we refolved 
 to form ourfelves into a Society, towards the deHgns of 
 which each member might contribute ftatedly or occal 
 fionally, his little mite, each according to his ability, 
 without tea?mg or preffing one another to enlarge ih^ 
 contribution, as we believed, that our g^enero^s Sa- 
 viour had no pleafure in conftrained gifts, and that he 
 /.kes on'y fuch as are gi.cn out of a free, ^^illing heart, 
 fo we made that a principal point with usi and I caq 
 tru'y (,y, we wanted then more to rcflrain our mem- 
 bers, as to the larg^nefs of the fum, than to ur^e the^ 
 to an mcreafe of their contribuiion. Such was the 
 fpint cf thoft; days. 
 
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 We cirpioyed onrfL-lvcs therefore as a Sociot^- ii> re- 
 rdvlno: and erjtcrtainiiig fuch mifiionaries who paHbd 
 chro' jh London in their way to America, providincr 
 riK:n proper lodgings, taking care to fupply vvhal 
 iiH Jk be wanting for their freight and provificns, and 
 fo.ne neceflary refrefhments in their voyag», recom- 
 r.L-nding them to the captains, making the bargain for 
 their pafTage, taking care of their letters, doing their 
 J rtfe commilfipns, and indeed every kind of th' 
 wherein we could furiher them, or be of pIcafure'Tr 
 fc-rv.cc to them; and. can you think, that was not 
 . a plcaOire to ourfirlves ? My dear Friend, it was a 
 J great <?ne. and it was a very great advantage to us to 
 f fee fo many apoftolical people, whom the delays of 
 I the,r voyages kept here occafionally, a confiderable 
 I t.mc amongfl us, efpecially in war time by embargo's 
 waumg for convoys, &c. They were much to our' 
 edfcuon ftr. gthening and confirming our faith i„ 
 Jclus Chnft, not only by their words, but by their 
 good example. ^ 
 
 So we went on for feveral year,; but at Jafl the 
 brethren s Church, by the mi/Hons increafm^, wa, 
 obliged to appoint general deputies of all their chur- 
 f hes, who had ti,e care for providing for their Hea- 
 then m.lfions in all parts of the world, who rece-ve 
 he contributions of all thc.r churches to this work 
 i^ut we have now def.ed, that our Society here be 
 fcv.ved, particularly for that branch of the Heathea' 
 m.Oion in the Bririfh dominions, that we r^.y again 
 .Mkcourl.ttleflure in our feveral branches of a/Iiftancc. 
 
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 which the general Heathen deputies had for fcveral 
 je^» entirely taken upon thcmfelves, and we are 
 much obliged to them and to all our churches for the 
 plentiful contributions they have given thefe many 
 years to the Heathen miiTions in the Britifli dominions 
 and doubt not of their kind continuance, of which v/c 
 have the cleareft hopes. 
 
 As many of the old members therefore as were ftil} 
 in London, met together to-day, to renew and revive 
 our Society, and we had the plcafure to have fev.al 
 of the ancient Brethren of the Brethren's Church with 
 us, with whom we firft became acquainted in their 
 pafTage through Lonaon in their way to the Heathen, 
 and who were at the firft forming of the Society, 
 alntwlt twenty-feven years ago. 
 
 At this meeting we tried to give our Society a con- 
 fidence ; we revifed our rules, chofe new members 
 of the Society by ballot*, appointed by a majority of 
 votes, fix perfcns to be the] committee for current 
 affairs of the Society, one of whom Mr. William 
 Jackfoii, was chofen treafurer of the Society ; and 
 Mr. Wollin fccretary, who correfponds alfa with the 
 general deputies of all the Brethren's Churches for 
 the Heathen miffion, and two brethren, who arc 
 called frrvants of the Society, whofe bufincfs is chiefly 
 to execute the refolutions of the committceand Society, 
 in the fcveral branches of activity eceffary in buying 
 
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 Ith: c.prnins the mifTionarles go with, making the bar- 
 i;.:a tor their pa%c, conduding them in pl^pcr time 
 I on bojrd, doing their bufinefs at the Cuftom-Houfc &:c. 
 f a;id every one of the Society and committee are ^rra- 
 Jgcd to be afllftant to thcfe two fbrvants, occafionaUy 
 
 ia executing the refolutions of the committee and 
 
 Society, 
 
 The committee meet as often as there is occafion 
 generally once a week, the whole Society at leaft once 
 month. 
 
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 The proper conftituent members of the Society arc 
 Jl of them aaual members of the united Brethren's 
 .hurch, and every ordained mnifter of the Brethren'^ 
 .hurch who happens to be prcfent in London, has 
 right by our rules to a feat and vote in the com- 
 fttee and we have reafon to expe^ many good fer- 
 I'lcc^ from their prefence and encouragement. 
 
 But by our rules we can admit honorary members 
 Id correfpondcnt members, not of our church, who. 
 Jhen .n London, can be occafionaJly prefent, not 
 jnly at the public general meeting, when the accounts 
 of theprogrefs of the gofpel among the Heathen ar« 
 read, but alfo at the meeting of the members of the 
 aoc-ety. To thefe honorary or correfpondent members 
 •vill be communicated, occafionaJly, the frefheft ac- 
 counts we receive of the work of the Lord among the 
 ricathen, which is the chief joy of the Society, and 
 pr the fkke cf which we arc a Society, and we fmd 
 
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 every where that the narration of the fiec-wl!lin3 riiT- 
 ferings of Chrift for the fins of the 'vorld, is recclvcj 
 by the Heathen with attention, and when indeed be- 
 lieved by them, changes their hearts and whole life, 
 and fhews plainly that true faith cannot but produce 
 good works and a proper behaviour, and that thcfe 
 Heathen believers become happy in themfelves and 
 very exemplary chriftians. Of this vvc have feveral 
 Ihoufand inflances among the divers nations of the 
 Indians in North and South- America, the Green- 
 landers, and the Negroes in the Weft-India-Iflands, 
 and they not only became happy and good chriftians 
 for themfelves, but confequently good neighbours, 
 good fubjeils, and ufeful to Society in general, and 
 the Negroes in particular very faithful to their 
 mailers. . 
 
 No perlbn of the Society is required, be he"a£lual 
 member, honorary member, or correfpondent member, 
 to contribute. Some are not able to contribute much, 
 others can contribute more, and when the members 
 of the Society meet at their monthly or occafional 
 meetings, each perfon may put in a box, placed in 
 the room for that purpofe, whatever he ftiall be dif- 
 pofed to give, quite unobfcrvcd. If there (hall hap- 
 pen to be a call for any extraordinary cxpence, the 
 affair will be mentioned, and no one will be hindered 
 from giving openly according to the exlgen.e of the 
 cafe, but no one is to be conftraincd to give at all. 
 
 At the feveral meetings of the Society, any matter 
 which occurs will be related, or any thing which re- 
 quires 
 
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 .. ;rcs otlibcratlon will be confulted about, an ac- 
 iint \vill*be given of what has been received and laid 
 
 ut what may be wanted to be done, what miffions 
 arcc>>in» forward, what the fuccefs is, or promifes 
 to he here or there, the committee report what ha^ 
 pificJ in their meetings, &c. 
 
 Every year the whole committee can be continued, 
 or chanf^cd at the pleafure of the Society. 
 
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 And at the meetings of the Society any of our 
 rules or proceedings can be corre£led or altered, if 
 needful, for we know that all human things may be 
 altered for the better. 
 
 At the above-mentioned public meeting; the ac- 
 counts of the progrefs of the gofpel are read openly at 
 Fetter- Lane Chapel monthly j at which alfo ftrangers, 
 who behave orderly, arc admitted. 
 
 Though we have hitherto publiOied to the world 
 but very little of the detail of our fuccefs in the Hea- 
 then miffions, except, very latsly, the Greenland hif- 
 tory, [which is indeed well worth the attention of all 
 chriftians of /ery denomination, and which We were 
 forced to publifh by the reproaches of fome pious fer- 
 vants of God, not of our church, who blamed us for 
 concealing fo long the marvellous effedls of the grac« 
 of God upon thofe barbarians. To him be glory and 
 
 bcnoi^r for ever. Amen.] 
 
 I fay, though we have hitherto publlfhed fo little 
 
 to the world in general of the detail of our miflions, 
 
 yet we cannot with-hold from our own people thr 
 
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 comfortable accounts we receive from thrncc and- 
 as wehop^ that the prayers of all good and ferious 
 people, who may come freely to that monthly public 
 meeting (and we fuppofe fcarce any elfe will find 
 any pleafure in being there) v/iil be of fervicc to our 
 Undmaking, we therefore read theie accounts with opea 
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 We have frequently wanted more money than we 
 had any vifible profped of receiving, yet God ftirred 
 op the hearts of the Society and its friends and well- 
 wifhcrs, fo that we were able to do many things more 
 thar^ our means feemed to promife, and his bleffin^ and 
 gracious countenance was upon us* ** 
 
 .; May he be pleafed to blefs the renewal of this So- 
 ciety, to take pleafure in us, to give and keep up iri 
 ps a hvcly and genuine free fpirit, and even fuch poor 
 beings as we are, (hall be ufeful in our little degree 
 to his kingdom and fervice. 
 
 ..I forgot to tell you, that our Society meets " at 
 No. 10. Nevil's-Court, Fetter-Lane, Fleet-Street. ^ 
 
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