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Memoir of H. Venn. the Missionary Secretariat of Henry Venn. With an Intr. and a Notice of West African Commerce by J. and H. Venn
Memoir of H Venn the Missionary Secretariat of Henry Venn With an Intr and a Notice of West African Commerce by J and H Venn Author:William Knight General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1882 Original Identifier: ISBN:0691003351 Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you ca... more »n select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: APPENDIX. A. Founders of C. M. Society and First Five Years (1799-1804). B. Retrospective Address, March 7, 1862. C. Minutes on the Organisation of Native Churches. D. Episcopacy in India and Madagascar. K. Politics and Missions. F. Missions in their Variety. G. Some Eminent Missionaries. H. Independent Action of C. M. Society. I. The Proper Interpretation of the Baptismal Service. J. Commission on Clerical Subscription. K. Ritual Commission. L. Notice of African Commerce. The Founders Of The Church Missionary Society, And The First Five Years (1799 -- 1804). The design of a distinct Society for sending missionaries to the heathen, to be conducted by members of the Church of England, originated with a few Evangelical clergymen and laymen at the close of the last century. It was chiefly matured at the meeting of a religious association called ' The Eclectic Society,' assembling in the vestry of St. John's Chapel, Bedford Row, of which the Rev. Richard Cecil was then the minister. On successive occasions the principles upon which the proposed Society should be established were discussed, and the rules were prepared. In these previous discussions the following points were especially insisted upon : That the Society should be conducted upon those principles which they believed to be most in accordance with the Gospel of Christ, and with the spirit of the Reformed Church of England. In the expressive language of Mr. Pratt, the management of the Society was to be kept 'in Evangelical hands.' That none should be sent out as missionaries but those who...« less