Address to the Clergy and the People of the County of Middlesex: From the Middlesex Massachusetts Auxiliary Society, Established June, A.D. 1817, in Aid of the American Society for Educating Pious Youth for the Gospel Ministry |
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ADDRESS American community American Society annual meeting annually chosen Asa Eaton attention Auditor ballot Baptists become a member bers Bible Board of Direction Branch Societies cash paid charitable Chickering Christian ciety Coll collegi Constitution contributed COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX D. D. Pres D. D. Rev denominations Directors educated ministers educating Pious Youth education of pious enlargement enlightened teachers furnish Gospel Ministry GRADUATE SCHOOL GUTMAN LIBRARY HARVARD UNIVERSITY HILLIARD Holy Honorary Vice Presidents inhabitants JOHN WHITE JONATHAN HOMER June learned liberal education METCALF Middlesex Auxiliary Society millions missionaries monies moral and religious National Society object officers Parent Society pastor piety population preached preachers proportion religious character respectable Samuel SCHOOL OF EDUCATION Scriptures seventy sexes Socie Society for educating solicitude subscrib suitable religious instructers sum not less sundry talents theological education thousand souls tions towns and parishes tract of country Treasurer whilst the whole whole number William Woburn zeal Το
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Page 12 - Ministry," and desirous of contributing to its support, do hereby form ourselves into an Association, by the name of the " Middlesex Auxiliary Society for educating Pious Youth for the Gospel Ministry," and adopt the following Constitution : I.
Page 12 - June, a sum not less than one dollar; and shall continue a member, so long as he shall make such annual payment.