RULES AND REGULATIONS

OF THE

SUNDAY SCHOOL SOCIETY FOR IRELAND:

I.

THE designation of this Society shall be THE SUNDAY SCHOOL SOCIETY FOR IRELAND, of which the object shall be to promote the establishment and facilitate the conducting of Sunday Schools in Ireland, by disseminating the most approved plans for the management of such Schools, by supplying them with Spelling-books, and copies of the Sacred Scriptures or Extracts, without note or comment, either gratuitously or at reduced prices.

II.

This Society shall not assume to itself, any control over the internal regulations of the Schools in connexion with it, nor use any other interference in their concerns, than that of kind admonition and advice.

III.

This Society shall not disseminate amongst the Schools, any book relating to religious instruction, except the Scriptures, without note or comment, or Extracts therefrom.

OFFICERS, GOVERNORS, AND MEMBERS.
IV.

The Society shall elect, at their Annual Meeting, a Treasurer, a Committee, and a Secretary, to act gratuitously.

V.

Each Subscriber of Five Guineas annually, shall be a Governor.

VI.

Each Subscriber of Fifty Guineas paid at one time, or who shall, at one additional payment, increase his original subscription to that sum,

shall be a

Governor for life.

VII.

Each Governor shall be entitled to be present at the Meetings of the Committee, and to suggest such measures for their consideration as he shall deem advisable.

VIII.

Each Subscriber of One Guinea annually, shall be a Member.

IX.

Each Subscriber of Ten Pounds at one time, or within one year, shall be a Member for life.

X.

Each Clergyman subscribing Half-a-Guinea annually, or transmitting congregational collections to the amount of Ten Guineas annually, shall be considered a Member; and Executors or Trustees paying into the funds of the Society the sum of Fifty Pounds or upwards, at one time, or within one year, shall be considered Members for life.

XI.

Each person who shall collect One Shilling per week, or Five Shillings per month, in aid of the funds of the Society, shall be a Member.

THE COMMITTEE.

XII.

The Committee shall consist of Seventeen Members, resident in Dublin or within five miles thereof, Three of whom shall be a Quorum. The Committee shall meet twice at least in each month,

XIII.

The Committee shall have the management of the funds of the Society; they shall fill up any vacancies which may occur in their body, and have the power of calling General Meetings, upon giving one week's notice of the time and place of such Meetings.

XIV.

The Patron, President, Vice-President and Guardians, the Treasurer and Secretary, shall be, ex officio, Members of the Committee. ·

XV.

All Drafts for payment, on account of the Society, shall be signed by the Chairman of each Committee Meeting and the Secretary.

XVI.

Three Auditors shall be appointed annually by the Committee, who shall be chosen from amongst Members not of the Committee, for the purpose of auditing the Accounts of the Society.

GENERAL MEETINGS.

XVII.

The Annual General Meeting of the Members of the Society shall be held in Dublin, on the Wednesday previous to the Annual Meeting of the Hibernian Bible Society.

XVIII.

A week's notice of such Annual Meeting shall be given by advertisement in four Dublin Newspapers.

XIX.

A Report of the proceedings of the foregoing year shall be laid before the Annual Meeting, together with the Accounts during the same period, certified by the Auditors. Each Member is entitled to receive the Annual Report.

AT the NINETEENTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the SUNDAY SCHOOL SOCIETY FOR IRELAND, held in the ROTUNDA, DUBLIN, on WEDNESDAY, the 8th APRIL, 1829; in the absence of the Right Hon. the EARL OF RODEN, President of the Society

THE VERY REV. THE DEAN OF ST. PATRICK'S
WAS CALLED TO THE CHAIR:

The Report of the proceedings of the Committee during the past year, together with the Abstract of the Cash Account, having been read by HARTSTONGE ROBINSON, Esq. one of the Honorary Secretaries to the Society

On a Motion by ROBERT BOURKE, Esq. seconded by the Rev. WILLIAM URWICK, it was

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY,

That the Report, and Abstract of the Cash Account, now read, be received and adopted, and that they be printed and circulated, with such Appendix as the Committee for the ensuing year may consider expedient.

On a Motion by the Rev. Dr. PATERSON, Seconded by the Hon. and Rev. Archdeacon PAKENHAM, it was

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY,

That the respectful thanks of this Society be presented to the President, Guardians and Treasurers, for the continued interest evinced by them to this Society; and to the Secretaries and Committee, for their services during the past year.

On a Motion by the Rev. Dr. SINGER, Seconded by the Rev. HUGH WHITE, it was

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY,

That the grateful acknowledgments of this Society are justly due, and are hereby presented to the benevolent individuals who GRATUITOUSLY devote their time and labour in promoting the religious instruction of children and adults in Sunday Schools in Ireland.

On a Motion by the Rev. PETER ROE, seconded by THE RECORDER, it was RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY,

That the cordial thanks of this Society be presented to the several Institutions, Corresponding Committees, Sunday Schools, and individuals in England, Wales and Scotland, whose continued friendship has greatly encouraged the Society in the prosecution of its labours, and whose liberal contributions have materially assisted its funds.

On a Motion by JOHN M'CLINTOCK, Esq. seconded by the Rev. JOHN BURNETT, it was

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY,

That the thanks of this Society be given to the Associations in Ireland, and to the Conductors, Teachers and Scholars of the several Sunday Schools, who have contributed to the funds of this Society.

On a Motion by the Rev. Dr. TRUELL, Seconded by the Rev. R. T. P. Pore, it was

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY,

That the Right Hon. Lord F. Leveson Gower, M.P. be added to the list of Guardians, and that the following be appointed the Officers of the Society for the ensuing year.—(See page iv.)

The Meeting then adjourned.

NINETEENTH REPORT

OF THE

SUNDAY SCHOOL SOCIETY

FOR IRELAND,

ORDERED TO BE PRINTED BY THE SOCIETY,

AT THEIR

ANNUAL MEETING, HELD IN THE ROTUNDA, Dublin,

On the 8th of April, 1829.

DURING the period which has elapsed since the formation of your Society, it has generally been the privilege of the Committee for each succeeding year to meet the subscribers in the language of congratulation. The growing prosperity of your cause inspired your Committees with the confidence arising from the consideration of past success, and encouraged them to press forward with cheerfulness and hope, to the animating prospects of more extensive usefulness. And when we contemplate the number of individuals of every rank, age and occupation, who, in the absence of such inducements as ordinarily constitute the moving principle of human action, co-operate in forwarding the interests. of your Society, we cannot but ascribe its progressive advancement to Him, who is able for the fulfilment of his own purposes, to unite the hearts of a multitude as the heart of one man.

Your Committee have to acknowledge, with gratitude to the Most High, the continued blessing which He has vouchsafed to your Society during the past year, as it will appear from the following statements, that the general tenor of its prosperity has experienced no interruption.