DIRECTIONS FOR BENEFICIARIES.

I. As the Executive Committee are bound carefully to observe the Constitution in appropriating the funds of the Society; it is necessary, that those, who apply for assistance, should attend to its requisitions.

1. They must be hopefully pious, of exemplary character and respectable talents; must be devoted to the Gospel pel Ministry, and must need assistance.

2. They must be, at least, fifteen years of age; and must have devoted, at least, three months to classical studies.

3. They must make personal application to the Executive Committee for examination; and bring with them unequivocal testimonials, concerning their characters, &c. from three or more serious and respectable persons, best acquainted with them and their circumstances.

II. To those, who have been examined and admitted, as Beneficiaries, the Executive committee suggest the following considerations and rules.

1. It should be remembered, that every Beneficiary, during his whole course of study, is on probation; and, that any failure in character, in industry, or economy, would be inconsistent with his continuing to enjoy the patronage of this benevolent Association.

2. It should never be forgotten, that it is the design of this Society, not to give a full support to its Beneficiaries ; but simply to afford them such assistance, as will enable them to pursue their studies without discouragement, and obtain an education without embarrassment. They are accordingly, expected to procure all the assistance, which they can, from their friends--to teach a school, if practicable, three months in a year-to devote at least two hours a day to productive labour, whenever they can find opportunity-to avoid all unnecessary expense, in dress, in books, in travelling, &c-And in general, to endeavour by active exertion and rigid economy, to diminish their need of assistance from the funds of the Society.

3. As often as any Beneficiary finds it necessary to apply for assistance (whether once a quarter or less frequently) he must make a written application to the Executive Committee. This communication must contain a particular statement of his expenses and of his present necessities, It must be accompanied with a certificate, signed by his

principal instructor, substantiating the statement and recommending the applicant, as worthy of continued patronage.

4. Whenever grants are made to Beneficiaries by the Executive Committee, a general order is immediately put into the hands of the Treasurer; so that any individual Beneficiary may obtain his grant, by a draft on the Treasurer, or by a personal application at his office.

5. Though the Executive Committee permit every Beneficiary to pursue his studies at any literary institution, or in any place, where he and his friends think it most expedient for him to reside; yet it is always expected that, in making his selection, strict regard will be paid to economy, so far as it can be done consistently with his obtaining good instruction. Nor should any Beneficiary remove from one institution to another, without giving the Executive Committee previous notice of his intention.

6. No Beneficiary should apply to any other charitable society for assistance, while under the patronage of this. Nor will any grant be made by the Executive Committee of this society to any person, while under the patronage of another. Indeed, this measure seems necessary, to prevent a misapplication of the funds of this benevolent Association.

7. Should any Beneficiary of this Society relinquish the pursuit of his education, dr his intention of spending his life in the work of the Gospel Ministry; he will be expected to give immediate notice of this relinquishment to the Executive Committee, and as soon as he is able, to refund the monies, which he shall have drawn from the treasury of the Society.

LOCAL AGENTS.

On the zeal and activity of this class of officers must the success of the Society very much depend. It is, therefore, devoutly to be hoped, that the gentlemen who have been requested, or who may hereafter be requested, to act as Local Agents, will be zealously affected in this work of benevolence; and, by the various methods suggested in the Constitution, and by such other means, as they can devise, will endeavour to increase the funds and enlarge the resources of the Society. The sixth article of the Constitution contains all necessary instructions. The Executive Commit

tee deem it proper, however, to remind the Local Agents of the importance of making their returns to the Treasurer with punctuality and precision.* The subscriptions and donations should, as far as practicable, be collected within the time prescribed; and the name of each subscriber and donor carefully returned, when the payment is made to the Treasurer.

The Executive Committee hope, that the Local Agents will lose no opportunity of communicating information to their townsmen on the subject of this Association. By lending this pamphlet from house to house, by causing the address of the Directors to be read in social meeetings, and by conversing often on the design, the importance, and the progress of the Society, they may do much to awaken the sensibility of the benevolent, and dispose them, by contributing to its funds, to honour the Lord with their substance. Especially should these measures be adopted by the Local Agents, toward the close of the year when they are about to call the annal donations;

and when the annual publick contribution is about to be made. It is, indeed, confidently expected that this annual contribution, on the first Sabbath in January, will become general. It was commenced the last year in a number of Congregations, with pleasing success and should the Local Agents universally encourage it, a holy emulation might be excited, productive of extensively happy effects. This measure should not, indeed, be suffered to exclude others, such as soliciting donations, procuring new annual subseribers, forming auxiliary societies, &c. But when every other method of increasing the funds of the Society has been pursued with zeal and perseverance, there will be room for a resort to this. In every congregation there are many, who cannot become members of this Society, who nevertheless are able and willing to do something to promote so good a cause. Such persons should have an opportunity to gratify their benevolent feelings. And what opportunity can be more suitable for the purpose, than the one which may be presented on the firstSabbath in the year; when the appropriate reflec

*It is desirable, that a particular statement of monies paid into the Treasury, at the meeting for organization, should likewise be made out and handed to the Treasurer, at the annual meeting, to assist the Committee in preparing an appendix to the Annual Report.

tions of the season are calculated to solemnize the mind and soften the heart-when the shortness and uncertainty of life appear in solemn contrast with the certainty of death and the endless duration of eternity-when every devout christian is inclined to form new resolutions of holy obedience, and is ready to make some new sacrifices to promote the glory of his Redeemer-when, in a word, all, who possess any thing of the spirit of true benevolence, are disposed to do good, and regard the force of the injunction, "what thou doest do quickly?"-Let this measure, then, be earnestly recommended by the Local Agents; and let every man, woman and child, have opportunity to contribute their dollar, or dime, or cent, as each has been prospered by the Lord. Let not the day of small things be despised. Let not even the widow's mite be excluded from the sacred treasury. But let the fragments, which remain, be gathered up, that nothing be lost!

To Rer. Sylvestro Page

GENTLEMEN

You are hereby requested to act as Local Agents of the N. W. B. Education Society, in the town of

Matus

Famenice

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TRAVELLING AGENTS..

Ex. Committee.

SIR-You are hereby appointed a Travelling Agent of the N. W. B. Education Society in the County of for the term of

weeks; for which service, when performed, you will receive the usual pay for Missionary labour.-In towns, where there are Local Agents, you will deem it proper to consult with them, concerning the measures to be adopted, in order to accomplish most effectually the great object of your Agency.-The monies, which you collect, whether by publick contribution, donation, or annual subscription, you will transmit to the Treasurer, with a particular statement

of the names of the donors, the respective places of their residence, &c. The names of subscribers, who do not make immediate payment, you will return to the Local Agents. In towns, where there are no Local Agents appointed, you are desired after consultation, to take the names of two or three suitable persons for the office, and transmit them to

A few articles of clothing have been sent to the Treas urer of the Society; and it has been intimated to the Executive Committee, that much might be done in this way, to furnish clothing for the young men, under the patronage of the Society, if proper measures were adopted, to encourage pious females to manufacture articles of wearing apparel and bedding for this benevolent purpose. But it may easily be perceived, that neither the Treasurer, nor the Executive Committee, could consistently attend to the details of a business so complicated; while the Beneficiaries are residing, as they necessarily will be, at different literary institutions; some of which are far removed from the seat of operation. At once, therefore, to avoid this inconvenience, and secure the assistance of all, who are disposed to aid the Society in clothing and boarding Beneficiaries; the Executive Commitee have resolved, that it is expedient to appoint Special Agents, near the several literary institutions, where the Beneficiaries of the Society will probably pur- . sue their studies; and request them to superintend this part of the business of the Society. With this view the following gentlemen have been designated, as Special Agents, for the Beneficiaries, who may be at the Colleges and Academies, in their respective towns, viz:

Rev. Leonard Worcester,

Hon. John W. Chandler, and the Preceptor of the Academy,

Rev. Asa Burton, D. D.

Hon. J. P. Buckingham, and the Preceptor of the Academy,

Peacham.

Thetford.