Spirit that acceptable worship can be performed, so it is alone, when by the transforming power of his grace the Head of the Church has prepared any for his service, and bestowed a special gift therefor, that true gospel ministry can be exercised; and this not in their own time and way, but when and where He freshly qualifies and appoints. Those who are thus called and commissioned, as they wait on their holy Leader, find they have nothing of their own. to glory in, for, at his command, and as He gives the matter, a necessity is laid upon them; yea, woe is unto them if they preach not the gospel. Hence they are bound freely to dispense that which they also have freely received, looking for and accepting no other reward than that given by their Master for obeying his commands.

Fallible man has no right to take this sacred office on himself, unless called of God, and no system of study, or learning, or prescribed form of ordination, can confer the qualifications for performing its solemn and responsible functions. May all our members be incited to increased watchfulness and care in reference to this precious testimony for which our worthy predecessors suffered deeply, and hich we believe is still intimately connected with the welfare of our Society. We would also encourage them to a faithful attendance of all our religious meetings, striving therein for ability to perform that worship which is in Spirit and in Truth.

Amid the discouragements and deficiencies which are apparent in our beloved Society, we are comforted in the evidences afforded, that the Lord's love and life-giving presence are not withdrawn; but that, in his long forbearing mercy, He is waiting to bless us and to do us good. Bowed under a grateful sense of his unmerited goodness, e earnestly desire that our love and obedience to Him may

increase and abound; and that, under the tendering and cementing influence of this love, we may be banded together as brethren in a fervent engagement to encourage and help one another in rallying to the pure spiritual doctrines, and the precious testimonies of the Gospel, which our religious Society was raised up to proclaim afresh to the world, and in a steadfast endeavor faithfully to live up to them. Then, we believe, that He who gathered us to be a people, will, in tender love aud mercy, turn his hand upon us, purely purge away our dross, and take away all our tin; and will restore to us judges as at the first, and counsellors as at the beginning; and cause us to be called the city of righteousness, the faithful city-even a city set upon a hill that cannot be hid; that others, seeing our good works, may glorify our Father who is in heaven.

Having, through the unmerited condescension of our Holy Head, experienced at seasons a measure of His sustaining help, encouraging us humbly to trust in His Almighty power and protecting care-thankful for his merciful regard, and desiring we may all be kept in His holy fear, the meeting concluded, to meet at the usual time next year, if consistent with the Divine will.

Extracted from the Minutes.

JOSEPH SCATTERGOOD,

Clerk to the Meeting this year.

CORRESPONDENTS.

The following changes in the Correspondents are reported to have taken place:

Philadelphia Quarterly Meeting informs that John Carter has been appointed Correspondent for the Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia for the Southern District, in place of Thomas Wood. Address, No. 329 South 12th street, Philadelphia.

Abington Quarterly Meeting informs that Richard C. Shoemaker has been appointed Correspondent for Abington Monthly Meeting, in the place of Richard M. Shoemaker. Address Jarrettown, Montgomery Co., Penna.

Caln Quarterly Meeting informs that George Thomas has been appointed Correspondent for Uwchlan Monthly Meeting, in the place of Joshua B. Sharpless, deceased. Address, West Whiteland, Chester Co., Penna.

Haddonfield Quarterly Meeting informs that David Evans has been appointed Correspondent for Upper Evesham Monthly Meeting, in the place of Joseph W. Stokes, deceased. Address, Marlton P. O., Burlington Co., New Jersey.

DISTRIBUTION OF BOOKS.

To the Meeting for Sufferings.

The Book Committee Reports :-That during the past year there have been sold or given away at the Book Store eleven hundred and fifty-seven volumes and three hundred and six pamphlets. There were five hundred and ninetyfive volumes and thirty pamphlets sold, and five hundred and sixty-two volumes and two hundred and seventy-six pamphlets given away.

The estimated cost of those given away is $301 48, and for those sold there has been received $456 25. From the latter sum there has been deducted $95 70, paid for incidental expenses, and the balance has been paid into the hands of the Treasurer of the Yearly Meeting.

In keeping up the needful supply of books for the Store there has been expended for printing, $123 30; for binding, $246 65; for paper, $421; and for the purchase of books, $54 24, making $845 19. There has also been expended for stereotyping the Journal of Thomas Chalkley, $261 14, it being paid for from funds given by a Friend for the printing and distribution of works approved by the Meeting for Sufferings.

There have been presented to the following Libraries. one hundred and twenty-three volumes, viz:

To Library of Haddonfield, Preparative Meeting, 3 vols. Friends at Rancocas, N. J.,

20"

State Normal School, Tioga Co., Pa., 10"

To Libraries of six Meetings, in Tennessee,

90"

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Forty-four volumes and thirty-nine pamphlets were presented to Friends and others in necessitous circumstances; and to serious inquirers respecting the principles of Friends, twenty-four volumes and ten pamphlets. Fifty volumes and five pamphlets were sent to the Indian Reservation in New York; six volumes and twenty-four pamphlets were sent to Marion county, Iowa; seven volumes to Green Bay, Wisconsin; thirteen volumes and seven pamphlets to different parts of New England; fifteen volumes were supplied to some Friends in Chester county, Penna.; thirtytwo volumes and twenty pamphlets were sent to Florida, to

be distributed among the Coloured Schools; the prisoners at New Castle, Delaware, were supplied with nine volumes and three pamphlets; one hundred and forty-eight volumes were sent to Friends in different parts of North Carolina; ten volumes to the "House of Incurables" in the State of New York; fourteen volumes to Oscaloosa, Iowa; twentythree volumes to the "Orphan Home," Helena, Arkansas; six volumes and six pamphlets to San José, California; six volumes and six pamphlets to Appleton, Wisconsin; to be distributed among the prisoners in the State Prison, New Jersey, twenty-three volumes and six pamphlets; and nine volumes and one hundred and fifty pamphlets were distributed among the members of the Legislature of Pennsylvania.

Every year adds to the evidence of the value and usefulness of the Book Store, not only as a place to which those seeking to become acquainted with the principles of our religious Society may resort, and obtain the works that have been approved by it, but where our members can procure them at a cost much below that they would have to pay to those publishing them for pecuniary profit.

The annual income from the money bequeathed by our late friend Hannah Sansom, for printing and distributing the approved writings of Friends, will enable the Committee to go on stereotyping those works it may deem most suitable for being got up in this way, and thus a set of most of the journals and other writings can be supplied uniform in size and type.

Since our last report there have been printed a fresh edition of T. Chalkley's Journal; George Fox's Journal; Sewell's History; Barclay's Apology, and Penn's No Cross No Crown. The demand for any one of these standard works is hardly sufficient to induce any bookseller to under