SERM MON ST. Preached in the CATHEDRAL CHURCH of PAUL, LONDON: ON THURSDAY, JUNE the 12th, 1783. BEING THE TIME Of the YEARLY MEETING of the CHILDREN Educated in the CHARITYSCHOOLS, in and about the Cities of LONDON and WESTMINSTER. By the Reverend GEORGE HORNE, D. D. Dean of CANTERBURY, and Prefident of St. MARY MAGDALEN COLLEGE, OXFORD. Published at the Requeft of the SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE, And the TRUSTEES of the feveral SCHOOLS. To which is annexed, AN ACCOUNT OF THE SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE, LONDON: Printed by JOHN RIVINGTON, JUN. PRINTER TO THE SAID SOCIETY, in ST. JOHN'S-SQUARE; And fold by JOHN, FRANCIS, and CHARLES RIVINGTON, BOOKSELLER S, at (N° 62,) the BIBLE and CROWN, in ST. PAUL'S CHURCH-YARD. MDCCLXXXIII. /33. e.83 N° III. Catalogue of Books difperfed by the Society N° IV. Miffions fupported by the Society, and Miffion among the Saltzburghers Account of the Society's Charity to the Scilly - Account of the Manks Impreffion 48 54 73 87 99. 93 94 97 98 100 105 ibid. 107 103 110 "Whoever wifhes to become a Member of the Society for promoting Chriftian Knowledge, or to make any enquiry concerning it, is requested to write to the Rev. Mr. HALLINGS, Secretary to the Society, at No. 5, Bartlett's Buildings, Holborn, London, who will give him every neceffary information and direction." 4 2 THESS. III. 13. BE NOT T WEARY IN WELL DOING. HE honour of being thus called to plead the cause of a SOCIETY, whofe reputation must run coeval with that of religion and virtue, is fomewhat qualified by the confideration, that the subject has been already treated by fo many perfons of fuperior eminence and ability. The motives that have place in compofitions of other kinds, can have none here; fince in vain would it be for the preacher to hope, that he shall be able either to invent new matter, or polish the old into new beauty and lustre. Difcouraging, however, as this reflection may at first fight appear, it affords no folid reason why fuch |