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Mission to Western Australia, commonly called the Swan River settlement

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Western Australian Missionary Society
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MISSION TO WESTERN AUSTRALIA,  

COMMONLY CALLED  

THE SWAN RIVER SETTLEMENT.  

At Meeting held in the Vestry of St. John’s Chapel, Bedford-row, on the 23rd of  

September, and by adjournment at 32, Sackville-street, Piccadilly, on the 30th,  

THE HON. AND REV. BAPTIST W. NOEL IN THE CHAIR,  

Captain Irwin, late Acting Governor of Western Australia, having stated in detail the  

claims which the Aborigines and Colonists have upon the sympathy of British Christians •  

and having also shown that, while facilities for Missionary exertions are presented in that  

region, the spiritual wants of the inhabitants are left almost wholly unsupplied  

It was unanimously resolved  

1. That Society be formed for establishing- Christian Mission (in conformity with the principles of the  

Church of England) to the Aborigines and more destitute of the settlers; and that its designation be,  

The Western Australian Missionary Society.  

2. That the system to be adopted is to include the instruction of the Aborigines in the arts of civilized life,  

on the plan pursued in the Moravian Missions.  

3. That, as the Meeting consider gentleman who has offered to conduct the Mission duly qualified,  

fund be raised for the purpose of sending him out, together with his wife, who will afford valuable  

assistance in the work, and two Catechists, of whom they also approve and that, with view to this  

object, an appeal be prepared, and submitted to the public, embodying the principal points in Captain  

Irwin’s statement, and based upon the Resolutions now adopted.  

4. That Committee be appointed to conduct the general business of the Society, and the following gentle-  

men be appointed Members for the ensuing year, with power to add to their number  

Hon. and Rev, Baptist W, Noel. Capt. Bazalgette, R. N.  

Rev. G. Harker. Capt. Gascoyne.  

Rev. S. Jones. Capt. Cates.  

The Rev. H. R. Maude. B. Smith, Esq.  

The Rev. M. Hobart Seymour. Lieut. Maynard, R.N.  

Gen. Tolley, V. P. J. Woolley, Esq.  

Thomas Meux, Esq.  

C. E. Mangles, Esq., Treasurer.  

Capt. Irwin, Honorary Secretary.  

5. That an Annual Subscription of 10s. constitutes the Subscriber Member of this Society.  

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