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divine service at Trinity Church was followed for 

 several years afterwards, but was suspended in 1853. 

 Another special committee, appointed at the quar- 

 terly meeting held April loth, 1848, "to consider 

 and report upon the best mode to make known to 

 British subjects resident in New York the object and 

 design of St. George's Society, and to obtain an 

 accession of members," brought in a lengthy report 

 at the next meeting, held April 17th, containing a 

 number of recommendations looking to the more 

 prompt collection of the dues from the members 

 and the more economical distribution of the funds. 

 The report was received, and on motion it was re- 

 solved : " That a Finance Committee be forthwith 

 appointed, whose duty it shall be to superintend the 

 investments of the Society's funds accumulating 

 from time to time, inclusive of the sum now in the 

 Treasurer's hands, and whose duty it shall be to col- 

 lect the arrears due from members in a prompt and 

 effective manner." It was further decided that the 

 office of the Almoner should be abolished, and 

 notice was given to amend the Constitution so as to 

 provide that thenceforth all subscriptions and dona- 

 tion should be added to the Permanent Fund, and 

 that the Committee of Charity should expend only 

 the interest derivable from such fund. The resolu- 

 tion finally adopted reads thus : 



" All subscriptions and donations are to be added 

 to the Permanent Stock of the Institution, and the 



