Excerpt from Reminiscences of His Public Life About this time (1 794) I became a member of the Benevolent Society which undertook to relieve the poor at their own houses after personal examination of visitors. The Society originated with the Methodists, a very kind body of men in their own way, but not fond of mixing with others. I do not recollect what led to my admission, but I became a regular visitor, and was instrumental in its being Opened to persons of all sects. Often have I gone through the most wretched parts of our city, at one time with a zealous Methodist, at another with a Catholic priest, and the effect produced on my mind was a growing conviction of the goodness to be found in every sect, and a confirmed disposition to unite with persons of every difl'erent persuasion in the advancement of public good. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.