Excerpt from Report of the Speech of the Rev. Dr. Wordsworth, at the Annual Meeting of the National Society, June 6, 1849: On the Present Enforcement of the "Management Clauses" It will be my earnest endeavour, my Lord, in the observations which will now be made, to abstain from all personal topics; and I trust that nothing may fall from me which may disturb the harmony of this meeting; and deeply, indeed, would it grieve me, if any thing should escape me which could, in any degree, be suspected of being inconsistent with the heartfelt reverence which is due to your Grace's exalted office and character, and to thatof the Right Reverend Prelates by whom your Grace is surrounded. I. In the first place, my Lord, let me premise a few words is reply to the objections which have been raised in certain quarters to the present Resolution. 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.