The different congregations in the northern division of the county appoint, each of them, a set of deputies once a month, which deputies are of both sexes, to repair to the meeting-house, which has been thus assigned them.

The different congregations in the southern, central, or other divisions, appoint also, each of them, others, to repair to that, which has been assigned them in like manner.

These deputies are all of them previously instructed in the matters, belonging to the congregations, which they respectively represent.
[Footnote 21: This was the ancient method, when the society was numerous in every county of the kingdom, and the principle is still followed according to existing circumstances.] At length the day arrives for the monthly meeting.

The deputies make ready to execute the duties committed to their trust.

They repair, each sett of them, to their respective places of meeting.