The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-11-13 00:00:00

MANSION-HOUSE.

PCNLIC POLE;;ICAL DEDATIKG SOCIETY.—VCStefdIy the
Rev. Mr. Taylor, who is, we believe, a clergyman of the Church of
England, waited upon the Loan 31.strow, to request his Lordship's
sanction and patrona.,e to an Institution, novel in its nature.

The application was secondett by a gentleman, who is, we have
been given to understand, also a clergyman of the Established
Church.

Mr. Taylor stated, that a number of persons had met together,
and, for the Curtner advance of the doctrine of Christianity, had re-
solved to institute a Society, to be called "The Christian Evidene2
Society tar the Suppro airor of Infidelity and Scepticism by means
of Rational lbscumion alone." The lie • Gentleman then sub-
mitted to his londsibr a parer. setting forth the particular nature
and nbject of the Institution. It represented that many sincere and
conscieuti,us believers, having witnessed with chag7in and sorrow
the greet dishonour refo.acti upon our mos: holy faith by the late
preseeutioas for blasphemy, ard deeply cor.vinced that truth
neither Leeds ,or allows any such means for her defence, but
must assuredly triumph, as the result of a cal n and serious investi-
gation of bcr ss led claims. had formed theliselves into a Society,
which would meet every Friday evening, at the Globe Tavern,
Flect-strr, et.

The LORD MaYou des'.red 'to be informed more particularly
as to the nature of the pro:i.edings shirt: were to be adopted in the
pmposed Institution?
31r. Taylor said, it was the intention of the founders that
:he Cha:rnian should, on the first evening, without say observation or
comment of his own, o reading through all the best and most
gym:lived writers on the evidences of the Christian religion, such as
Pali, Butler, Clarke, Grotius, Waison, Bodilridge, and other
pti.v.rful writers ; but the chief work in the rotted of religious au.
itoribcs would be Paley 's incomparable aegtu on the Chris-
.iati t•li ion. Tlie matter so read should supply the subject of
iiach debate, and be open to unoinitrolled discussion.
The Oa asktd whether this would be any thing
!2!1; ti:W. throwing *limn die cudgel, ii^tl challengitig attack upon
sae:, d midis of Chrirtinaity ? It struck hint et calculated to
,scite th it sort of tan:within which should never he encoursge.l,
as likely to give Op pOttUllial pawns to dirsenii.
nate ripininni: 11V3II:e to the rpirit ut the t'ltriiioan faith.
The Rev. Mr. Taylor said a good tkal about the propriety of the
; bat the I,nril Mat orfilt occocrinced, ems

ing tl.e lite Lt arguutents from flit: Rev. Gentleman's poi: mica!
baarry.
In the liver, or. r raicat the Lord MbrlTUtt his ere. Was the
isi,ongst odic' rid it a:in:a •et tUles reolatiors :
'• The Cfairl/Isal al:all, at the exe of discussion, annourre
the re4di.i.,7, for the subaeirient ire, and take the seine of i'l:::
eoliipsny by a shea of hands, alictli,r the matter which has
:tad a eviJerive of ilia reiigion be pronounced valid
rr inva'.i.t. If tire the same reading Nl.ail
be repea"l every even'.,.g till the verdict shall be tstabliahed.

'Arc I.ceu toter thi.t the btotine,i, of th
inashutio t might be tish,i,:rhi! to the Chttich without the !
_ .

,!...tion of I regulatioiiii. Ltcat deal of propriety mil
ihlsoher money would Lc for

T: 11.01 th4t i: • '3e fin, instance the
niece of met ting would be free, .'et suhseriptions would be taLvn
suhstquently tram the rneolber, ut thr soeiety,

MAI Olt a.tul, that fro), the bek ameideratiou which
he could ;zit:: to thus sutAca applicvion, h?.. was of opinion that
such at: 1: vit,aton w:•ultt be lle might be mistakcit,
but entertaining that °pinto.), be ceelil not coPaciett'ous!y act
nth.,m,4•:lnoi by bilunTtion. It would, indeyL _n; car
U.4li in him to ,:oxructi,,e I:'s trayuratty with tech am act.