The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-10-04 00:00:00

THE NEW SOCIETY

103 rRONOTING AND
IN7S7r RUCTION IN
LONDON AND ITS VICINITY.
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['tom the last Number of the Fraligtlical 3facazine.)

The 16Jc-sprig ling and thickly-peopled city of London
with its environs presents a Ala pf domestic milabnory
fable far more populous, and, front its metropolitan cha-
meter, far more important, than many of the destitute
Nestles, with all their uninstructed towns and hamlets in-
cliall. Convinced that there arc many thousands of in-
habitants shut up in the winding courts and narrow ave.
nuesof the metropolis, alike indiffirent to the decencies and
duties oelife—ouffering under the privations of poverty
now, and cherishing no hope of consolation to come, Ow
esisirfers ani ocher gentlemen, early in the Kist itt rear,
no to devise, end, if possible, to mature the plan of •
Witt' which alt dl, by direct meats, seek the moral re-
formats and religious instruction of their univormetlfi.l-
- They therefore print.d and extensively cir-
culated the first brief outline of their plan, which pre-
h ,' a general admission of the necessity of some ef.Prts
on behalf of our CITY corer ATION ; and from many re-
spectable ministers and gentlemen they received such ex-
pres:ons of warm approbation, as appeared to jnitify their
undertaking the onerous tusk of convening a pnblic meet-
ing to form the proposed Society, which woe held on the
evening of June 7th, at the Albion Chapel, Moorfields. A
loge and respectable Assemblage called J. K xv, Esq. Al-
derman and Sheriff, to the chair ; and the Rev. C. HYATT
istreed the divine lenedieti•m on the intended Lusincss ;
Rev. J. Blackburn narrated the proceedings of the Provi-
sional Committee ; IV. A. Hooke'', Esq. Treasurer of the
Loudon Missionary Society, moved the following resolu-
tion, which was supported by the Rev. Sprint I Nu CuntriN
—" That the state of religious destitution in which the
everiAtheting majority of the inhabitants of our metropolis
is confessed/1i fused, calls loudly upon the Christian public
to esoploy those direct means of religious instruction and
appropriate visiting which, with the blessing of Almighty
Sod, may lessen-that !meld amount of igneranee, profane-
ness and crine,Gy which our CITY is disgraced, and the
authority of the Most Righ despised." T. Ws xiscor, Esq.
moved the next resolution, which the Rev. J. FxsycHEß,
M.A., cf Stepney, seconded—" That it appears to this
Meeting, that the establishment of an Association which
may hope to obtain for this most important object the effec-
tive patronage and zealous co-operation of Me religious
is indeed necessary, and that it will now, therefore,
ebeerfu;ly unite in the formation of The Society for Pro-
moting Christian Instruction in London and its Vicinity;
cud that the following Rules be adopted for its future go-
vernment,subject to the revision of any subsequent general
meeting

I. That this Institution be denominated the Society for
Promoting Christiant Instruction in London and its vicinity.
11. That its design is, irrespective of the particular de-
m miostions of Christians, to advance evangelical religion
amongst the inhabitants of the METROPOLIS and its vicinity,
by promoting the observance of the Lord's Day—the ps each-
nlg•of the gnpel—the establishment of prayer-meetings and
sabliath-scluols--the circulation of religious tracts, accom-
panied with Cystemitic visitation--and by the establish-
ment of gratuitous circulating libraries—with every other
teritimate method which the Committee may from time to
tune approve, for the acconiplishment of the great object
contemplated by this .oetiety.
111. That persons subscribing One Guinea per annum,
and ministers, rendering important personal service, be'
members of this Society ; and a donation of Ten Guineas
or upwards 'Lill constitute a member for life.
IV. That she general business of this Society be con-
ducted by a Treasurer, three gratuitous Secretaries, and a
Committee t f thirty-six Members, one-third of whom shall
be accredited ministers; and that one-fourth of the whsle
Committer shall annually retire therefrom in rotation; but
those gentlemen who go out shall be eligible for re-election
the following year.
V. That to facilitate the operations of this Society, the
METROPOLIS :kW be divide...l into Disratcvs and See-
-1/OXB, to each of which shall be appointed a Su PERINTEN-
vier, with the approbation of the Committee, who shall
preside ova the procedings of the Society in the Section to
which he belongs, and report to the Committee, at their
stated conference with the whole body of Superintendents,
the state of the Section committed to his care.
VI. That the preaching of this Society shall be confined
:7 the at:reil.t d ministers of London and its vicinity, who
may oblige the Committee with their gratuitous occasional
services—to the Students of the Theological Academics of
the Metropolis, under the sanction of their Tutors—and to
those ham, 4 whose talents and piety shall be attested to the
Committee by some rimpeetable minister in connexion with
the Society. That the visters of both sexes shall he per-
sons of known piety in communion with some Christian So-
ciety, recommended to the Superintendent by the ministers
or ofEcers of the congregation to which they respectively
belong, all of whom shall be subject to the approval of the
Committee.

VII. That the General Meeting of the Members and
Ftiends of this Society shall be annually held on the last
Tuesday in tl e month of May.
It was then moved by the Rev. J. ARUNDEL, and se-
c r,led by I tr. Srssts,—" That T. Challis, Esq. of Artil-
-I..ne.plare, be requested to accept the office of 'treasurer ;
that the Rev. J. Blackburn and the Rev. J. Davis be
incited to act as gratuitous Secretaries."
There etntlemen having severally expressed their ac-
quietccnce, the Rev. H. Leery, the Rev. It. Philip of
Lnerpool, J. B. Brown, Esq. L.L.D. and the Rev. E. A.
Dunn, Secretary to the Home Missionary Society, ad-
dressed the Meeting in support of the usual motions of
thanks ; and after A LDEIt74 AN K,.>, had offered some re-
marks, the meeting separated, and the collection proved
that the audience was suitably impressed with the import-
ance of the objects contcmplattd by the Society.
Subscriptions and communications may be addrtssed to
Thomas Challis, Esq., Treasurer, Arnlkry.place, City-
road; or, to Rev. J. Dasis, llertnes-street, Pentonville;
Rev. J. Blackburn, Rodney-street, ; or, to
Mr. John Pitman, Cumming-street, Pentonville, Be.cretaries.