The National Register.
London, England, 1821-10-14 00:00:00

L4DIES* !MANCH SOCIEIY.

On Monday a numerous fleeting of fashionable and
respectable females, as well as gentlemen who admire
Bible Association., was held at the City of London 'ta-
vern, in order to establish a Ladies' Branch Society, 5130
ten Female Associations for the extension of the Holy
Scripture's.
The meeting was held in the Great Room, and the chair
was taken about 12 o'clock, by John Thornton, E.g. who
stated the object of the fleeting. He expinieed, that
whilst the present Bible Society consisted of but one in-
Vitiation, it was incapable of accomplishing its object.
Ladies had been limed of the greatest use in laminating
the views of the Mitts," and Foreign Bible Society, and it
was most expedient to extend their able and valuable
efforts in a cause they were found so ready to promote.
Branch Societies of Ladies had been formed iii a few
places, but the metropulis of the Empire was w illiOnt one.
Haring at rongly recumniended the proposed establish-
ment, lie intimated that several gentlemen were prepared
to state mere in detail the advantages to he obtained from
the measure they bad met to carry into effect.
The Rev. ISIr. Ow EN, in a most able address to the
coinpauy, stated that the Gospel had been happily ex-
tended by means el the Bible Society, not only to the
eastern and western shores of the Atlantic, but persons
bad come from the savage tribes of America to praise the
institution, and acknowledged the blessitigs of Divine
l'ravidence. The institution had found great support
front Ladies, and he was convinced nothing could be more
atelvainageons than the proposed establishment. It hail
been said, that the etfarts of ladies in aid of the society
were somewhat at variance with female delicacy. Ile
pi attested against that opinion. lie would send those
who entertained such notions to Liverpool and Man-
chester, and other parts, where females, without the
least violence to the delicacy of their sex, 11.1.1 perse-
vet ed with ardour, and accomplished the objects
Itie instittitiou without feeling a blush upon the cheek of
illative innocence. It was well known the great City of
I,ondon contained persons well disposed towards the insti-
Swum, but advantage could Hot be taken of that feeling,
in consequelice of tile wain of permit's to midless them.—
'Fate City of London Auxiliary Bible Society had obtained
a high character. it had proceeded with eiii.rgy proper
to animate a ',ennui branch society, to which all would
look up in future. 11e wished to see the chief citizens of
London decked not only with gold chains and fur lobes,
but with the bonenr of raising up in the chief city of the
British Emetic a female branch of the Bible Society,
which would aid the Auxiliary Society, and diffuse the
light of the Gospel to the darkest recess.—Mr. Owen ex-
pi meted fervent hope that Divine Providenze might bless
the undertaking. He also moved to form the Ladies'
Branch Society according to the recommendation of the
Auxiliary Bible Society.
Rev. Mr. Fit ustreiebn rose to second the resolu-
tion. It was not Iris iiitentiou to occupy much of the (line
of the meeting. He should jest tread on the ground Mr.
Owen had occupied. The objection which sonic had
made to the dilutes of a Female Branch Society on the
green.' of indelicacy, had induced Mr. Ow en to advet t to
the conduct of Ladies iii Liverpool. He was enabled to
say that a Ladies' Branch Society, in connection with the
Auxiliary Society, had rafted the subscriptions in Liver-
pool, in the course of two years and a half, 15,0001. Not
less titan 5,00111. was collected by Ladle. themselves. It
did nut app. or to him that the a lion to have men front
vice, and inculcate morality, could be derogatory to fe-
male delicacy.
The Rev. Joseput HUCIIIts said, a paramount duty
called hint as Secretary to the Bible Society, to :ammo t
tae proposition before the meeting. If any proceeding
was calculated to promote the good of matiktud, it was
that under consideration. It was an object of extensive
importatice, requiring a patroness, and his intentien was
to noire, that her 16141 flightless the Duchess of Kent
he invited to bet ante the pet runs as of this Society.—(The
intil..atiiiii was received with applause.)—Making that
proposition, be felt he was actuated by grateful recollec-
tions. All must remember the übligation under which the
British and Fuleign Bible Society were placed by the
uniform excellent conduct of an illustrious person now Ho
more. That illustrious person wuuld enter into all ptilelic
sympathies, land express his approbation of all that was
Pond. (Applause.)—The public had semi him going fifty
10114 in the year to public institutions, in order that he
inizlit give that assistance which Divine Pi ovi hence had
enabled him tu itupurt to the necessitous, the
and the afflicted. The illustrious pereun left a legacy
whirl might lie considered a consolation. He never
adverted to the Duke of Kent without anguish, and les
mind was only consoled by the reflection that Diviiie Pro-
vidence Mien took away ore instrument, and left another
for the accomplishment of hia all-wise purposes. He al-
- to her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, whom
be wi-lied to be patrons: s of this Association. IVith
respect to the general wishes of persons to support the
Bible Society, in Russia they had expressed a determina-
tion to distribute the Scriptures throughout that Empire.
The first resolution of the Brinell Bible Society was to
provide all parts of the world, which Providence %villa
afford them, the means of visiting with Bibles. Atte'
25.000 copies of the Bide had been circulated iii the
neighbourhood of Liverpool, it was thought many families
and many cottages had not been visited) an Maxilla!),
Society was conseepaelitly established, and •10,0.0 inure
copies were distributed its Alancliester. Ilevisig eulogized
the conduct of the Societies in tither instencea, he cull-
clilded by observing, that the Secretary would read a
letter, hi which her Royal Iligliliese the Duchess of *Keiji
bed expressed [teasel( willing to become the Pi esideut anti
Palretiesc of the establishment. lead,
'File letter of liar Royal Highness was accordingly Lit)
In which she consented to become Patroness of the
of Loudon Ladies' Branch Society. liic;.
Mr Garnett, the but rister, seconded the motion, w
was put and carried mieninumsly.
'll,e Rev. Dr. Wan b LAW proposed introducing several
tame. us Joint Patruneeses and Vice Presidents.
The list was read, and anunig them were the Minna of
the Countess Spencer and Airs. Vansittart.
The Rey. 111 r. Al aril remanded the proposition fur Vice
Presidents, and the motion was carried.
The Rev, Mr, Ile Left, a German Minister, who had
just rettirued from the North of Europe, where lie had
travelled to promote the objects of the Bible Society, ex.
felled the cutultiet of the Queen of Denmark, who exer-
cised reli„eions seal in the education of her children, and
eapported the means tnr propagation of the Gospel. He
with regret, that ti tribe of Protestant Christians

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