The National Register.
London, England, 1812-08-09 00:00:00

NEW BIBLE ►SOCIETY.

A numerous meeting of persons of both sexes took place on Thurs.
day in the Egyptian Hall, at the Mansion House, for the purpose (f
founding an auxiliary Bible Society. The LORD MAYOR in the
Chair.
The Hall was completely filled when the Cha'r was taken, and
the assembly was as highly repectable'as it was unusually numerous.
The Leen MAYOR opened the business, and in a short but real
speech expressed
. his happiness at finding so respectable a meeting as.
sembled for the best of purposes ; assembled to give to others that
book, which was not only the foundation of our comfort here, but
which furnished the means of finding the road to eternal happiness
hereafter.
The Reverend Mr. OWEN appealed to the experience of the last
eight years, if the predictions originally thrown out against the Bible
Society had in any one instance been verified by facts. If any were
still afraid that such a Society would be injurious to the State, when
he. could shew them a Chancellor of the Exchequer, and a First Lord
of the Treasury, among its supporters ; when he could go the Courts
of Justice, and point to two ermined Judges who were among them ;
when ascending to the Episcopal Bench, he could point to mitres,
the owners of which were adorned with all that ennobled humanity,
who were with this Society,—surely, when he pointed to such cha-
racters, apprehension must cease. If they went to the Aristocracy
of the country, it would be found that Statesmen, who were at pre-
sent employed, and who were not employed, were with them,. and
when the same might be saictalmost of the aggregate of the British
Population, who, if adorned with no outward distinction, were yet
entitled to the admiration of posterity as ornaments to literature, and
as benefactors to mankind ; they must he satisfied that the plan Wai
as unexceptionable in practice as it was in noble principle. He con-
cluded, by introducing to them Dr. Brumahaute, the Chaplain to the
Swedish Ambassador.
Dr. BRUMAIIACTE expressed his inability to address as he cru.d.
wish so august a meeting ae that now assembled, in the presenee ot
the first Magistrate of the first City in the world. If, however, the
simple I aigtelee of truth and gratitude continued to be welcome to
British hearts, he hoped, that what tae was about to say, though net
elegantly expressed, and though uttered in a foreign tone, would not;
be altogether disregarded. "I he Reverend Gentleman then went on
in a st ra n of easy neat-reefed eloquence, to prove the necessity
which
existed for the establialettent of the proposeil Society, and to set torth
the benefits it might he the means of bestowing upon tne whole
viorld. Great and successful as were the exertions which had been
made by the Bible Society, there were yet many millions who
. ha., ;
never heard the Saviour's name, and there were many other
who had heard his name, hut who had never seen his word.
strongly enforced the necessity of estahlishing flibleSectetie. arooleti,
Christians of every denomination in the British Empire, as sih %i ,e(;
the pressure of the times ahro id, that friends and foes were cons!ia
to h.ok to this eoui:try for relict. From the inf null
had on tile subject. he was led to inter, that one-third of the
pee re
clas3es; Sweden were without a bible and such were the ex