The National Register.
London, England, 1819-11-08 00:00:00

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362

THE SEVENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE
FOILIGN D 1111111.s11 AUXILIAIIY
BIBLE sOCIEri.

This meeting which was held on Thursday at the
Mansion-house, was most numerously and rtsinctably
attended.

On taking the Chair, the Lotto Ithstott said, he was
highly gratified in witnessing a meeting In respectable
toed numerous as the wevnt.—He trusted they would
it.dolge hint while lie brittle detailed the cause of call-
ing the meeting together. his Lordship then went on
to state the objects of the Institution lle concluded by
tib,erving. that the Secretary would read the Report to
the Nlerivq.

Mr. PovIID9.R. the Secretary, then came forward, and
read the Re; oil of the Commit' e; its art at length
will not allow us to insert it all, but we select the lead-
ing passages, It began by adverting to the nature awl
ill/1)01 tatice of the Society, and alter Wise.% mg that there
was scarcely an argument which recommended the
teaditig the Ilible,which did not also go to support the So-
ciety which distribute it, and that sr arcely any reasoiliq,
existed in opposition to the Itistitiition, which, it eau.
thilly.examined, would not be follivl to oppote tie prin-
ciple of distributing the Bible at all, or ar least to the
extent of its importance, it went oil thus—
" If this observation be founded upod;fact, sod con-
firmed by experience, the duty of contributing to the
support of tile HMI.. Society beCOlllt t t ideut. Bin if
in ordinary times the value of such a Society is acknow-
ledged, of what peculiar importance does it appear to
sally round its staudartl, at a trimness; when the ene-
mies of divine truth appear to be engaged to the most
vigorous exertions ; when Infidelity has opt My avowed
the worst designs upon our Lest and M.:hest totertats ;
and whet the Sacred Scriptmes themselves have been
held up to contempt by the perverse despot hugs of men
of ' corrupt minds.' Die friends of the Bible Society
are as intwallitig to advert to any controverted optiiiolis,
:14 it is unnecessary to their cause. that they should iat
sa, but when publications of the most flagitious test-
dency have been thrown into the witleat circulation.
%viten ad hope in death has been sought to be taken
aaray from our expiring nature ; when the most solemn
pad sacred truths of our holy religion have beeti
ho-
'l and derided ; there appears a peculiar call upon
the friends of divine truth to show themselves in earnest
in the cause of their insulted Lord, and to redouble their
uetivity in support of this sacred and useful Institution.
" The last Report of this Coon ii ii ee commenced by
noticing the lortnation of the Merchant Seamen's Aux-
iliary Bible Society (which arose out of the 'Diann s
Marine Committee), the object of which enlarged plan
was to supply above t 00,040 British seamen with the
Sacred Scriptures. That Committee hail then supplied
above 1,000 vessels with Bibles and Testatnents, by
which means 160,000 seamen had re cited and carried
out, as the best chart and compass of their perilous
voyages, the word of everlasting life. It is with much
pleasure th it the extension of that Society is here re-
corded. Their laboors have continued to be abundant,
and their success has teen proportiott Within the
last ten months 645 vessels have been visited and sup-
plied, contationg 9,717 seamen, of whom 14,438 ate
tilde to read, and who have been furnished gratuitously
with 462 Bibles, and 1,372 Testaments, 266
Bibles and 117 Testaments have been sold at half cost
liner to seamen in the rot-vigil trade, and in little more
titan three months :;31.1 Bitiles and 17:: Testaments have
been sold at reduced prices to seamen in the coasting
vesa.ls.

The Fleet Poison continues to share the attention
of the Association within %t hose district it is situated
t Thackfriars and F..•.ingtlim), .incl is reported by that
Association to have r. c:nk (I 158 copies of the Holy
Scriptures uithiti the space of three )ears.

"The t.ift of a Nitl4ll2 Iri.ll Tr statatent itt a cowl it;
601:len-lane, ;nal the s.lr ot onc in the ttrighl:otirlioot;
of S.ffion-httl, appear intin the Iteitort of the North
City A.snciation in hate been attended with the nt•i•a
hcucticiii comasqr.cl:ces—a tact Which may, petit:lly,,
I ALI in rxei..• a more getteral at:en:4m in that large ciab
tit sautes 01 li. land, who are cnher entirely or part;a.ly
r.sitlet.t among us.
"'flit: f01i0.% staletr.rot will thew the m'i're of
the Soctet)'sl:lL,6li.bs w Lit: past year, and its artuai con-
tinuo :
11.11.11:ce in hand hot year
01. In Auxili3tv 7t'i 12 0
Soh.cript.ons 5 0
Total Ca.ii I) ii:l
Cashreceived for Sale of tholes Staiw 8 5 4

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