The National Register.
London, England, 1821-10-15 00:00:00

4 L,11)1. BILJA (.41
On Monday a numerous meeting of fashionable and
respectable females. as well as gentlemen aho admire
ltildr Asiiiiciatioes, was held at the City of Low' on Ta-
vern, its order to establish a Ladies' Brawl) Society, also
ten Female Associatious for the extension of the Holy
Scriptures.
The meeting was held in the Great Room, and the chair
was taken about 12 o'clock, by John Thornton, Esq. who I
aimed the object of the meeting. lie explained, that
whilst the present Bible Society consisted of but one in-
stitution, it was incapable of accomplishing its objece.
Ladies had beets found of flue greatest use in promoting
the views of the British and Poi eign Bible Society, and it
was most expedient to exit lid their able and valuable
rthwts its a cause they were found so ready to promote.
Blanch Societies of Ladies had been formed in a few
places, but the metropolis of the Empire wit, ail hoot one.
Having strongly recomniended the proposed establish-
ment, he intimated that sevei al gentlemen were prepared
to state more in detail the advantages to be obtaiued from
the ineasnie alley had met to carry Into effect.
The Rev. Nit. OwliN, in a most able address to the
composts, stated that the Gospel hail been happily ex-
tended by email, of the Ilibie Society, not only to the
eastern and western shores of the Atlantic, but persons
had conic from the savage tribes of Ante' ica to praise the
iustitiiii ~, and acknowledged the blessings of Divine
Providence. The iustitution had found great support
Laittes, and lie was consinced nothing could be mire
itilvaiirageons than the proposed establishment. it had
been said, that the efforts of ladies in aid of the society
were somewhat at variance with female delicacy. lie
plutested against that opinion, lie would send those
who enter taint if such mitimis to Liverpool and Man-
riirstu-r, and other parts, wla te temi.les, without the
least violence to the delicacy retheir sex, had piste°.
sestet with ardent-, and accoinplislied the objects of
the institution without feeling a blush upon the cheek of
native i ~,,, ocence. It was well known the great City of
Loudon calamities! persons weal diTosed towat (is the insti-
tattoo, but advantage could not be taken of that feeling,
its conseqnence of the want of persous to address them.—
'the City of London Auxiliary Bible Society had obtained
a high cuaracter. It bad proceeded with energy primer
to animate a central branch society, to which all would
look up in Intuit. Ile wished to see the chief citizens of
London decked nut only with gold chaius and fur robes,
but with the honour of raising up in the chief city of the
British Empire a female branch of the Bible Society,
which would aid the Auxiliary Society, and diffuse the
light attic, Gospel to the dam kest recess.—Mr. Owen ex-
pressed fervent hope that Divine Providence might bless
the lrrtaking. He also 'nosed to form the Ladies'
Branch Society according to the recommendation of the
Auxiliary Bible Society.
The Rev. Mr. FR ESIIrIELD rose to second the resolu-
tion. It was not his littentioo to occupy much of the time
of the inertieg. He slionld jest tread un the ground Mr.
Owen had occupied. The objeetion which some had
made to the duties of a Female Branch Society WI the
ground of indelicacy, had induced Mr. Owen to ad vet t to
the conduct of Ladies in Liverpool. He was enabled to
say that a Ladies' Branch Society, in connection with the
Auxiliary Society, had raised the subscriptions in Liver-
'Mut, in the course of tau years and a half, 15,0J01. Not
less than 5,00i11. was collected by Ladies themselves. It
did nut appear to him that the effort to save men from
vice, and inculcate morality, could be derogatory to fe-
male delicacy.
The Rev. JOSEPH HUOIIIOI said, a paramount duty
called him, as Secretary to the Bible Society, to support
the proposition before the meeting. If any proceeding
was calculated to pioinote the good of mankind, it was
that lea consideration. It was an object of extensive
importance, requiting a palioness, and his intention was
to move, that her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent
lie invited to become the patroness of this Society.—(The
lodination was received with applause.)—Nlaking that
propointiondie felt lie was actuated by grateful recollec-
tions. All must remember the obligation under which the
British and Foreign Bible Society were placed by the
outdone' excellent conduct of an illuttrions persou now no
more. illitatrions potion would guter into all public
sympathies, and express his approbation of all that was
good. (Applause.)—the public had seen lieu gluing fifty
timer in the year to public iiistitistions, in order that he
might give that assistance which Divine l'a ovidence 0411
enabled him to import to the necessitous, the uninformed,
and the afflicted. 'floe illusti Mos person left a legacy
which might be considered a consolation. lie never
adverted to the Duke of Kent without enguis)i, and his
mind was only consoled by the reflection that Divine Pro-
vidence often took away mitt instrument, and kit another
for the accomplishment 01 his all-wise purposes. He al-
luded to her Royal Highness the Duchess id Kent, whom
lie wished to be patroness of this Association. With
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 British Bible Society was to
provide all parts of the world, %Inch Providence would
afford thrum, the means of visiting with Bibles. Atter
23.000 copies of the Bible load been circulated in the
neighbourhood of Liverpool, it was thought many families
and many cottages had nut been visited; an Auxiliary
Saeiety was consequently established, and .10,0 0 HIM 0
copies were distributed its ;Manchester. Having eulogised
the conduct of the societies in other instances, lie con-
cluded by observing, that the Secretary a toed read a
letter, in which her Royal Ifiglimss the Lthchess of Kent
had expressed herself willing to become the Prexident and
Pill MICR& of the esialdisimatid.

The letter of her Royal Highness was accordingly read,
in which she consented to become Patrone►s of the City
of London Ladies' ltranch society.
Mr Garret:, the bat Eisler, seconded the motion, which
was put and carried iiiiminionsly.
'the Rev. W Atli) Law proposed introducing several
names as Joint Pats our sses and Vice Pt esidents.
The list was read, and among them well' the names of
the Countess Spencer and Airs. Vaiisittai t.
The Her. Sir. MARSH iiet.Wided the prupwition foe Vire
Pie bitterns, and the motion was canted.
'flee Rey. Mr. BitESl.t, a German Minister, who had
just returned trona the Noeth of Enrore, where he had
travelled to promote the Objects of the Bible Society, ex-
tolled the condriet of tier Unceo of Denmark, stlio cam.-

dyed arligtuns zeal is the cam:anon of Iter (guilder:l, mid
Inproi led the means fur propagatiun the Liospel. He
"trd, with !egret, that a totioe of Pautt•stant