The Sun.
London, England, 1848-10-31 00:00:00

IRISH SOCIETY of' LONDON.
Instituted 25th March, 1822,
Preinothig the.Eddcatlen and Religions Instruction of the Native
through the medium of their own Language.
VICE- PATRON.
The Right Hon. and Most Rev. his Grace the Archbishop of
• CANTERBURY.
PRESIDENT.
The Right Hon. the Earl of GALLOWAY.
VICE-PEESIIf ans.
His Grace the Duke of Manchester.
Most Noble the Marquis of Cholmondeley.
Right Hon. the Earl of Ilarrowby.
• -The Right-Hon. the Earl of Cork and Orrery.
Right Hon.-the Earl of Reden.
• • - Right Hon..the Earl of Gosford.
„Right Hon. the Earl, ot Gainsborough.
Right Hen. the Earl of Effingham.
• **-- Right Hon. the Earl of Cavar.
Right Hon. Viscount Lifford.
Might Rev. the Lord Bishop of Cashel and Waterford.
• 'Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Calcutta.'
Right Hon. Lord Caithorpe.
, Right Ilan. Lord Bexley.
Earl Jermyn
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Viscount Adare, 3f.P.
The Lord 'Aiffiley, M.P.
• • • Lord Arthur Hervey.
Right lion. Sir George Grey, Bart., MX.
. Right:Hon.. Sir G. 11. Rose, Bart.
Slr_R. Bart., M.P.
Sir C. S. Hunter, Bart.
The Hon. Granville D. Ryder, M.r.
Sir Thomas Blomefleld, Bart.
Sir Morgan G. Crofton, Bart.
Kennaway, Bart.
Captain Vernon Harcourt, R.N.
John Cator, Esq.
Evelyn J. Shirley, Psq., M.P.
"Henry Kemble, Esq., M.P.
Hon. William Cowper, M.P.
Tutastramt—Captaln the Hon. Francis Maude, R.N.
" SUB-TREASUIER —Enosh Durant, Esq.
BANKERS—Messrs. Dramlnond and Co., Charing-cross.
Office of the Society, 32, Sackville-street, Piccadilly.

In the present eventful state of Ireland, the Committee of
the Irish Society of London would call, the attention of the
...public to the 4beneflcial results of the Society's labours in that
Country, and would earnestly appeal for increased support, to
carry out the objects' which It has in view ; and while they by
no means unffervalue the efforts which are being made, whether
by legislation or by private enterprise, to improve the temporal
condition of Ireland, the Committee feel convinced, froarmuch ex-
perience, that all the remedies proposed must prove unavailing, tin,
• less, at the same time, measures are taken to elevate the moral
' character of the Irisfi peasantry by means of religious instraction.
The Irish Society labours in the native districts, where upwards of
1,000,000 of the population speak the Irish language.
There are now 800 teachers connected with it, who instruct the
- native Irish in reading the Word of God. Since the commencement
300,000 individuals, chiefly adults, have thus been taught to read the
Scriptures, many of whom embraced the Protestant faith.
' One hundred and eight Scripture readers are employed, who read
the Irish Bibles in the cabins, or to groups of the peasantry at work
la their fields, or by the road side.
Seven Irish-sneaking clergymen are in connexion with the Society
Ivho read.the Liturgy, and preach the Gospel in thenative language..
Tea congregations of coaverts have been raised up, or are now
ministered to through the- instrumentality of the Society. Two of
these are in the county of Galway, two in the county of Cork, and
Six in-Kerry.
Many Roman Catholics, not included in those distinct congrega-
tions, have been brought, through the blessing of Almighty God
upon the Society's labours, to renounce tke errors of Rome, and are
now incorporated with old Protestant congregations. •
Some groups of converts who have been instructed by the Society_,