The Sun.
London, England, 1848-11-01 00:00:00

The Right Hon. and MostlieV.llsdraoe the Archbishop of
CANTERBURY..
PRESIDENT.
The Right Hon. the Earl of GALLOWAY. ,
Ticz-PrEsnizwrs.
His Grace the Duke of Manchester. •
Most Noble the Marquis of Cholmondeley.
Right Hon: the Earl of Hafrowby. •
The Right Hon. the Earl ef Cork and Orrery.
• Right Hon. the Earl of Roden.
. Rights Hon. the Earl of Gosford.
Right Hon. the Earl of Gainsborough.
Right Hen. the Earl of.Efilnghana.
Right Hon. the Earl of Cavan.
• Right Hon. Viscount Lifford.
. Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Cashel and Waterford.
Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Calcutta.
Bight Hon. Lord Calthorpe.
Right Hon. Lord Bexley. .
Earl Jermyn
Viscount Adare, M.P.
The Lord Ashley, M.P.
Lord Arthur Hervey.
Right Hon. Sir George Grey, Bart., M.P.
Right Hon. Sir G. H. Rose, Bart.
Sir It. H. Inglis, Bart., M.P.
Sir C. S. Hunter. Bart.
.:he Hon. Granville D. Ryder, M.P.
Sir Thomas Blometleld, Hart.
Sir Morgan G. Crofton, Bart.
'Sir J. Xennaway, Bart.
Captain Vernon Harcourt, R.N.
• John Cator, Esq.
Evelyn J. Shirley, Psq., M.P.
Henry Xemble, Esq., M.P.
Hon. William Cowper, M.P.
TREASURER—Captain the Hon. Treacle Maude, R.N.
• SUD-TREAStrIER —Enosh Durant, Esq.
B4'cxaas—Messrs. Drummond. and Co., Charing-cross.
°Moe 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 beneficial results of the Society's labours in that
country. and would earnestly appeal for increased support, to
carry oat the objeCts..whieh it has in view ; and while • they by
no means undervalue the efforts which are being made, whether
by legislation or by private enterprise, to improve the temporal
condition of Ireland, the Committee feel convinced, from much ex-
perience, that all the remedies proposed must prove unavailing, un-
less, at the same time, measures are taken to elevate the moral
character of the Irish peasantry by means of religious instruction.
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 Trish in reading the Word of God. Since the commencement
300,000 individuals, chiefly adults, have thus been taught to read tke
Scrip'oares, many of whom embraced the Protestant faith:
o',:e hundred and eight Scripture readers are employed, who read.
the Irish Bibles in the cabins, or to gretips'of the peasantry' at work
n their fields, or by the road side.
Seven Irish-sneaking clergymen are in connexion with the Society
'who read the Liturgy, and preach the Gospel in the:native language.
Ten congregations of converts 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 the errors of Rome, and are
now incorporated with old Protestant congregations.
Some groups of converts who have been instructed by the Society
are asking for Irish clergymen to be located amongst them.
In various 'places crowds of Roman Catholics attend Protestant
churches and school-houses, where an Irish-speaking clergyman has
been announced to preach. One clergyman states :
"In the Cathedral of L---• I preached on Wednesday evening.
The church was filled, the Roman Catholics standing up to the
reading-desk, and outside the doors. At D---, on Sunday night,
there, had we a place large enough, we might have had many hun-
dreds of Romanists ; as it was, we had a goodly number, and those
-who were obliged to stand outside the window occasionally requested
that I would speak up, so as they' might hear."
Another writes:—
"I had a most interesting tour through the C-- Irish districts.
I preached 20 sermons, in Irish, to over 2;000 in all. I may count
that 1,000 were converts, 500 Romanists, and 500 old Protestants.
One poor man, who was not hearing me, heard so much about the
setmon from others, that he said he would ' come to hear the next
sermon, if the priest would roast him in the fire for it.' Many a
poor creature from the heart said, 0, when will yon come again
sir? Alas ! that we hav'nt an Irish ministry."
Such are some of the results of the Soeiety's proceedings ; bnt the
committee would allude to one more, of considerable importance at
the present time, and that is, that wherever the native Irish have
been instructed by the Society, they have become loyal subjects of
oar Queen, and abstain from all connexion with the treasonable
Practices and illegal associations which arc so hostile to the peace
and prosperity of the kingdom.
The Committee have made diligent inquiries upon this subject, and
the replies to their inquiries have been highly satisfactory. The
following are extracts from one letter out of upwards of twenty of
the same character received by the Committee:—
" I affirm it as a fact that could not be contradicted, that out of
the thousands in Ireland connected with the Irish Society, that none
. of them are connected with illegal associations, or with that dan-
gerous agitation now so formidable, and hostile to Ireland's
best interests. Our teachers and pupils are almost entirely friendly
to British connexion ; they have felt Rome's spiritual tyranny, and
they believe. if the union with Great Britain were dissolved,
that both spiritual and political !tyranny would become intolerable."
And there are not a few instances of members of Ribbon or other
illegal associations having been converted through the instrumen-
taller of the So-slaty, and now employed in teaching their country-
- zaon to read the Word of God.
An indvidnal who lately visited a congregation of converts in one
of the wildest districts of the west, remarks :
When I entered the cabin, the whole congregation rose, seeing
a stranger with a Bible in his hand. and gave me a hearty wel-
come, crying out Cead Mille Failthe,' Cead Mille Failthe' They
mere orderly in their conduct, and deeply attentive to the Word of
God. I was especially pleased with the demeanour of two indivi-
duals, ate not a little gratified at afterwards hearing their story.
One had been a celebrated and lawless pugilist, the other the leader
of a Ribbon Lodge, both of them daring characters' in the neigh-
bourhood; but through the mercy of God they met with the teachers
of the Irish Society, they were instructed in the Scriptures, and
now, from their respectable appearance and general conduct, as
well from the change which has taken place, they might be described
In the language of inspiration, Sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed,
and in their right mind.' One of them is the owner of the cabin
where the congregation was assembled—the other, the Scripture
Reader employed in the district."
To extend these benefits, under the blessing of God, amongst
the Irish-speaking part of the population the present appeal is made.
It is acknowledged by all parties that somethingniust be done for
Ireland; and without limiting the measures which may be devised
by the benevolent, the Committee of the Irish Society of London
woeld respectfully suggest that religious instruction should have a
Dronaluent place amongst them.
It has succeeded in the Protestant districts of the north of Ireland,
Which are as free from crime, disloyalty, and pauperism as any parts
of England, and where industry and order flourish to a remarkable
degree. It has succeeded, under the blessing of the Most High, in
those native districts and localities where the inhabitants have been
instructed by the teachers of the Irish Society, in which crime, sedi-
tion, and animosity have given place to peace, to loyalty, and goodwill.
And why should it not succeed upon a greatly extended scale ? It
Is a measure which the Committee believe God will honour—that
God will surely bless. There is a prom'se which they would desire
to remember, and in humble reliance upon which they carry on the
work committed to their charge—" My word. .. ... shall not return
unto me void; but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it
'than prosper in the thing whereto I sent it."
That " word" when blessed by God the Spirit, will teach even the
Most deluded of the Irish peasants to " submit to every ordinance
Man for the Lord's sake."
It will inculcate industrious habits—'
Delther should he eat."
It will produce a respect for life and property, and thus give a
oPPortunity for the introduction of capital, and the employment of
e People at home, enabling them to support themselves, instead of
being a burden to others.
It will be the 'ure remedy for treason and rebellion—" Fear God
—honour the king—and meddle not with them that are given to
Change?.
Above all, it will teach them the way of eternal salvation,
through, our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.—John Hi. 16, 17.
Acts iv. 12.
The inhabitants of England, Wales, the Highlands of Scotland,
and of the distant colonies, all hear, in their own tongue, the won-
derful works of God; and the Committee make this appeal to the
Christian and benevolent public, that they may be enabled to send
to the 3,000,000 of the native Irish, religious instruction in that lan-
guage which they can understand.
Subscriptions and donations will be received by the bankers ; by
thei Treasurers and by the Secretaries at the Society s Office, 32,
Messrs.
Piccadilly; by Messrs. Hatchard, Piccadilly; by
-atessrs. Nisbet and Co., Berners-steeet ; by Messrs. Seeley, Fleet-
; by Sir Claude Scott, Bart., and Co., Cavendish-square ; by
Messrs. Glyn, Halifax, and Co., Lombard-street; and by Messrs.
zarelay, Bevan, and Co., Lombard-street.
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''unual Report—may be had by application to the Secretaries.

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