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London, England, 1821-11-01 00:00:00

THE BIBLE SOCIETY, IRELAND.

At the last Annual Meeting of the BELFASI:
AUXILIARY BIBLE SOCIETY, held October
the following documents were read by tb'
SeCretary

CORRESPONDENCE
WITH HIS GRACE THE LORD PRIMATE, AND HIS GRACS

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• THE ARCHBISHOP OF 1MIBL:5.
LETTER FROM HIS GRACE THE LORD PRIM ATV, •
Great Georg"e's-street, July 14. 1321.
SIR—As I understand you are Secretary of the HiberniO
Bible Society, I request you will have the goodness to infOlo,
the Society, that wish to. have my name withdrawn.
friend to tile circulation of the Scriptures, I have for
years given my countenance and support to the ;Iliberni.r•P
Bible Society ; and it is with Much reluctance,. and even
that I feel myself obliged to withdraw from it. it would
useless to detail all the eirctunstanecs which have induced n'e
to form, this resolution. I cannot, however, forbear statlig::
that the •Anititution of the S,,ciety—as it. appears to
been gradually changed since its original formation ; and it .
quite notorious, that, at .its.public meetings, speakers',iatia".°
topics which are not only irrelevant to the business of the
clay, but, in some instances, utterly inconsistent with the
avowed object of circulating the Bible without comment. ~
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Those meetings consist of a number of persons whose
oas opinions are at variance with each other and each-Per''
has a right to express, without check or control, his own ro16:
ous opinions in his own language. Under such eircurnstahce'
it is impossible to prevent observations being made-Which are
injitrious,to the Established,Church; and offensive to its mew:
bers. I cannot, therefore, consistently with my sense of di't%'
any longer sanction the. proceedings of the Society, or contil
even its nominal patron. Being in a weak state of health, a%
overwhelmed with business, I need scarcely add, that 1 11,03:..
not to enter into any discussion on the subject.
I have the honour to be, your faithful servant,
(Signed)' W. ARINIAGO'
To the Rev. Dr. Sadleir, Secretary of the
Hibernian Bible Society.
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LETTER FRO31".IIIE REV. DU, SADLEIR TO 1113 6.-A"

THE LORD PRI.MATE•
Dublin, July 19, 1821'
MY LORD,--I am directed by the Committee of the 111 b c
nian Bible Society to convey to your Grace their regret e
of
determination you have expressed to relinquish the oflle.ch
Patron of their Society. In compliance with your Grace's
that discussion should be avoided, the Committee will 0,3,
state, that, on the most mature deliberation, they are flab' 'O-11
tistied that no change has been introduced into the constitou
to
of the Society since its original formation ; and beg leavew,
add, t'.iat had your Grace been pleased to intimate the 61101
stances which made it apparent to you that such change vik
taken place, the Committee would on the present, as°oll-
former occasion, have given the subject the most resPectfel‘ of
sideration, and cheerfully and thankfully availed themselvo

'your 'suggestions. - -•- • - f.
The Committee cannot conclude without expressing their li,jii:
ther regret that your Grace should conceive that at the rv„of
Meetings of the Society observations min be made injur'o
to the Established Church, and of ive to its Member;'elt'
they are perfectly conscious that nothing of this kind evel-,Q3,..
place, nor from the arrangement of those Meetings could I
sibly have occurred without instant animadversion.
1 have the honour to be,
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Your Grace's most obedient Servant,
FRANCIS SADI,II/11.
(Signed) )" t
Secretary to the Hibernian Bible Socic

To his Grace the Lord Prim- ate, &c.
LETTER FROM lIIS GRACE
Stephen's Green, July 14, Wlrec:.
SlR—Uaving at my last Visitation publilcy stated my "Ala,"
itions to the proceedings of the Hibernian Bible Society, a,n"rem
reasons for not any longer continuing a Member,' it °DIY lot
mains for me to request that you will. take the proper stel's
withdrawing my name front the Society.
1 have the honour to he, your obedient Servant',.vq,
qn (Sied ) JOHN, I) 1.131-'''

To the Secretary of the Hibernian Bible Society.
LETTER FROM TEV. B. W. mATiriAtl, TO 1113 ORACV.,

ARCHBISHOP. 01' 1)111-:LIN-
Dablin, July 19, 113,,,,r,
MY 1.4011-1 am directed by the Committee of the iz."-foi
nian Bible Society, to express to yoUr Orace tlieir regret, ye
the loss of your Lordship's patronage, widch they had so
years enjoyed. Not having heard or st,en your Grace's chilli/
they cannot advert to the particular circumstances with '00,14
your Lordship is dissatisfied, but they are perfectly unconsci
of any departure from the line of proceedings which had solo"
met your Grace's approbation.
I have the honour to be, &c. &c.
(Signed) L 3. W.. .NLITILLI,S-:
To his Grace the Archbishop of

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li I RTTIS.
At Durham, on the 27th ult., the Lady of-SantuCl :-3}Fc/(..,:
Esq., 31.D..31einber a the Alcdit;al Boat;, ItorabaZ, (.4 a Di
On the 3flth tilt., in St. 'Janus's-squarer Lady Grantlloo,, •
a son, ;till:corn. 1 t
Haase, lif
On the 29th ult., at Dcnford aase, near ilungerfort ,
Lady of the Rev. Georg: Porcher, of a daughter.
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