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a nation whose God is the Lord." With re-
gard to education, it was said that a little was a
bad.thing- bat if 'the instruction given to the
poor was the instruction of the Bible, then edu-
cation l'Vould be indeed a blessing. He then
moved the following Resolution :
"_That this Meeting, deeply impressed with a conviction of
the necessity that still exists for increasing teal and unw,2aricil
perseverance, request the folloWiti.g Gentlemen to undertake the
various offices of the Society for the ensuing year."—(Here the
Gentlemen were named.)

The Rev. Mr. Moturrmett (Rector of St.
Olave's), seconded the Motion. He would have
refrained from intruding en the meeting, but that
he thought it was the duty of every individual
by every means in his power to promote the ob-
jects of the present undertaking. Referring to
the presence of the worthy Magistrates who were
present, he expresied the satisfaction he felt in
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observing that those who had to administer the
law, had not forgotten the gospel. There was
something in the present state of the world which
peculiarly called for observation. The present
was, indeed, an awful crisis. Nations were dis-
tressed, and the seas were roarinrr.,.- A way was
preparing for the coming of our adored Saviour.
But the situations of other nations (of Spain and,
Turkey for ktstauce) were widely different from
that of our own happy country. It was esta-
blisi:ed beyond dispute, that 'there were ICO
millions of people in India under, the British
Government,, and that there were 50 millions
more under British influence. There was, he
hoped, no Englishman who did not rejoice at
the opportunity afforded by this circumstance
of circulating the Gospel among so many human
creatures. After noticing the progress of tolera-
tion, and the increase in the number of Dissen-
ters, the. Rev. Gentleman observed, with respect
to the present. Institution, that if there was nor.
an union of heart, there was at least an union of
sentiment. Indeed he -yet ,hoped to see the
Christian Religion restored, in practice, to its
primitive simplicity. The effect of the .present
meeting; .would not be momentary ; at least he
trusted it would-not. He trusted that those who
were present would be induced, by the present
proceedings, to study the Scriptures themselves.
There was a call upon them from Heaven.—a
loud call, to send the Holy Gospel to all nations
of the werld. The Society was proceeding to
the attainment of ,this desirable object_; and he
felt pleasure in declaring that since the days of
primitive Christianity, he did not believe airy
scene, had presented itself so pleasing to the eye
of a Christian as the present.
The Hon. and Rev. G. T. NOEL said, that he
was placed its an embarrassing situation, from the ,
circumstance of his having declined the office,
which had been filled by the worthy Member of
the Society who had resigned. lie trusted that
because he declined the situation, he would not
be suspected of any indifference towards the great
object of the Society. He thought indeed, that
it would be a sufficient gratification of the ambi-
tion of any common man, to be enabled to say
that he had taken any, even the smallest part in
the present undertaking.—(Applause.)—This in-
stitution had now existed seventeen years, and,
during the whole of that tune, had been before
the bar of public opinion. It had undergone the
ordeal, and had come off triumphant. Many ob-
jections had been urged against the present insti-
tution, but he thought there was no weight in
any of them. He denied that such a Society as
the present could be productive of any evil.—
What evil could possibly result from the junction
of Christians who differed upon minor points ?
Formerly; it had been, objected that 'the Society
could not exist without distributing the Scrip-
tures with notes and comments. Experience
had shewn the fallacy of this prognostic ; and
4itoopposers of the institution were now compelled
to change their ground and say that the distribu-
tion of the scripture without the notes was use-
less. There was really no reasoning with people
who were determined to object to principle with-
out reference to its practical result. After quot-
ing the opinion of the great and learned Selden
in support of Christianity, the Hon. and Rev.
Gentleman said it was the high prerogative of
Christianity that it was suited to all ; that it
breathed with equal warmth on the cottage of the
peasant as on the palace of the Nobleman. After
bestowing a warm eulogium on Mr. Leander Von
Esse, of Vienna, through whose instrumentality
many thousand Bibles had been distributed in
that district, the lion. and Rev. Gentlemaki con-
cluded by moving the following Resolution, pledg-
ing the further exertions of the Meeting in, sup-
port of the Society :

" 4. That this Meeting regards with undiminished interest,
the effects which have resulted from the Bible Associations, in
connexion with the City of London Auxiliary Society. That
while the Meeting feels grateful to Almighty God for the bless-
ing which he has bestowed upon these operations, it appeals to
all the Members of the Institution for additional attention,
earnestness, and zeal in this peculiar department of the Bible
Society system, which (referring especially to the lower ranks.
.of life) promotes the good order and usefolness, the present
comfort, and eternal happiness of the mechanie,or labourer, and
which enables the poor first to possess the scriptures, and then
to unite With the rich in distributing that sacred treasure."
JOHN JAMES, Esq. seconded the Resohition, in a speech.
for which we have not space. He concluded by stating that he
was requested to introduce to the Meeting 'an Indian Chief,
Colonel Brandt, the son of Colonel Brandt, chief of a Mohawk
tribe, who wished to address a few words to the Meeting, to
shew the interest which he took in the labours of the Bible
Society. Ile stated also, that there was a Gentleman therefrom
Africa, who wished to address them, but felt too much diffi-
culty, and he was charged to say for him, that the Bible was so
encouraged by the Africans, as would make it necessary' for the
English to exert themselves that they might not get the start of
them.—(The Resolution was then agreed to.)
Col. BRANDT came forward and spoke. He commenced
by praising the liberality of the Bible Society, in the good work
of enlightening mankind by making the will of the Father of
*the World known to all his children. That liberality had done
much good in his own country. - He rejoiced that the beams of
the Gospel had become a shining light in the woods of America;
among his own tribe its blessings were felt, and he hoped that
it would be extended to the inhabitants of all those regions, who

were yet ignorant of the living GOD. This waS a great cause.
It was full of the blessings of charity and instruction. It was
glorious, because it marls men conquer ignorance and evil, and
beautiful as it came from Him who made the world. He was