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the cause of Ireland on your platforms and in your pul-
pits. The rev. gentleman here entered into a proof of
the necessity of sending the Scriptures to the people,
f,on, the unsocial principles of the Church of Rome.
which hula Mat ttic.v ..•-• 'Jaw, NE au alptrztiitit Dy any
means • no hope for one who separates, though he err not
in faith; no hope for a born Protestant, because baptized

on schism, an sought not the true church ; which, in
fact, was to deny private judgment either in or out of
that church, except it conduct us to her own arms • while
the hope of the Gospel belonged to every soul, Who be-
lieved the- testimony of God concerning his Son. He
quoted from a trial in Kerry, where a convert was plain-
tiff and a priest defendant, for assault, and showed that
the priest admitted, when cross-examined on his oath,
that he had called the convert several times a bad charac-
ter publicly on his sigh, though he previously gave him a
good character, and` altered his judgment because he
taught the Scriptures • that he advised the people not to
purchase meat, which the poor man sold by retail ; and
that he personally requested a gewleman, whose driver
the convert was, not to speak to him. He quoted several
other cases from the papers of the same kind, and said it
was no wonder the people should be degraded under such
teachers, who only represented Christianity in their cere-
monies theatrically, and left it to be taught by pictures
and images, while they instructed them in politics from
their altars. He next gave several anecdotes in illustra-
tion of the power of the truth over the minds of the pea-
santry, who, at the usual examinations of the teachers of
the society, exhibited the most intelligent acquaintance
with the doctrines of God's word, even where they could
not speak a word of English, and some of the translations
of the passages were really beautiful. Tilt re were great
numbers leaving the Church of Rome daily in Ireland,
and he had himself received many " fine handsome con-
verts," which was impottant, as a maimed, disabled,
blind, or lame man, or any whose forefathers even were
more morally blemished, must quit his neighbourhood, if
he would become a Protestant. The Church of Rome
finds employment for every man, and a man for every
employment; and as she brings into her service the in-
telligent and the superstitious, the liberal Protestant and
the !Allotted Roman Catholic, so her priests are sure to
find opprobrious names for the ennverts, and even her
little children are made to shout these names to annoy
them. The rev. gentleman here detailed several instances
of fearful persecution, to which the converts and Irish
teachers are exposed, and their stedfastness and resolu-
tion under it. He said there was at present a great de-
mand for teachers in several districts, which the society
was obliged to refuse for want of funds Land that they

sorry to s

from some of the-bishops of the

would be sure to hold their peace upon the subject; that,
at least, no selfish motive could urge any minister in
Ireland to engage in open opposition to Rome; and that

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expect peace from their open enemies, or sympathy
protection from the rulers of the land, whether they hap.
pened to be Whig or Tory. He said the object of the

was not,

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people in contact with the Word of Life, as the deposi-
tory of truth and the proclamation of Divine mercy to
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sinners; and that, however varied in details of argument
they sought to preach the truth, which is. Christ in hi:
person and work, to the people; that they set him fortt

the satisfaction he mad

of his death, r

eurrection,angeror and intercession ; so that every subject, whe-
ther of doctrine or controversy, may derive its source
and its impulse from the cross of Christ. He entreated
the Roman Catholics not to believe they ant444.in.d
natred against them ; for himself, he loved his
native land and its people. and therefore was ready to
hear repeoach and blame to devise and do them good; he
said it was the people of that unhappy land who adjusted
upon their own necks the links of the iron chain of their
spiritual degradation, and exhorted them, in the name of
liberty, of our common nature, of the God of truth, to
cast off the foreign incubus, and take upon them the easy
yoke of Christ; and to let the light of God's holy Word,
testifying of Jesus, drive out the inner darkness of their
minds, conduct them through the mazes of their earthly
pilgrimage, cast its halo round their dying couch, and
light them safely through the dark valley of the shadow
of death.

The Rev. JOHN CORDEAUX moved the second resolu-
tion, which was to the effect that the meeting being deeply
convinced that the pure and unadulterated word of God
was the only means by which error and superstition could
be overthrown in any land, and true religion established,
would impress upon the friends of the Bible the paramount
duty of aiding the Irish Society in its labours to impart
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were unable to discharge the demands upon them fcr the somewhat more than the minimum strength and quantity
current quarter, and' that, as the property of Ireland was of laths. Even in these particulars. however, we fear
taxed for ten years in advance, to meet the famine of the that the discovery will be made, that the jerry builder has
present year, little assistance could be expected from the I been too many for the ijspecor ; whilst in others will b
people of that country to support the society, which I found omissions of matters conducive to health, which
formed an additional reason why Christian benevolence deserve serious attention. The drainage of most of them
in England should flow out towards them. He thought is defective. In some there is absolutely none worth the
it an awful feature of the times, that while famine of the mention. Where this is the case, damp, especially in-the
bodies of men brought into action about it the govern- cellars, will be found to exist, to an extent calculated to
went, relief committees, and consultations of every kind, lead to fearful consequences to the female servants and
famine of the Word of Life could not move them •, and others habitually using them. In a ere ....---L -
that death from starvation excited more horror than it I stanp,.. ,
did to see thousands sink into the grave, in ignorance of
that Word which alone can reveal a true hope beyond it.
He described the difficulty which the ministers of the
Established Church in Ireland had to contend with who
faithfully protested against Rome. The priests and their
instruments in Ireland said they came over here to pan-
der to English bigotry and hatred of Ireland ; and many
in this country were of opinion they were violent parti-
zans, and that to aid their objects would be to perpetuate
discord and angry controversy in Ireland. He said it
was well known, that to protest against Rome was a bar-
rier to advancement in church or state in Ireland ; that
every man in office was as civil to the priests as insolent
to their opponents; and that every sleepy man, ever
unfaithful man, every trimming expectant of plae-
advancement, either from the government -

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