Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-08-14
British and Foreign Bible Socicty.

FOURTEENTH ANNIVERSARY, MAY, 1878.
The Right Hon. the Chancellor OF the EN-
cheqneT, upon moving that ihe Report of tie
Committee he adopted, observed That ii this
was the sole object of his addressing the meet
ing, it would be unnecessary for him 10 add
any thing 10 The Impression which The report
itself must have made. That he might leave
its contents to make their own impression on
their minds. For he could appeal to all who
heard II. whether report replete with more
important facts, and leading to more animal
n'g conclusions, was ever delivered to thai or
any other society lie said that he must he
permitted to lake that opportunity of express
i"2 The qualification with which he was again
enabled TO partake of this great feast OF Chris
tian benevol"nce. He mus be permitted TO
state the admiration and gratitude with which,
III coaimOD with those around HIM he saw the
great plans of Providence developing them
selves, and its mysterious purposes apparently
about to be effected ana in particular, they
we're allowed, and enabled, in however hmm
HE degree. to cooperate in so great a work.
lhcy tonnd that while the zeal, the liberality,
and energy of this Society had, in no respect
diminished, within the British dominions its
operations had been widely extending, and re-
celving the most energetic aid among foreign
nations. He particularly alluded 10 what they
had heard respecting the empire Of Russia
and lie states of America. Could they be
too grateful to that Providence which had
touched the hearts of kings and of statesmen.
which had raised up jealous protector, and
propagation of the Gospel, in the great SOye-
reign vt the North Could they be too crate
fui that those extensive dominiOils, stretching
IN solid mass throughout the lOh4itdde of one
half of the circumference of the II be, are a.
bout in The numberIess languages spoken in
aatvast empire 10 re ceiVe the blessings OF Tie
Gospel
In the other hemisphere, the prospect is
equally cheering and delightful Happy, in.
deed, is the time, when the two greatest mari
time nations the earth, are seen untlng
their nnaoerieSs fe cts, TO circulate, unIyer-
sally, the blessed tidings of gospel truth. If
they might suppose thai the spirits OF the Just
delivered from the burden Of the flesh. we're
allowed, OIL any occasion, to take part in hu-
Inau affairs. with what delight must they 90
operate in work like this when, after the
lapse OF so many ages, in which the cause of
truth appears iatler, perhaps, to have receded
than I'D auced, they found beginning to be
melted hy The beams of the Son of Righteous
Hess; when they saw idoldtTy and superstition,
heatbenism and ignorance, every where yield
Tug to the simple, the inOffensvc, Tic beueVo-
lent exertions of the Gospel Missionary. This
spectacle must be- viewed with deiigh by those
who had gOue before them, and who, many of
them, sacrificed their lives, and all offered
tho ir prayers for such cousummaiIou Ss they
had witnessed. Truly they might say in the
language Of cTipture, that many prophet
AID kings lad desired to see the things that
they saw, aud had not seen them, aud TO hear
the ings which they heard, aud had not hea d
them"
The vote Of thanks TO the President, the
Right Honorable Lord TeigDm0nth, was NOV
ed by the Hon. Dir. Rush, American Minister
At London The following is a sketch of the
address which he delivered on that occasion:
Mr. RUSH, Ambassador from The United
Statesof America, said he had been reqdcst.
ed since he came in, by Que of the Officers Of the
Institution, TO move That the thanks OF the
meeting he given TO the Right Hon. Lotd
Ttignnouth, President Of the Society Al
though sensible OF Ills Incompetence 10 the
task, he felt az the same time that lie could not
drclme IL. Nor could he help expressing the
great and solid Satisfaction which every bosom
must feel at that anniversary commeiuCFatiOn.
Happily there was cOHuOn ground upon
wliah all the nat 0ua of lie world, who made
no me family Of Christie ndom. could assOciat e
tOEtihSr aud IT was = still happier and more
cOnsong reflection. that vas a ground upon
which they could always meet aud ought al.
wsys t. meet, as 'fiehds aud as bTOtht rs
Kings. EripeTOrs, Republics. whatever The
grandeur 90 tie means Of their human SWAY
all could iOOk mp 10 tie same power, all were
projected by the same Almighty hand tho
ptectnts a-d the truth contained in the Sa
cTea piume, which IL was tie great aud use
tul purpose ~ tiiis Institution 10 disseminate
were such KS &c handed the cOnscntsueOus re-
VeTeuCt IT all natiOHs--oud why those pre-
cepis 1nd those truths taught the maXims Of
rhdrtS iud love, not nicely between man anC
Uon, but taking Fat more extensive range
they Rcnlcated peace and good will between
nation AMI uaiiOH. Md hence the representa
tive OF Another Hatioe, through kindness q,
otien extended 10 foreign ministers Ia thi