Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-07-02
BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOClE
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The Goth Anniversary meeting this So
cety was held a, the Freema,on's Hall, Grent
Queen Street The IN elup was most nume-
rously and respectfully attended. Among the
persons on the platform there we're Lord
Teignmou,h (the President OF the Society }
Calthorpe. Lord Lorton Lord -, the Bish.
ops of Liichfeld and Cove try. Winchester,
Chester and Calcutta, Mr. Wilberiorce, Hon.
{. j, Shore, aud considerable number OF
clergyman of all denomnh ions.
At II o'clock Lord Teiynmouih took the
chair. The noble lord briefly adverted 10 the
motives and objects of the society, and con.
graduated the meeting ON the progress it had
made within the last few years.
The Secretary then read the report, which
was of most gratifying character. II appear
ed that the net rece pts of the Society up 10 tue
|, Isl of April were fs6, 295 los Cd being EN-
3l5 l2s I'd over last years receipts. The num-
Der of Bibles and Tesfaments issued during the
year amounted 10 365, 424 being an excess of
90, l54 over that OF any one year since the
commencement of the Society.
The Bishop Of Litchfeld and Coventry, in
moving that the report be received, dwelt with
great force and feeling upon the ncalcuab'e
advantages which had been derived from the
operations of the Society, not merely by the
Christian World, bn, to nations which had hith
erto remained in darkness.
The Bishops of Chester and Winche ster the
| Right Rev. DR.. Turner, the Rev Mr. Hands
The Rev. Or. Singer, and Mr.. Wiibeforcc adj
dressed the meeting, when the motion OF lht
Bishop Of L,chfeld and Coventry was agreed
10, and Lord Teigamouth returned thanks.
| The Rev. Mr.. Jowett, in proposing the mex
| re solu ion mentioned a circumstance which
had occurred in the Patriarchate OF Lebanon
A little colony of Missionaries from Americs
had established themselves at the foot o
Mount Lebanon and commenced the furma
ton OF schools They Ind succeeded in estah
fishing seven male and two female schools
when they attracted the notice OF the tiarch
who directed his secretary, an ingenious ant
young ecclesiastic, 10, draw up statemen
agains them In order 10 do this, the young
man felt II necessary to look out in the scrip
lures for some text which might b. brought Il
bear against the missionaries. In doing this
| he met in the 29ih chapter OF Isaiah, the fol
| lowing passag,--" And j. is yet very littl
while lebanon should be turned into fruit
fui field and the fruitful field shall be esteemed
rs a forest He was so struck with the appli
cation ofthe text TO the particular empoymen
of the missionaries, that he read the Who'll,
scriptures over with more attention than be
fore, and the result Was, that he renouhced TN
errors IN which he had beenbrought up. & be
came jealous advocate for the mis- OnaIies
However, he vas made TO suffer Tor his faith
He was Imprisoned, aud bound. aud otherwis
prosecuted. for his change oi creed buI b
lpersesered.
Several other excellent speeches were dey
cred IN the course Of the day, amongs, whic
that ofihe Rev. Mr. Burnett, (of Cork VIII
was loudly called Tor by the citing produce
a powerful impression. The Rev. geutlema
described, with great force, the very happ
union which existed between the clergyme
of the Established Church and those OF III
dissenting persuasion in Ireland, in promoin
the objects Of the society.
Alter several other resolutions thanking III
several officers Of the society and appointin
those for the ensuing year, the meeting separ.
ted. [Lona PAPER