The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-05-16

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Society. e rfi
This Society held its third anniversary last We'd
nesday evening, at DR.. Cones Baptist Church, in
Broome street. At half past seven, the hour Of
meeting, the large church was densely crowded
with highly respectable audience. a
Prayer was first made by DR.. Baron, when the
annual report was read by the Rev. Mr.. Thomp-
son, Corresponding Secretary of the Society.
The report was confined to n general view and
explanation Of the views and objects of the Socie-
ty II was commenced in 1913, and has for its
object the religious regeneration of Italy This is
proposed to be done by disseminating the Bible
and religious works, especially historical works,
such D'Aubigne's History of the Reformation,
while the agents to be employed in thiswork are to
on and groaning with general desire to be liberated
from the hraldom and religious Of the Pope and
the ~ Inc ana enc q ias and
In the breast Of the Pope Of Rome, that he had ulmna
tod bull specially against this society and its obecs
ducng the above named pubcs lions II Italy. and giving
them circulation were represented being easy to be
which 1t would mot be prudent to make public 1t moe
ing where doubt, agents from Rome or Jesuits
Dr. Prcs Of the Methodist Church. then addressed the
meeting He began by observing that after such able
report as had just been heard was not nscessary cr
him to enter into much discussion upon the subject All
that remains to BIO done press home the purposes and
objects laid open in the report u became him to DO
why this association ought to be chersbsd and
supported The object Of the Christian Alliance il the
lgious knowledge Religious freedom s necessary for
religion itself free agent must be free, else he can
have religious responsibility He who letters and
controls mans conscience Is responsible In such case,
and not the himself Tho diffusion Of Christian
knowledge is religious duty Again, Il was gratifying
to that the object Of this society was feasible and
sttanabe Such plans not practicable cannot re-
commend themselves to the community But the Pcpe,s
afraid Il will succeed in accomplishing is objects The
Holy Father does not like knowledge he Is afraid OF
The idea Of such an organization as that OF this society
employing Italians themselves makes his very knees to
shake together those Of Bclshazzar did when he saw
the handwriting upon the wall and !. his dread he falls
the Holy Father I Some cowsrdly Protestants who
think vain to attempt to do any thing may here undo
" ses *. how
cisy This fact proves the feasibility Of our project
The Holy Pope nov trembles upon his rotten throne
ezss themselves ART started the des Of IL Italians are the
haIbingsr, Of the society One reason why the
What the society Il now doing for the Pspe and the tia
liam people compensation to him for what he has
and sssss 10 bussss our sSdr. nj !. his s
pcrstous dominion In his real for children no has
they pershng Cor Of knowlsdgs We will care
for hem we wtdo what can for the Italians and 90
aust and ashes ana ali bis other PRESENTS ana sSo,. ~
superstition for AL part Is ready all wo want
IL stoam to set our cars Ia motion.
Mr. HAouE of Boston, next I'd dressed the meeting He
began with rcmarking, that he felt himself greatly 10
tercscd in the rise and progress Of this society Ho had
thought whom he first heard Of H. that great or
ror think begnnng such enterprise In itaiy that
the very oponness and pubcity Of tho attempt would be
hindrancc to the accomplishment OF any good But he
had found since that he had been in Nothing
like holiness and opcnncsx II was by it, that the
Protestant trumphed before Charles ", at Augs
burg Our Savior open in his teaching; he said,
ever spoke openly in the nagogues We arc now react
ing back upon Europe. Violence and religious oppros
son drove the founders Of states to this country from
Europe, and now we react upon Europe Its high
honor this society that has been the rs to call cut
he powers q Europe 70 take notioe Of This 10 prsef
that ths rSogee u dsspy felt In Europa The supsrsn
puotsd slant q eupda0o groans q ths vsw and while
b uts his psnsA In his ds, he foEysts his imPStsn-