First, It is a Society which consists entirely of churchmen. A Society formed of persons professing the same system of religion, can have no other view than the promotion of that religion. There will be no variety of interpretations in essential points, no confusion occasioned among the unlearned by different comments. The churchman will explain the difficult and doubtful parts, if applied to for an explanation of them, in the way prescribed by the best church commentators. But, if not applied to for that specific purpose, will rather recommend an attention to those parts of Scripture, which point out the way to salvation, and which are so clear and plain, that he who runs may read his duty. He will circulate the Bible, because he firmly believes it will best promote his religion, and that his religion prescribes the best mode of obtaining eternal salvation. There can, therefore, be no danger in a churchman subscribing to this Society, because the views of all the members of it must be the same. On this account, then, this Society must be considered as the most proper channel through which a churchman should distribute the Bible: and it does seem surprising, when the Church of England is more effectually served by an union of churchmen with churchmen, how any one of that persuasion can hesitate to prefer it. Secondly, It is the best, because it procures Bibles at a cheaper rate. The comparative advantage of the two Societies in this respect, have been so clearly brought forward by Mr. Norris, in his Appendix to the Practical Exposition of the Bible Society, that this shall be taken from it. A 12mo nonpareil Bible is allowed to the Subscribers for Promoting Christian Knowledge for 3s. 3d., {5a} but the British and Foreign Bible Society expects from its subscribers 4s. 6d. {5b} for the same edition. In purchasing, therefore, six Bibles, a subscriber to the former would give 19s. 6d., but a subscriber to the latter would give £1. 7s. If a parochial subscription should be made, the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge offers superior advantages. Because it offers two-thirds of the collection to be returned in books, valued at the reduced prices; whereas, the British and Foreign Bible Society only offers one half; and therefore, if the collection amounted to £18, the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, selling their Bibles for 3s. 3d., and allowing two-thirds of it to be returned in books, which would be £12, would furnish 73 and nearly 74 Bibles; whilst the British and Foreign Bible Society, selling their Bibles for 4s. 6d., and only allowing one half to be returned in books, would, for the collection of £18, only furnish 40 Bibles. The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge would therefore allow for the same collection 33 or nearly one half more Bibles than the British and Foreign Bible Society; as, therefore, this Society affords Bibles at a cheaper rate, and as the