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    the author was not mentioned , it might be one © _f-Wesley _*& or Whitfield _' s _, or some writer of that class ; consequently- be bade for and bought it > when lo ! it _xma one of the volumes I published . -. He read it , and became an Unitarian ! _Jfei lent it to one and another of his neighbours , and ithe > y also became

    _Unitarians . Last year , when in Lancashire _* they € ame to . hear me at Preston , and invited me to preach at _Houston Tower , which I accordingly did ! They have now a room for Unitarian worship , and preaching in it when they can get supplies . After my arrival in Lancashire _, I received a most _affectionate letter from them , inviting' me to visit them , and it concluded with their styling themselves my children - I spent a day with them , and the v ttieir styling tnemseives my cmiaren _- i spent a aay vvijn inem , ana they

    related a number of interesting . particulars as to their religious inquiries , & c . I preached in the evening to a crowded audience . " " _Astleyt € C A village about ten miles from Manchester . Owing to a clergyman being imposed upon the pariah against the wishes of the people , and carried into the church by military force , when his entrance was opposed by the

    parishioners , they , who were before High Churchmen , have abandoned the parish place of worship , and are now willing to listen to Dissenters . A young man , one of our local preachers , went to the village , and preached in the open air to a crowd of people . Mr . Harris went next , and was said to have had more than 1000 hearers . I followed , and , though the evening was unfavourable , and the time harvest , had a large congregation . It is hoped a congregation will be established in this village . "

    ' Swinton . € C Here I preached to a full congregation , which has been raised by a younggentleman , a local preacher , of the name of Boardman . Swinton is four miles from Manchester . " Arlom s-o _* -th ? -Hei _& ht 9

    Three miles from Manchester . Here I opened a place of worship for a newly-raised congregation , by a suitable discourse , & c . This congregation also had been raised by the labours of Mr . Boardman , who preached to them in the open air . After the opening , I supped with above forty persons , most of them working people , and the evening was spent in a very edifying manner . " * ' Padiharn _.

    ** In thi 3 populous village I preached twice to very large congregations : a great part of them in the open air , as the place of meeting would not contain them . A chapel is erecting at Padihara , and one was become absolutely necessary - The Unitarians in Padihairj are all poor people - consequently , though they build on the most economical plan ; it is not possible they should get through with the expense without the assistance of the more opulent brethren . I know of no case of the kind more deserving of the

    attention and patronage of the Unitarian public . The perseverance of the Padiham Unitarians , and their exertions in the cause , under the pressure of the many difficulties they have experienced _^ are admirable . The situation of Padiham _^ and the populousness of the district round , renders the firm establishment of the cause there highl y important . There can be little doubt , but that if they be enabled to complete the chapel , a large regular congrega'tion will soon be established at Padiham .

    Todmorden . "I had the pleasure , four years ago , of originating the Unitarian congregation in this place . They have continued to _increase . They have bought a piece of ground for a chapel and burial ground . _$ _^ nd i _^ is exp ected tha t , ere long-, they will have a chapel erected , and a _minister fixed aruong them . I preached three times to larjgre audiences . " . .

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  • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), June 2, 1823, page 12, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/smrp_02061823/page/4/