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In process of tune , he was called to exercise his gift in prayer , at private meeti ngs ; discovered a desire to become a Christian Teacher ; and occasionally was called to give a -word of exhortation , as opportunity offered . But during this period , he was a zealous advocate for the
commonly received notion of the doctrine of the Trinity , 'Original Sin , and Satisfaction by the blood of Christ * Though his ideas were extremely confused when he attempted to explain his notions so as to harmonize them with the tenor of the
Bible ; and he seemed to be aware of the weight of the objections which the Scriptures exhibited against these popular tenets . In this state of difficulty and partial hesitation , ** Dr . Toulmin * s ^ Letters to Mr , Fuller , on the Preaching of the Apostles , " were put Into his hands . He
perused them with close attention , he compared them with the Holy Scriptures , and the result was , that he was fully convinced of the truth of the Unitarian systeth , and avowed his conviction both in { private and public . Soon after this revoution of sentiment , he was invited to
supply a small congregation of General Baptists , at Wedmoor , in the county of Somerset , and after some trial , was chosen to be their minister and pastor . Dr . Toulmin , Mr . David , and Mr . Jones Were reqtrested to attend on the occasion , and as . sist in conducting public worship on that day . After this , he diligently attended to the duties of his station , studied the
Scriptures with increasing light and plea * sure , and appeared perfectly astonished at his former prejudices . But he was obliged to encounter the coolness of some of his former friends , and the anathemas of others . Yet he remained unmoved in his persuasion of the views of Christianity he had embraced , and zealously taught and defended them to the end with
increasing satisfaction and delight . The writer of this memoir is in possession of the last letter which he dictated , and which his daughter wrote but a few days before his death , to one of his friends . It is honorable to his feelings as a husband , and the father of six small children , and to his views as a Christian .
JAMES BARRY , R . A . —This distin ^ tii ^ hed Painter of the British School , died on February % 2 , * So 6 , by an aj > op lcctic stroke , in the 6 jjth year of his age . Vie was born * t Cork , in Ireland , of Catholic parents , who designed him for a priest of their own persuasion , 1 > ut he earl y discovered an aversion to die cleri-
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cal profession ; and a strong incHnation f » the art which he so long and successfully followed . About the 26 th year of his age he came up to London , and was fortunately introduced to Edrntind Burke , who with the assistance of Sir Joshua Reynolds , procured the means of his going to finish his studies in Italy . His nrSt picture WiS Venus rising from tb * Sta t which is also said to be his best . He was
elected , in consequence of it , an Academician . His ii iend and patron Sir Jo h \ x % Reynolds , was at this time President cSf the Royal Academy : through his influence , Barry was appointed Professor of Painting * This situation increased neither his credit nor his comfort . He hail
been five years Professor before he reed n single lecture , and was at length exclude ed from the society . His greatest works are Ae paintings at the S ^ hty / ar tke £ ** ' couragemeni * f Arts and Manufactures ) ex * hiblting the Progress of Cj * vi ? iza in . Hi $
pecuniary circumstances were in the lafr ter period of his life very low , and a fefr months ago subscriptions were madfc among his friends , and an annuity of tool , purchased for him , of which it is to be la * ftiehted he did hbt'livetb ^ enjby the benefit . His character -Was unsociable , and
his temper unamiable . He-disgusted his earliest patrops , and alienated his best friends . His taknts enforced respect , but his conduct repelled esteem . He was buried March 14 , 1806 , in the Cathedral church of St . Paul ' s , near the graves of
Sir Christopher Wren , and Sir J oshua Reynolds . His corpse wa $ followed by a great number of the members of the Society of Arts , who have certainly lo % in him an active and respectable ' associate * REV . DAVID THOMAS , w- The
beginning of March > near Cardigan , South Wales , die 3 , much regretted by Tiis relations and friends .- « r-His illness was short and his dissolution unexpected . He hafci been married only a few months to an amiB . ble < youngr ladf , the sister-in-law of the Rev , W . Richards of Lynn , —and at the time of his union , had some intention of emigrating-to America . He received iiis educat on ijor the ministry , under th #
Rev . J . £ vans of Isbngton ; and though when he quitted Wales , he knew only his own native tongue , yet he acquired a con * s £ derat > le knowledge of the English language , wid made himseli acquainted with other bran ches of usefu I learning . Upon leaving Islington , he settled atJLutton xievr V ^ i 9 beaeh—where he was rauch b « lo ye 4 « and respected by all that knew him ,
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), March 2, 1806, page 162, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1722/page/50/
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