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niay ^ tbe child , ais in duty-bound * promote the interests of its parent . ' ? < Mrs . Gappe , the authoress of our Third Tract s and may the good effects of her exertions for the instruction of the poor * excite other ladies to follow her example / * Mr . Ralkes , of Gloucester j the projector of Sunday Schools . *
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On Tuesday , P . M . the 30 th of May , 1809 * Mr . John Thomas ,, of Peterston , began the service with prayer and readin g ; a portion of the Scriptures , and preached £ tota 1 Thess , v . 14 , 15 . After him Mr . Benjamin Philips preached from John ii , 9 . 011 the excellency of the doctrine of Christ , and the necessity and advantages of adhering to it ; and £ onduded with prayer , v
On Wednesday , 31 st- A . M . Mr . John -Thomas introduced ; Mr . Evan Uoy 4 preached from John vi . 17 . on the testi ** - rnon / which the Father hore to his son ; next followed a discourse from Mrf William Tiiomas , of JLlangendeyra , from Actsxvii / 30 . on the nature and necessity of repentance . After the conclusion Fthe morning service by Mr . Thomas , the congregation partook , in the meeting-house , of refreshments , provided for the occasion hy the society .
At two o ' clock , P . M . Mr . John ^ Griffiths of Uandyfan , introduced % h& Wffvicc , and preached from John . iii . 19 , J&fter him , Mr . John Simeon of Mynydd-bach , preached from 1 Peter v . 8 . and conceded the religious services of the day wkh . prayer . Mr . W . Thomas then read to the
whole congregation , an address to tjie churches , on the right qf private judgment , drawn up by him , agreeably t 6 the cteaire of the last annual meeting — It was approved , and ordered to be printed . ' \ At the conference which foliowed it Was
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.. * May Christians of all denominations unite in promoting the great principles , in vvhich they are all agTeed . ' , The day was spent very harmoniousl y * and the anniversary answered completely the design of it ; namely , the furtherance of the interests of the Society .
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I . Resolved , that the right of prlva ^ judgment is inalienable , and belongs not only to every individual society in its corporate capacity , but also to every individual member of every society ; and
that we wijl give every encoucaeerrient in our power to every body wirEin the sphere of our influence , to * exercise tjii * divini& ^ right . 11 . Resolved , that each subscribing minister present , pay an annual visit to each of the churches in our connexion .
III . Resolved , that the next annual meeting be held at Liangendeyrn , CaeFmarthenshire , an the last Wednesday in May , 1810 ; and that Mr . J . Thomas and Mr . E . JUloyd be appointed to preach * E . I > I . OYJ » , J » C £ fe * F 3 npiTHfr f B . Philips , H . # van 3 K ! W . MottRis . W . Rees I H - " ¦ - H
, g v ^_ r — . — -v — - —r " ^ ^ ^ — - ^ ^ « J . Thomas , T . Jenkins , J . Simeon , W . Thomas ; Thk was the first meeting of the general Baptists at Craig- y-fargod . Uni-r tarian views of Christianity prevail nftbrc and more in the reformed churches . '
Agreeably to the principles of the ^ ist resolution , circular meeting * of the mi * nisters are to be held , open to the se ; ve ral denominations of Protaifcj : aniDissenters . The first meeting was held on'the 16 th instant , at the Gelier ^ l Baptist meeting-house , Swansea . & * !>? 2 fov > %% d ^ 809 , "
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Intelligence .- ^ Gefefill Baptists * Meetings Grlamarganshire . 6 Q 5
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MEETING OF THE GENERAL BAPTISTS , AT CRAIG * Y ~ FARGOD , GLAMORGANSHIUfi .
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^ e , aj ^ rays considered Jatc Itibtfce ^ s a politkal measure , designed to prop up a falling , faction ; and therefore hoped , t ^ iat none but } political reli-^ fo ^ feta wpuW ^ ckb f ^ » t by pw ^ iic
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worship . The 2501 of October was in fact , not a Jewish , nor a Romish , nor a British Jubilee : —few , if any , acts of grace , similar to those performed in the 5 Otly year of his reign , by Henry 111 .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Dec. 2, 1809, page 695, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1743/page/45/
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