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tlic civilities paid him by the other mimisters when he first came to Boston , is now neglected not only bv them , but by their feearers , and he has to stand his ground , and plead the cause of orthodoxy against eight of the congregationalists , besides the JCing ' s- Chapel ministers . — While at Boston!!—had every opportunity of seeing with my own eves . The
different rnnisfers were rennrkably frank anxi friendly , and high as the character of Boston has always s ' ood * for hospital « ty > what I experienced far exceeded my cxpectat ons , much as they had been raised . There are in Boston 2 Episcopal , 4 Baptist , g Methodist , l
Universsklist , i Catholic , j Friends ' , 1 Sandemaaian , and i Black Church , as also a place called the Travelling Preachers ' Society : these are in addition to Mr . FfeemanV and / the 9 congregational churches . —It was peculiarly pleasing to me * while at Boston * to find the congregational ministers , as well aa Messrs .
Freeman and Cary much interested in the welfare and permanency of our 1 ttle society , and since my return , I have had the pleasure of hearing from some of them—^ Messrs . Thacker and Cary had
this , spring been at Philadelphia , and each of them gave Us a sermon . Mr . T . is a worthy and valuable young n ) an , but , alas ! his heakh is very precarious . He succeeded Dr . Kirkiand , who had been ejected President of Harvard
University ; Mr T . gave so good ah account of us , that Mr . Cary , who had occasion to go to New York , came to Philadelphia , on purpose to spend a Sunday with us 5 at *< J these occurrences paved the way for my journey . It was my wish to have been only a'hearer , while at Boston ; hut although I declared myself a layman , yet a minister according to our
constitution , 1 . e , as respects our flock , I had to officiate twice . Had I the pleasure of a personal interview , I could tay much respecting Boston j and especially as to the correct manners of * the people and the excellent spirit of the ministers . Ha ^ your correspondent
known Dr . O . personally , however he might have disliked his politics , or the introduction of any politics into the pulpit , he would have extenuated matters a little * I mean , he would havcae , - companied his criticisms with uncquivo * cai acknowled gements of the Doctor ' s "worthiness . **
m This account of our correspondent ^ n corroborated by extract * of letter * £ r * m w *~
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America , inserted by Mr . € hundy 9 as * note to h is sermon , at the opening of the New Chapel , Liverpool - , to which we refer our renders . vSet pp . 26 , 27 . J The exriact which follows is from a letter dated •« Philadelphia , Nov . 22 , lan . "
u You have heard of our humble progress , of the manner in which our little flock was collected aga « n after a suspens on of our worship for more than 5 years , and generally or every thing of consequence in relation to us which has since
occurred . No doubt , it will be matter of pleas ng surprise to learn that we have en £ aged a suitable lot of ground on which we intend , as soon as possible , to erect a church for ire worship of tke One True God , the Father . Our own members and contributors do not much
exceed 30 persons , and a considerable proportion of these are persons whose support arises from the labour of their hands . Our own folks , however , who are unanimous in the measure , have d <> ne fhe r best : and it is with no small
degree of ?> atisfaction and grattude » h * t 1 have to add , that we have been favoured w . th the names of a g > od number of persona of opinions very d * ss-milar tm ours , who have kindly lent us their aid * This is a pleasing orncn ; yet k must net be concealed that there are those
v , ho , vaunting themselves on their orthodox creed , scruple not to hold use up as iiifidrls in disguise , and us all their influence to excue and perpetuate prejud ccs aga . nst us . This is our situation , but unanimous among outselves , * satisfied with th « grounds of our hope towards God and encouraged by
the hberality and courtcouiness of many who belong to other persuasion * , we mean to proceed . —/ The place in which we now meet is incommodious ; besides we have no certainty of obtaining the use of it much longer , the landlord having already declined renewing the lease . The smallness of our present scale
proeludes all expectation of getting 9 . minister , according to the common accept tion of the term . My two coadjutors are advanced in life ; we have no prospect of any young per s on stepping fo »> ward to supply our places , and therefore unless , we now make some effort to give
permanence and strength to our tociety , its utter extinction may be reasonably expected —We have concluded to eicct an octagonal building , 50 feet each way except where the form of the building
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Intelligence *—Unitdrianism in America . ' 57
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Jan. 2, 1812, page 57, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1744/page/57/
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