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MONTHLY RETROSPECT OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS ; OR, The Christian's Survey of the Political World.
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anniversaries of the Unitarian Fund excite , is the best pi-oof of the approbation of its plan and objects by the Unitarian public .
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Birmingham Auxiliary Bible Society * The general annual meeting of the Birminguam Association for prompting the objects of the British and Foreign Bible Society , was held at the lloysil Hotel , yesterday , when the accounts of the success of the institution
were listened to with pleasure , by a numerous auditory of ladies and gentlemen . The chair was taken at twelve o ' clock , by the Rev Mr , Spooner , who opened the business of the day , and was followed by the Revds . E . Burn , Dr . Touimin , — Set tt , J . Kentish , Jas .
Buddicom , &c . Messrs . Corn , Rock , P- JVT . James and others , who successively addressed the assembly . — We regret that want of room prevents the possibility of our giving any report of their various interesting and eloquent speeches . The most satisfactory accounts were given of the success of this * most excellent institution and the most
cheering hopes held forth of its future usefulness . In eight years it was stated the Holy Scriptures have been translated into fifty four languages , and 300 , 000 copies have been distributed . 100 Auxiliary Societies have been established , which co-operate with the com-
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With the utmost grief we heard the first account , that the Attorney General'had thought it necessary to use the power with which he is , or claims tp be invested , in prosecuting a bookseller for publishing a book , written against
the peculiar doctrines of Christianity . This grief was increased , by the event of that trial , in which a deaf old man was frequently interrupfed by the court , and his defence did not appear to be answered by either his prosecutor or his judge ; and- being found guilty by the jury he was , at the instance of the pra-
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mon parent in schemes of the greatest and most sublime utility . Several resolutions expressive of the satisfaction of the meeting were put by the alternate speakers of every persuasion , and were carried without a dissentient voice * In short , the most perfect and cordial
unanimity prevailed * and all distinctions of parties and opinions seemed to be buried in the general and laudable desire of being instrumental in conferring benefits of the most valuable nature upon the poor and the ignorant . Midland Chronicle , April 25 th , 1812 .
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NOTICES . The Unitarian Tract Society for Warwickshire and the Neighbouring CouNTrES . The annual meeting of this Society will be held , this year , on Wednesday , the 17 th of June , at Evesham in Worcestershire : when the Rev . John Fry , of Coseley , will preach . The service to begin at 11 o'clock . A Lecture will be preached on the preceding evening : by the Rev . John Kentish of Birmingham .
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The Annual Meeting of the Southern Unitarian Societ y will this yearxtake place at Chichester on the first of July . The Sermon in the Morning will be preached by the Rev . William Hughes , formerly of London . There will also be service in the even - ing . *
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secutor , committed to prison . It is needless for us to say , how much we abhor the sentiments , which were the objects of this prosecution . Our Lord and master was reviled upon earth , but he did not crush his revilers ; and when
his mistaken disciples intreated him-to call down , fire from heaven to destroy those , who would not acknowledge , like the author of the book in question , his divine mission , far from acceding to such a request , he rebuked them with these emphatic words ? , Ye know not what spirit ye are of . * Sir Vicary vKtybs ,
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340 State of Public Affairs .
Monthly Retrospect Of Public Affairs ; Or, The Christian's Survey Of The Political World.
MONTHLY RETROSPECT OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS ; OR , The Christian ' s Survey of the Political World .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), May 2, 1812, page 340, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1748/page/60/
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