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at the service . The congregation on the succeeding- Sunday was still more numerous . At the dismissal Mr . Harris requested the friends to the cause to remain , when about forty persons came forward , and a
meeting being" constituted , the followingresolutions were unanimously agreed to :- — li Resolved ^ 1 st , That it is a most dcsirahle object to form and maintain a regular correspondence with those different Religious Societies in Scotland , which are united
upon the common principles of the strict Unity of God , and of his Universal Love to Jiis creatures . 2 d That no means appear to be better adapted to accomplish this object , than the Institution called the Scotch Unitarian Association , which is held alternately at th « places in which such
societies exist . 3 d , That such an association is calculated not only to unite the societies themselves in a spirit of friendship , most worthy and illustrative of the Christian name , but also will afford an excellent opportunity to explain to the public , the principles avowed by these societies ; to expose
the misrepresentations which are industriously circulated respecting- them , andlo remove the g-eneral and most unjust stig-ma under which they at present lie . 4 th , That in order to support that Institution , a Fund shall be immediately established , which shall take the designation of the Greenock and Port-Glasgow Unitarian Fund . '
A spirit of inquiry how appeared to be generally prevalent , and hitherto continues . Uflitarianism is introduced into general conversation ^ and has attracted notice in the most respectable circles . In this state of the public mind , the erection of a Chapel ift Greenook for Unitarian Worship has become extremely desirable . Accordingly , " At a Meeting of the friends to the use
of Reason in Religion * held in the Buck ' s Head Hall , Greenock , August 6 th , 1815 , Mr , George Harris in the Chair , it was jesohed unanimously , 1 st , That being- firm believers in the strict and proper Unity of « e Supreme Bein ^ , and of his Universal fove to his Creatures ; we esteem it an imperative duty , to Promote , My every
"leans in Our power , -this pure and simple belief among- mankind , ad , ; That for this purpose a Chapel , capable of conveniently ' « ating > 500 pe . rsftnsj shall be erected in this An * in which worship shall be offered to ( 1 God > the ?** thfer ° ^! y 5 in the name J W Medl&tWbetween God and Man , ?• G ** . ™* : Je ^ us . 3 d , That every W »*< making a donation of 21 . shall be ^•• " ¦•^ -iJ . ' r - . *
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entitled to one seat in the Chapel when erected ; of 3 / . 15 s . to two seats ; of bl . 10 s . to three seats ; of 7 / . to four seats and of 10 / . to a pew of six seats which shall belong- to them in perpetuity , upon an annual payment of 5 s . for each sitting * . 4 th That persons subscribing 20 / . or upwards , shall have the amount of their
subscriptions received upon the Chapel 5 and shall receive legal interest thereupon , payable annually . 5 th , That such additional regulations sliall be added hereto , as the subscribers , or a committee to he chosen from them , may from time to time find ne ~ cessary . Signed by order of the Meeting , George Harris , Chairman . "
In consequence of these resolutions , above 250 / . have been obtained in donations and subscriptions . But it is not improbable that the spring- has been wound up to its stretch . The number of decided Unitarians here is small , and many of them , even as too often happens in Scotland , stand aloof . Of persons who are merely inquiring- , it must be preposterous to expect much . The harvest indeed seems to be plenteous , but it yet requires to be gathered in . Alas J then the blossom which promises such abundance of fruit , if not fostered by the kindly South may soon be blighted .
In the meantime , Sir . Harris is going on with a Course of Lectures , on the distinguishing doctrines of Unitarianism , once a fortni g ht , which are well attended : and subscriptions for the Chapel have been opened in Glasgow and Edinburgh . But it is from England the committee look for the most considerable foreign aid , and
should they in this be disappointed , it is g-reatly to be feared that the foundation stone of the second Unitarian Chapel in Scotland cannot be laid . But they will ? iot be disappointed . The fair prospects now loid open will kindle enthusiasm in every breast , and the treasury of our much desired temple shall he filled icith the gifts and offerings of the South .
I have only to add , that the committee respectfully entreat you will take charge of the donations which may he procured in England , and report their amount from time to time . I am , Sir , With the highest respect , your most obcdieat servant , SAMUEL GEMMIIJ ,, See .
[ N . B . Subscriptions will be cheerfully received by the Editor , addressed Rev . R . Aspland , Hackney Road . Ed " 1
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Aug. 2, 1815, page 529, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1763/page/65/
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