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    INTELLIGENCE.

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    probable that , in the course of his theological studies and inquiries , of which he was very fond , his sentiments underwent some change ; but it is certain that , during the last twenty-five years of his life , he was a firm and zealous Unitarian . He was one of the earliest members of the Essex Street Society : yet he laid no undue stress on speculative opinions of any kind , nor did he imagine that any theory of religion was exclusively connected with devotional and moral habits . On his intimate and critical acquaintance with the scriptures , on tbe soundness of his understanding , and the liberality of his disposition ,, were founded his objections to any thing approaching to Calvinism , as well as his no less decided opinions respecting the character and value of hierarchical pretensions .

    The support , which during life he afforded to the society of Unitarian Dissenters in this city , he has perpetuated by a legacy , and the same scrupulous regard to justice , the same impartial benevolence , which guided and animated all his exertions , were manifested in the testamentary distribution of his property among his numerous relatives . To him who has thus attempted to pay a slight tribute to his memory , he was a most generous and constant friend . His kindnesses were unremitted ^ and of the most valuable description . e re Tfa ir jg w tfauhi , xcti sitore Xrpo ^ uii durcvv . # # # Chickester , Nov . 27 , 1815 .

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    FOREIGN . Unitarians in America * Under this head we gave extracts from the letters of a Philadelphia correspondent in our number for October , pp . 657—65 g . We have lately received another letter , of which we shall proceed to make use . Our

    communications from America will , we trust , be frequent , and they promise to be exceedingly interesting , on account of the attention which , it will be seen , the Unitarian controversy is beginning to excite in the United States . " Philadelphia , Sept . IS , 1815 . <* I suppose you have heard every thing relative to our new ahurch . We go on very comfortably , though I cannot say that during the last year we have had any accessions . It is possible that the clamour , the misrepresentations , and the calumnies of the orthodox mav have frightened some timid people ; several churches have been erected since our church was opened ; and during the conclusion of the war several families removed from the city . It is so far pleasant that no instance of desertion to any other church has occurred , and so far as 1 can judge our people seem strongly attached to our worship ; I only wish they would shew tins twice a day , on Sundays . "

    " Mr . Gary , of Boston , sailed for Liverpool with Mrs . Cary on 2 nd September . It grieves nie much that he is far gone in a consumption . He was here in June for two or three days , but much out of health and is lately much worse . I sent him letters to but fear he will not

    long survive his voyage—he is a most excellent mJin . " " In the Monthly Repository there is a mistake as to -the expected cost of our church ; it is there stated at 5 , 000 dollars , whereas it ought to have been 5 , 000 / . sterling—the

    actual cost was about 5 , 500 / -, inducing the ground , a sum which may appear extravagant in England , though not so here , where land is so high , as well as the materials for building . Our

    debt is heavy , say 14 , 600 dollars . We hud hoped that in Enyland there were some zealous and wealthy Unitarians 9 who would have patronized vst as ours tvab the first attempt to erect a Unitarian Church in the United

    States . So long as Mr . Eridowes and I are able to go on , we may do well enough as to paying interest an d current expencesj but when it is necessary to have a fixed minister , I do not see how he can get a decent salary , unless something is previously done to diminish and pay off the debt .

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    764 intelligence . —Unitarians in America .

    Intelligence.

    INTELLIGENCE .

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  • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Dec. 2, 1815, page 764, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1767/page/36/