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of Common Prayer . The petition , of Yvhich a form was inserted in last mouth ' s Repository , [ p . 125 , ] presents theclaina of the Unitarians to the
consideration of the legislature , <» terms so moderate and convincing * that it is to be hoped that it will be very generally adopted , should the new Association determine in favour of an immediate application ; and as it is rumoured
that Dr . Phillimore is upon the point of introducing a bill for amending the Marriage Act in other particulars , it is to be hoped that so favourable an opportunity will not be lost of bringing "
the subject under the notice of Par * liament , however precarious may be the hope of immediate success in this appeal to the national justice and liberality . U . B .
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. ( Copies ^ . ) " To Mr . J . Dillon , Paddington . " Sir , Feb . £ 8 ,-1819 . " Intending , by permission of Divine Providence , to enter again into t lie marriage state about next and feeling it extremely humiliating to be obliged
to go to the Church of England , and hear a ceremony performed in the name of the Trinity , I intend to protest against it . I have observed your protest in the Monthly Repository , and you will oblige me by saying
whether such protest was delivered previous io t or immediately after the marriage ceremony , and whether you read over the same to the officiating minister , or merely delivered it into his hands . —<~— -- ^— . —— , "
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( Reply . ) " Paddinqlon , '" SiR , March 6 , 1819-* ' I have only delayed answering your letter till I had time to give sucjh particulars as might be useful to
you-. " The line of conduct pursued by myself and several of uiy friends' on the important subject of marriage , has been as follows : We had at first conceived that , conscientiously , there was no way open to enter into the marriage state , but by going to
Scotland , or abroad . On further consideration it appeared , however , that every purpose , or more good might , perhaps , be gained b ) r submitting to the laws , harsh and intolerant as they might be , and , by means of a protest , bearing our public testimony against
them . * ' Not to appear to take any undue advantage , 1 previously waited on the parson who was to perform the ceremony : you will see that this was a matter of some delicacy . The Hue of
conduct 1 pursued , was , to behave towards him with every mark of attention and politeness , and this not from any respect for the man or his station , but because it is the laws , or , at least , the practice of the country , and not the individual which imposes upon us the hardship in question . 1 stated
the case , and asked his advice how I should act ; he was thus placed in a dilemma : for , advising me to submit to the law , I pointed out to him that this was counselling me to act against my conscience , advice which no honest or honourable man could give . J then stated that in former cases , much of
the most obnoxious part of the ceremony had been omitted ; but that if , at any rate , he compelled me to go through a ceremony obnoxious to my conscience , 1 must submit indeed , but that 1 should deliver a protest against it , to mark that my mind was no party to the degradation .
' * At the time appointed , a protect , such as you have seen , having been drawn out , and signed by my intended wife and myself , just before what is called the service began , I put it into his hands , saying , ' We deliver this as our protest against the religious part ' of the marriage cei emony , * or to that effect tie took it , and , requesting that no
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JPaddingtotif Sir , March 10 , 1819 . FTPIHE importance of the marriage JL question , now agitated by the Unitarian body , must plead my excuse for requesting your speedy insertion
of the enclosed copy of a correspondence on that subject . The extensive diffusion of your magazine amongst Unitarians , renders it the natural , aud perhaps the most effectual , means of communicating information connected with their
interests . Preferring , therefore , this method to any other which might present itself , of giving publicity to the enclosed letters , J remain , &c . JOHN DILLON .
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Protest *( against the Marriage Ceremony . 179
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), March 2, 1819, page 179, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1770/page/43/
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