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Sortie articles of tatirior biography also occasionally proceeded from his pen ; particularly a memoir of Mr . Robert Clarke , an ingenious yoting surgeon in Suuderlaml , who died of consumption , [ see Mon . Repps . X . 5 # S , ] and a tribute td the tnemory of an old school-fellow , the Rev . Robert Wa ^ gli , Vicar of Bishop Middleham . Until about this time he had not
entirely absented himself from the Established Church , although he had for some years preferred , whenever he had an opportunity , to attend at places where he could worship the Father alone , in the name of Jesus Christy and he had often cotne over to
Newcastle on Lord ' s Supper days , for the express purpose of joining in communion with Christians of this class . But he now began , peaceably and unostentatiously , to accede altogether , and , as has been stated by Mr . Graham , usually joined in family worship with the help of Dr . Disney ' s Liturgy . As Mr . Graham remarks , he took
this step with great reluctance , always spoke with great respect of his former religious connexions , arid maintained to the last , a close friendship and intiriiacy with many respectable clergyriien . He often lamented to me the severity with which Dissenters
who have § nevelr experienced their trials and difficulties , are a ^ pt to censure the more liberal clergy for not quitting their posts ; and would have cor * dially joined in Mr , Belsham ' s feeling apology for such , in his late excellent Session © n Religibifs Parties , p . 13 .
In thfc year 1814 be took the opportunity of making- his first public avowal of his secession , ill a letter to the Bishop of St . David's , on same extraordinary passages in his Charge to his Clergy Oh the Trittity-Doctrine
Bill * by a Lay Seceder ^ in which he , with great temperjttiA Force of itgu « - incut , expose thigWblty of penal statutes , and the injustice 6 f charging Unitarian Christ ictus as blasphemers and levellers .
Some palpable mim * presotitattonfc of Ms atgutin&ht , and fcren misquotations of His language , appeared to fender naaitfsary a sfea % id tetter , in whfoh he & ( itisfa mncie between lite byiti lapt ^ Al
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and the Bishop ' s , to consist in this : that he had introduced the names of eminent Unitarians , not for tii ^ ir doctritie .- but f&v their character , to shew that such men might be trasted as
members of society , and w ^ te mot proper subjects of persecution ; aad unanswerably proves that the inter * ference of civil power in matters of religion , is unwarranted by the great Founder of Christianity .
For the last two years Mr . Meadley had been making collections for a life of Hampden , bat whether he has left his papers in a state fit for publication , or for being made much use of by others , is doubtful , as he had justly so mach confidence in the retentiveness
of his memory , that he had many facts and even dates arranged there in their proper order , ready to be committed to paper in the course of compositioik . He was also preparing materials for a memoir of his friend Dr . Disney ; to
whose memory it would have been a high gratification to him to have been spared to pay that tribute of respect which it is hoped another person will now scarcely heed to be called upou to undertake . .
Some minor pieces I know he had also ready for the press ; particularly a Sketch of the Political Character &f Sir William Jones ; and a pair of Political Portraits , or a Parallel between
Bonaparte and Rienzi . Mr . Meadley had spent agreat proportion of the last year in London and the South of England , in making ca !~ lectioril for his two projected piece ** of biography . His frtends had not been aware of any alterations in his
state of health , which in general vtm nniforrnly good ; and he had com * motily returned from these excurstons more than usually well . But he was of a fall habit of body ; and his natural inactivity his studious habits had lefl him to indulge . In his pedeHtrian etcpeditionfc , indeed , he took much , and
Hometiniert violent exercise ; but he was deficient in regitbtir exercise . Hfc returned home % tth at \ hefpattc affection , which tie had sit fifst prob&fely mismanaged from igrrottmce of hk complaint , aiid whui % f wb ^ n it came nn&et im * di ^ l -iftftW ^ Was k&o fat « ulvon ^ d w > fc ^ overcom e -dt ew wrtii-Ofiited . H ^ s ^^ r ^ d M ^^ hM ^ efe p « iM diaiStig hisKWtillH ^ S ; but Wn inlc » e < Pt
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Mxfaimrof the late Mr . € f . W . MeaAley . 141
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), March 2, 1819, page 141, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1770/page/5/
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