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the general terms in which his Honourable Friend liad spoken of marriage as a civil contract might be misunderstood . There could be no doubt that , so far as evidence was concerned , it might be so denominated , but the institution was itself
of Divine ordinance . To this institution much of the superiority of Europe over Asia and other portions of the earth , especially in social and domestic life * might be attributed . He certainly approved of the general object of the bill , and its particular provisions would be the subject of future consideration .
Leave was then given to bring in the bill , and Mr . Smith and Sir James Mackintosh * were appointed for fhat purpose .
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¦ f * pany upon subjects connected with the great cause of religious liberty , or of the interests , local and general , of Unitariaitism ; particularly Mr . Fox , Dr . T . Rees , Mr . G . Watson , Mr .
Meek , Mr . Fullagar , Mr . Toms , Mr . Scargill and Mr . E . Taylor . It was highly satisfactory to see so numerous and respectable . an assemblage . Colchester is a new focus : it now served
to concentrate and bring into action and co-operation with the Unitarian body , individuals from Sudbury , Witharh , Brain tree and other places in the neighbourhood , several of whom now associated with us for the first
time . Among other visitors were two Jews , who camej not to plunder the Christians under pretence of conversion , but to contribute their assistance to forward the objects of the society . Mr . Meek gave a highly interesting account of the progress
and present state of Unitarianism at Colchester . It appears that every thing which threats , denunciations , even force and oppression can effect , is employed against our brethren there . They have been called upon to suffer much reproach and persecution for the caqse of Christ . Thev
find their reward in the adoption of Ihose glorious aud consolatory truths which he taught , and in the cheering views of God's character and government which they have now embraced .
It was resolved , that the next yearly meeting should be held at Norwich , on the last Wednesday and Thursday in June , 1820 .
Report of the Committee , 181 9 * Christian Friends , It is a source of great satisfaction to us , that the members of our society are this year called together in the county of Essex . The report of our deceased and valuable friend .
MrWinder , had very early in the existence of this Association attracted owr attention to the state of religious opinion in Colchester and its neighbourhood , and in the year 1814 he undertook a journey into Essex ,, for the
purpose of ascertaining whether any and what openings for the . diffusion of Christianity , as * it was originally preached by the apostles , might be found . In several villages , npt ifandis « tetit from this town , b © W * 9 kuldly
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386 Intelligence . —Eastern Unitarian Society .
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mm Eastern Unitarian Society- * The Yearly Meeting of this Society was held at Colchester , on Wednesr day and Thursday , June 9 th and 10 th . On Wednesday evening , after the service had been introduced by Mr . F . Hbrsfield , Mr . Fox asserted , with equal ability and success , the claims of Unitarian ministers to be
considered as Gospel preachers and proclaimers of glad tidings : and on Thursday morning , Mr . Fullagar read ttie Scriptures , and Mr . Scargill delivered the prayer ; after which , Dr . Thomas Rees gave a brief , but clear and faithful statement of the
Unitarian faith , with a succinct review of some of the leading arguments from reason and Scripture in its favour * After service the business of the society was transacted ; George Watson , Esq ., of Saxlingham , in the Chair . After the Report of the
Committee had been read , it was the general opinion of the meeting , that its contents were of sufficient general interest to procure its insertion in the Monthly Repository , and the Secretary was directed to transmit it for that purpose . The members and
friends of the society afterwards dined together , to the number of sixty , at the Angel Inn . The pleasure of the meeting was considerably heightened by the presence of Mr . J . T . Rutt , who obligingly consented to take the Chair . In the course of . the aftertioon
ihe sentiments which were delivered from tliq Chair , pave occasion to several gentlemen to address the < Wv-
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), June 2, 1819, page 386, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1773/page/42/
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