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of tlie Unitarian Reformation in Scotland , which has served to establish , in the city of Glasgow in particular , the regular worship of the Father , the only true God . But several debts remain which are a very heavy incumb ranee upon Union Chapel , and the tendency of which is to depress the zeal and spirits of the members . These have been , reduced to about £ 200-, exclusive of Mr- II . GaskelFs loan , more than the yearly interest of which is derived , from the rent of the cellar .
The preaching * and writings of rny predecessor have removed every fear of the failure of the cause of Unitarianism in Glasgow ,, if the present debt be liquidated . Our orthodox opponents have now given tip the expectation of " preaching- out the Unitarians" from Glasgow , though they have often prematurely calculated , that we could be " purchased out . "
The position of Glasgow , in reference to the spread of Unitaiiauism in the West of Scotland , is obvious and highly important . The congregation are exerting themselves , according' to their best abilities , to ^ ay their annual ex penses . The help which is needed will be more serviceable now than at any future period .
Any contributions will as usual be thankfully received , either by Mr . Morrison , Hosier , Argyle Street , or by the Rev . B . Mardon , No . 100 George Street , Glasgow .
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he is the everlasting Shepherd , —* that he will give unto us eternal life , and that none shall pluck us out of his hand . How inviting- are these truths ! how animating are these assurances ! But this attainment is to be ours , only as we look in faith unto Him who
declared , " If any man will come after me , let him deny himself , and take up his cross duily , and follow me . " To deny ourselves , and to take up the cross , are duties which we desire earnestly to press upon all- If we seek for divine aid that this may become
the daily engagement of onv lives , we shall be induced to make a narrow scrutiny into our .. thoughts , and into the motives which influence our conduct . Frequent self-examination will convince us that we are frail , and unworthy of the Lord ' s mercies . A conviction of our own weakness and
transgressions will make us fearful of speaking ' of the errors of others \ and tend to restrain us from tale-bearing arid detraction . At the same time , divine love operating * on our hearts , and begetting there the love " of our neighbour , will constrain us to offer a word of counsel , in a way most calculated to produce the desired effect on such as we deem deficient in moral or religious duty .
Precious and very desirable is a humble , contrite , teachable state of mind , in which the earnest prayer is raised , that we may live in the love and fear of our great Creator , and in all things walk acceptably before Him . Oh ! that all may be kept
in the low valley of humility , where the dew remains long ; where they will know the Lord to be u as a hiding-place from the wind , and a covert from the tempest . " Here preservation is witnessed within the holy Enclosure , here we are guarded against the snares which beset those who would
make haste to be rich . How sale , how necessary it is , for the humble Christian to set out well ; to wa ^ ch against the fi rst temptation to covet great things ! Sweet is the condition of the grateful mind : sweet is a state of contentment and of daily dependence on the Lord . The amount of the " sufferings of our
friends in Great Britain and Ireland , as reported to this meeting , is upwards oi fifteen thousand six hundred pounds . A very small proportion of these has been incurred for military purposes , whilst the remainder has arisen from the support of our Christian testimony against the payment of tithes , and other demands of an ecclesiastical nature .
We have received an epistle from our dear friends in Ireland , and one from each of the Yearly Meetings in America , ft is satisfactory to find that in several parts of that continent , friends are alive to the rights and interests of the natives of Africa
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Intelligence . — Quakers' Yearly Epistle * 1819- 517
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The Epistle from the Yearly Meeting ? held in London , by Adjournments * from the \ Qih of the Fifth Month , to the 28 th of the same , inclusive * J 819 > to the Quarterly and Monthly Meetings of Friends , in Great Britain . Ireland and elsewhere .
Dear Friends , We have renewed cause of thankfulness to the " Father of mercies and God of all comfort /* for having permitted us to be again sensible that we are under his protecting care . His love and his ancient goodness have not been withheld from us
in this our annual assembly \ and under a fresh persuasion that He is still graciously willing to do us good , we invite all our dear hlends to offer their hearts to his disposal . In the wilderness of this life , dangers assail us on every hand : but if we look with entire reliance unto Christ , the great Head of the Church , he will lead
us safely along- ; he will protect us from being- entangled by the briars and thorns z , he will shield us from the sun , and from the storm ; he will permit us to know his voice , and to distinguish it from the voice <> f the stranger ; and humbly to believe that we are of that " one fold , " of which
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Aug. 2, 1819, page 517, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1775/page/57/
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