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fished or decayed together with learning and liberty : it will ever stand or fail with them . It is , therefore , of the utmost importance to the cause of true religion , that it be submitted to an open and impartial examination ; that every disquisition concerning it lie allowed its free course ; that even the malice of its enemies should have its full scope , and try its utmost strength of argument against it . Let no man be alarmed at the attempts of Atheists or Infidels : let them produce their cause : let them bring forth their strong reasons , to their own confusion : afford them not the advantage of restraint—the only advantage which their cause admits of : let them not boast the false credit of supposed arguments and pretended demonstrations which they are forced to suppress . What has been the consequence of all that licentious contradiction with which the gospel hath been received in these our times and
in this nation ? Hath it not given birth to such irrefragable apologies and convincing * illustrations of our most holy religion , as no other age or nation ever produced ? What in particular hath been the effect of unrestrained opposition in a \ ery recent instance , prepared with much labour and study , and supported with all the art
and eloquence of a late celebrated geni us ? * Hath not the very weakness and impotence 06 the assault given the most signal and decisive victory to the cause of truth ? And do not the arms of this mighty champion of infidelity stand as a trophy erected bj himself to display and to perpetuate the triumph ?**
In conclusion , Sir , I beg leave to explain , that I have denominated the community of Christians amongst whom I have the pleasure to ranknot " Socinians , " but Unitarians ; and for this obvious reason—that we are
not the disciples of Socinus : we neither adopt his entire creed , nor observe his worship ; and we hope that we are not tinctured with his spirit , for it cannot be concealed that he was a persecutor * This is a matter of comparatively little importance ; but it is surely no more than justice , not to mention candour , to allow a sect
to choose their own denomination , provided that it does not reflect upon their fellow-christians . With many thanks for your indul- gence , I am , Sir , your obliged and obedient servant , ROBERT ASPLAND . Hackney % Nov . 1 O . . M ^ gi ^ MAta ^ p ^^^ - 1 ^ ,-y ^ p- ¦ „ ...,,,., ¦ , ^ rr- , , _ , «* . _ . _ , „ * Lord Bolingbroke .
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Manchester College , York * The Thirty-third Annual Meeting of Trustees of Manchester College , Vork was held in Cross-street Chapel Rooms * Manchester , on Friday , August 6 , 181 D * Joseph Strutt , Esq ., of Derb y , Presiden t of tbe College , in the Chair .
The proceedings of the Committee since the last annual meeting were read , approved of , and coofirmed . The Treasurer ' s accounts for the year were produced , duly audited by Mr . Samuel Kay and Mr . James Darbishire , jim . , and were allowed .
The thanks of the meeting were unanimously voted to the President , Vicepresidents , Visitors , Treasurer , Deputy-Treasurers , Secretaries , Committee and Auditors , for their services . The following officers were elected for the year ensuing : Joseph Strutt , Esq ., of Derby , President : James Touchet , Esq ., of Broom
House , near Manchester , Peter Martineau , Esq ., of St . AI bans , Daniel Gaskell , Esq ., of Lupsett , near Wakefield , and Abraham Croinptoii , E * q ., of Lune Villa , near Lancaster , Vice-presidents 5 Rev . William Turner , of Newcastle-on-Tyne , Visitor 5 Rev . Joseph Hutton , B . A ., of Leeds , Deputy Visitor ; Mr . George William Wood , of Platt , near Manchester , Treasurer ; Thomas Robinson , Esq ., of
Manchester , Chairman of the , Committee ; Mr . Thomas Henry Robinson , of Manchester , and the Rev . J . G . Robberds , of Manchester , Secretaries ; Mr . Sarrmel Kay and Mr . Joseph Mason , Auditors . The Committee of last year was reelected , with the exception of Samuel Jones , Esq ., deceased , Wm . Winstanley ,
M . D ., the Rev . William Jevons , and B . H . Bright , Esq ., who have removed from Manchester , and Thomas Potter , Esq . These gentlemen are succeeded hy Mr , John Touehet , Mr . James Potter , Mr . James M'Connel , Mr . Robert H . Greg , and Mr . Samuel Alcock , of Manchester .
The names of Alfred Estlin , Esq ., of Bristol , and Thomas Jevons , Esq ., of Liverpool , w ^ re added to the lists of Deputy Treasurers ; the former , as the successor of Thomas Rankin , Esq ., resigned ; the latter , as the colleague of John Ashton Yates , Esq .
' < There were fourteen divinity students in the College during the last session , all on the foundation . Of these Mr . James Tayler , Mr . Charles Wallace , Mr . Burton , and Mi \ William Woisley , have comp leted their course , and have entered upon the duties of their profession , as Protestant Dissenting- Ministers . Two others have been obliged by ill health to discontinue their studies . The new admissions for the
< ensuing session are only two , in' conse " quence of which there will next year be some vacancies on the foundation , } app-
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71 £ Intelligence . — Manchester College York .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Nov. 2, 1819, page 712, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1778/page/60/
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