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coming to Philadelphia , in the autumn of 17 * J 5 m » tf > , Ltltak * tu deliver Ufa # ra course « $ Lectures , / afterwards ^« diitfia ^ the Unitarians of Plwladelphia ^ vikD w « rj 3 lately firom England * set on # * H fto 4 £ Ottclu 4 ed a negociatkm with Jhe Un ^ era ^ i * ts for the use , on Sunday foreuoon £ ,
of a place of worship then buildiug t > y tbeiji in Lonibard Street , wherein Pr , Priestley might preach . The four walls were raided and the roof otr , but the internal fittings tip had not been commenced : however , our
friends made an advance of some hun ^ dreds of - dollars , and j employed great } activity and energy , so that very soon the bau £ e was , completely benched * and a pulpit erected , and though not quite finished , it was opened fox divine service *
The congregations that attended were so numerous' that the house could not contain them , so that as many were obliged to stand as sit , and even the door-ways were crowded with people . Mr . Vice-Preskletit Adams was among the regular attendants , and to the best of my
reeollection , Mr . Winchester was never absent , and he constantly gave out the hymns when that , excellent man Dr- P ., did not read them himself , On the floor ,, directly in front of the pulpit , and close to it , was placed a long seat , with back and arms , and a table before It Y on this seat , which was generally dccutmkl bjr elderly men , members
of -ther tfnrversalist society , Mr , Winchester would take his place , unless he went irit 6 the pulpit with the Doctor , it being large enough to hold several : tfai » 1 need ; not say was a strong mark of friej * d 1 y * heartedjves 8 and liberality , and , iu fact , gave umbrage , together with hi » acting . as the Doctor's clerk , to some of his own people , many of whom , were Antl&omians . Well , thus did Mr .
Winchester use to sit , placing himself so as to have the eye constantly directed to the preacher , the attention riveted to the subject , and a face beaming with heavenly k > ve . * r % i At ebe close of the course On ^ Wfiesi ? fey
gave notice that , on the Ekmday follow in gy he intended to preach' directly * m * the person of Christ , explaining the Uni- < tarians' view of the subject * and that the Lord's Supper would be celebrated at the conclusion of that service : fhis
fntlmation -prodttded a sensation indeed , among the FMa * I ^ phian *; th ^ y were puzzled , not ^ ein ^ ftble to co nceive wh a > t ^ tThhurianB or Deists ^ as they termed them , had *<* do wi « h ll . Oife exclaims with Mlrprlftev tfe « y rfeadve tte £ o * d > 9 Sapper ! Ambthe *^ what have they to * da vritl ^ eh ^ t - ? vrhllK ot&ws h » B&ftQ& } they < kv
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not believe in Christ , they me Deists . jm Idea wfcs that an tJuHartan and % JEtelfit meaivt , on the whole , the ^ ame tning ; so concluding the former u > bekmg as toie to € totst a » the latter , it natural ^ w oug a followed , ia tteir way of reaso&mg * that Unitarians not - being Christians , it was ^ truly absurd for ^ iu to commeBJorate . tlie death of Christ by
receiving ^ ie Lor 4 » ' . Supper ¦" : howevei ' , the Unitarians were 0 ad to assemble round the tat > le of their liord , especially with sueh a ministering servant of their professions afud I greatly mistake if Mr :
Wlaehesier did not gfve * n fnols [ Hrtable anid unambiguous testimony of Cbrktrari love and forbeai ^ uce hi paitakiag with them ; uuhappEy too , a * by so doing he increased the offence before gi ^^ i t ^ some of his more rigid adherents in his friendly
deweajaour to pr . Fnestley ^ Afternoon . s and evenings Mr . Winchester resumed his ministerial lsfyours in hjs own pulpit , aud afternoons Dr . Pnestley was as attentive a hearer as in tne morning he had been an excellent speaker .
On the sarnie « lay tbat J > r . Priestley gave out his nexe Sunday ' s subject to be Unitarianism ; after their own service it was notified that Mr . Winchester would , by desire , ^ n that evening , < teftt » il . the doctrvue of tbe Truiicy * . He 4 i < t praacfe
about it to the dissaiWfaction of many of hia friends , and many more thought he had been peculiarly uiitiappy that eye - ing in wielding tfie weapons of TriiSfSfe rianism . ffis general preaching was ou the lore of Oot ^ " eatnestly endseavoo ^ ing
to persuade men to obedience to tne iuws of thtSr fjeavetily father , on account of his gf & $ Sr * and goodness % & them . He himself a | k >« ar ^ d to be deeply itnbued with the iprkiciple of ^ tiAitoidB : He was very Imd of psaimody , and used to delight in pacing Kb room for a loug time toðfer , fungtng the following hyiuu : .
This i > orf 16 file Obd we adore . Our faithful , tmcbarig ^ atofcy friend , Whose Jfoye is as great as his ppv ^ er , And neitHer * knows measure nor end . Tia Hq \» tfoe ftrat and the last , Wbo # f Ijand &hall conduct , us safe ^ 9 ^ We'll praise hi o * for all . that ^ 3 , past , And trust him for all that ' s to , come .
Your aflfectionate Sister , § AKAU HART .
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42 Dr . Prwrtfy&ndMr . frtoeAester
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Jan. 2, 1823, page 42, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1780/page/42/
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