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in the < ledairiati 0 tis of every itinerant orator , hd ^ tej * 6 d ^ with all the odious colouring wTncji ; ignomnce or bigotry can prepare ,-it % a" perfect caricature ; it has neither form iior comeliness , that men should desire it- Thus it is described as the halfway-house to infidelity , Deism in disguise , as a denial of every thing and a
belief of nothing ; as robbing the Saviour of his glory , encouraging immorality by denying future punishment ; as a religion for the rich , because it flatters the pride of their understandings and their hearts , but affording nothing for the poor man ' s comfort , &c . &c . The uplifted eye of horror , the deep-drawn sigh of sympathy , the shake or shrug significant of
something too monstrous to be described , are the language by which it is pictured tto the multitude ; and , while it conveys no precise idea of what pur faith is , it answers well the purpose which it was intended to serve , that of impressing the mind with a notion of something exceedingly horrible and blasphemous , and intimidating the inquirer from raising the curtain to behold what this tissue of
misrepresentation conceals . It is true , these falsehoods are generally propagated by those who know nothing of our sentiments but what they have received in the same manner . Few of those who know better will indulge in such calumnies ; but though not active combatants in the warfare , many of them evidently look on with no inconsiderable interest , else should we not see them sometimes
interfering to restrain the torrent of misrepresentation ? Their silence proves , that the more extravagant the caricature , the more they enjoy it . Success , however gained ,. sanctifies the means . " Assurances of the ultimate triumph of truth were drawn , from its reasonableness and simplicity , the progress of liberal
sentiments , and the increasing diffusion of knowledge . The preachqr concjoded by strongly recommending Tract Societies as powerful means of forwarding the good worjfj anticipating the time when every valley shall be filled , every mountai n and hill made low , . the crooked straight , the rough places , smooth , and all nesh shall see the salvation of God .
The Rev . S . C * Fripp , B , A ., of Bristol , preached before the Fund Society in the evening , at High ^ Street Chapel * where a numerous auditory were attracted by the notoriety of the conscientious sacrifices made by him , in seceding from the
kstafclishe d Church , His discourse , from Acts x , 34 , was - »»> appeal in , ftyrt > uTi 50 f popular e # e |*| ops for the f ^ m ^ ioi XJnltariamsm ^ ftyyideA ^ oii it * . sJlupJufity ^» d accordance with the teachings OfWotfr U > rd and his Apostles . ., Primitive Chris-
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tianity was ably contrasted with the A tl ^ anasian and Cavinistic aid alterations of it . The raildhess and candour of the preacher , and his sincere , UBatfected manner , gained the attention and esteem of every class among his 'hearers .
An interesting report , read by the Rev . Russell Scott , comprised a retrospect of the labours of the Society ' s Missionaries during the past yesfr . A short abstract of the subjects treated , on will best convey an idea of their nature and
importance . By the Rev . W . Hughes .- —Orthodox Falsifications of the Scriptures ; Calviiiistic Objections to the Christianity of Christ ; Salvation offered not to Caivinists only , but to all men ; Love to Christ ; the History and Mystery of Chapters i . and ii ; of Matthew's Gospel .
By the Rev . John Fullagar : —The Trinity not a Christian Doctrine , because it is unreasonable ; The Faith of the Apostles and Primitive Christians ; The Sufferings and Temptations of Christ ; The Comforter promised by our Lord to his Disciples ; The Use and Abuse of PauF « Epistles ; Trinitarian Calumnies ; The Moral Effects of Popular Orthodoxy .
By the Rev . M . Harding : —Unitananism the Religion of the People ; The Carpenter ' s Son . By the Rev . William Stevens : —Titles applied exclusively to the Father ; the Divine Character , as affected by the Calvinistic Scheme ; Mystery , Revelation and Reason ; Tfcie Orthodox Doctrine of Faith ; Glorying in the Cross of Christ .
Thanks were voted to the several preachers ; and general regret expressed at the removal of Mr . Stevens from a district where his approved Christian character , and co-operation in every good work , have much endeared him . Happily the regret at losing so valuable a labourer was alleviated by the arrival of the Rev .
Edmund KeU , on his way to supply the congregation at Newport for a limited period : he addressed a crowded assembly on the following evening , in a large school-room at Portsea , from Paul ' s declaration to the Corinthians , " To us there is but oue God the Father , " in a manner creditable to his , zeal and talents .
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Southwark Unitarian Chapel . Sunday , the 13 th of fApriJ , being the Anniversary of . the Opening of the Chapel in White . Horse Court , High ( Street , Borough , two sermana .. were preached by
the ; R < ev . i , Be » jaiBui vMardon , A . M . of Glasgow . The subject selected for the moruing ' e discourse was , The principal . Causes of Objections to Unitarians and Unita ^ ianisni Lcqn ^ idered ; tbatrrin the < evening waff , Oa the absence of all proof
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), April 2, 1823, page 247, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1783/page/55/
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