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succession of his images , and have often to regret , that they too soon lose sight of his striking metaphors and well-constructed allegories , by their , perhaps , too frequent recurrence , and by a too great
quickness of delivery ; a common defect in young men , which we hope will be remedied in our Crediton friend . After the service was closed , the business of the Tract Society was entered upon ; when the question was fully
considered , " Whether it was expedient to re-unite this Society with the Western , or continue it still a separate association . " This question was brought forward , in consequence of some gentlemen having been displeased at the manner in which
the proposal had been set aside at the last year ' s meeting at Sid mouth . The Devon and Cornwall Association sprang up in the year 1814 ; it was formed apart from its parent , the old West of England Society , on three distinct , and , we
conceive , very important grounds . 1 st . Because the extent of country , reaching from beyond Bristol to the Land ' s End in Cornwall , is too large for only one annual meeting . In the present year , for instance , the Western meets at Bristol ; of course , two-thirds at least of its members would have beeu deprived of a public meeting had they adhered to that Society alone . 2 d . The rules of that Society are
so drawn up , as virtually to exclude those Unitarians that hold the doctrine of the pre-existence , while it is our opinion , that they should be embraced as brethren , and invited to unite with us in the diffusion of the great doctrine of the Unity of the Godhead , in which we are all well agreed . And , 3 d , It is expedient to admit subscribers to associations of this kind on the lowest possible terms , on any
terms indeed that may suit the nuances of our friends . Therefore , the Devon and Cornwall permits its members to subscribe whatever sum they think proper , and requires no specific subscription to be demanded of them . Letters from several of our congregations were read , and the report of the ministers present received , as to the opinions of theirs : and , since it appeared
that all were unanimous , excepting the three gentlemen who had signed the letter of complaint , the proposal of uniting the the two societies was dismissed , and the next meeting appointed to be held at Colhimplon , on the first Wednesday in
July , 1824 . After dinner at the Bedford Hotel , an elegant house that the Duke has recently built , * a discussion , by no means uninteresting , closed the business of the day ; in which the actual state of things , both in the political and the ; religious circles , cftgaged * the thoughts of the
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Intelligence . —Devon and Cornwall Unitarian Association , 421
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Unitarian principles , the gospel may be peculiarly denominated " glad tidings . " The leading topics of the discourse are to be fouiid in a little tract recently published by Mr . Wright , entitled " -The
Touchstone of reputed Evangelical Principles . " The other services of the day were conducted by the Rev . Messrs . Hunter , of Bath ; Fawcett , of Yeovil , and Wawne , of Bridport .
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Devoid and Cornwall Unitarian Association . This Association held its Annual Meeting- on Wednesday , July 2 , at TavLstock The very retired situation of this town would have made the expectation of a large attendance unavailable : but this is no reason why our annual meetings
should not sometimes be held in places , in which a large company cannot be expected to assemble ; since these meetings have a tendency to give animation and spirit to the cause of truth , and are gratifying to our friends who are thus sought out in their unavoidable retirement . The
devotional part of the service was conducted by Mr . Martin , who had opportunely arrived in Devonshire on his way into Cornwall , where he has undertaken to remain some weeks in Missionary pursuits . It was a great pleasure to those that were present , to see a young man ^ who had devoted himself to those important duties which cannot be undertaken
by settled ministers and family-men ; and the seriousness and piety which distinguished the service he conducted , together with the peculiar pleasantness of his voice , are , we hope , guarantees of his being rendered useful in that line , from which our old and esteemed friend , Mr . Wright , is now excluded by his age and growing infirmities .
Mr . Johns , of Crediton , delivered the sermon . The subject he chose was , " the Coining-of the Kingdom of Heaven , " tor which we are directed to pray in the second branch of that address to the Father , which seems to have a prophetic reference to a future and more glorious period on earth , and to a bright resplendent day in a perfect . state hereafter . It i * not possible to do any thing like justice to ( he compositions of this gentleman , in such a report as we are now called on to make of the meeting at Tav » stock . Mr . Johns' compositions are of i
« very peculiar cast : they are truly his own ; resplendent with imagery , often <> f the most beautiful and striking kind . His style is as poetical as his language ; hut while all that hear him listen with flight , they have some difficulty in following him in the rapid and continued
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), July 2, 1823, page 421, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1786/page/53/
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