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Selby being drank , b ? expressed the pleasure which it had jfrhren hkh to fcave tod an oppQrt ^ Wfty of jie fettdlng ^ he doctrines of Unitatrianfem In his nativu county : He then related the circumstances which had led to his invitation to tjie eare of the Unitarian Church at Lynn , where-,
he hoped , though the difficulties with which its members had to struggle were formidable , that the v uncorrupted doctrine ? of the gospel would take root and flourish . Present appearances there warranted him in expressing that expectation .
The number of hearers was considerably increased . By seriously and sincereljr layiog before them not merely Unitarian morality , bat Unitarian Christianity , he looked forward with hope and confidence to the result .
Mr . Latham , of Laxfield , gave a very interesting account of his progress to Unitarianisin , and of the various and disgraceful kinds of opposition which he had to encounter in consequence of having embraced his present opinions . It was
highly gratifying to the meeting to learn that the simple and uwcorrapted truths of the gospel were making their way in various parts of Suffolk , and were daily proved to he not merely calculated to interest philosophers and men of learning in their closets , but men of all ranks and
all classes . An interesting address was delivered by Mr- James Abbott , who is a shoemaker at Mildeuhall , and wtyo on this occasion attended an assembly of Unitarians for the first time . He stated that he had
been connected with the Wesleiati Methodists about sixteen years , and had been a zealous advocate for their cause ; but that about three years ago he was led to suspect that " all was not right" in
Methodism , and that inquiry led him to embrace the Unitarian faith , but for which he must have sunk into Deism , inuch as he shuddered at the bare thought . Since he had become an avowed
Unitarian , he had encountered considerable odium and reproach , which had at one time almost determined him to Keek for peace and comfort in another place of abode . But he was happy to say , that the prejudices against him were gradually melting away , and tjiat he does not now stand alone at MUdenhalL but can reckon
upon the countenance and co-operation in his religious views of , several Individuals ° f intelligent mind ^ and good character ^ . He added , that * a desire x ) f reading Uni-^ najj publication ^ hm beett lately mant-Taa in his ^^ hbottrhood , *""* concluded by requesting the assistance of such fdendsrafe mi # rt be able to fafntsh "leiji ^ wftih iiointf&r wligfafls tracts . Un th& > sha& ; w < i believe it aoft * * e
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gald that this was the most interesting and delightful meeting the society had erer eejoyed . The utility of the Associ ation was mo » t convincingly established : A dp ^ U « ffrtend ! ilii f » yef Zealand of uoio Stated to Insure alt present , and the ctenipany separated in the hope that they should meet next year upon new grouo < t > to enjoy a similar gratification .
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fntetttg-enee . —North Eastern Unitarian Association . 423
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North Eastern Unitarian Associa tion The North Eastern Unitarian Associ ± ation was held in Lynn , on Wednesday ^ July 9 , on whiGh occasion the Hamster * and friends were present from Boston and Wisbeueb , as well as friends from
'Norwich , " and from Tidd and Fleet , in Lincolnshire . The fineness of the day gave additional interest and satisfaction to the proceedings , which were commenced and conducted in the following order . Mri Payne , of York College , introduced the morning service by reading a portion of Scripture ; Mr . Walker , minister from
Wisbeach , offered up the prayer ; and Mr . Valentine , minister at Diss , delivered a very animated address upon the peculiar doctrines of the gospel being identical with Unitarianism , from 1 Thess . v . 21 . The friends afterwards , male and female , to the number of fifty-nine , partook of an economical dinner at the
Coffee House , and passed a highly gratifying , and , We also trust , An instructive afternoon ; in the course of which several appropriate sentiments were given from the chair , and respectively and warmly dilated upon by gentlemeu present . It would be an act of injustice to the individual , as well as acting contrarv to the
wishes of the friends , if 1 were to oralt to state , that the satisfaction of the meeting was considerably increased by the gentleman who filled the chair , Mr . Edward Taylor , of Norwich , whose introductory remarks to the several sentiments proposed , were such as deservedly called forth the most sincere , as well as the
greatest applause . This satisfaction wa& moreover further increased , by the prospect of tbie Association being continued , as the time and place for the next year ' s meeting were fixed at this , to be at Luttou , in the first wee"k of July .
A public service w&s conducted in the evening , which wa " s introduced by Mr . Valentine ^ reafliug a portion of Scripture ; Mr . Selt > jr , minister to' the Lynn < KMigregatit > n , delivered the prayer ; and Mr- R . Smith , lately of Yorfc College ; , a <| dretfsed ari' attentive a ' udience upon the w ^ bjeci of the Divine tJdUy , from 1 Tibn uV 5 . /* \ wvs :
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), July 2, 1823, page 423, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1786/page/55/
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