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hit ( fcvotit resignation - to tfce will of hfe ; heavenly Father , and Jiis unwavering confidence in the promises of the gospel , were an expressive illustration of the power and triumph of the Christian faith *
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a student at the York College , * which he entered in the month of Sept . 1816 . * He completed the usual period of academical education in this institution with distinguished credit to himself , and on leaving it succeeded the late excellent Mr . Howe
in the pastoral charge of the Unitarian congregation at Bridport , where he con- ? tinued to the close of life . He pos-: sessed unusual qualifications for the office he had undertaken , and gave hinir self to it with an ardour and singleuesa
of purpose which shewed that he was deeply impressed with its importance and responsibility . The vigour and comprehensiveness of his mind , his habitual fervour of devotional feeling , and his benevolent anxiety for thtf immortal welfare of all who were connected with
him , imparted uncommon force and im ~ pressiveness to his pulpit services , the effect'of which was heightened by the simplicity and energy of his . manner , and the consistency and excellence of his character . His pastoral labours were continued during the week , as long as his health and strength permitted ; and in his attention to the sick and afflicted ,
in his efforts to promote the mental and moral improvement of the youug , and in the daily offices of life he proved himself a faithful servant of the JV 1 aster whom he served . His humility and tenderness of conscience made him a severe judge of himself , while he was ever ready to form the most indulgent estimate of the motives and conduct of others . A gentleness and amenity of manners were united to firmness and decision in the
execution of all plans of useful exertion , and his influence extended far beyond fris congregation and immediate circle ., A decliue of health was apparent soon after his settlement at Bridport , and in the autumn of 1825 , he resigned his situation , as pastor of the society % At their request , however , he continued among them , but with an assistant in the duties of the ministry , whose valuable services and affectionate attentions were continued to the hour of his death . The
hopes of friendship were not realized , and increasing debility made him daily more unable to encounter exertion , and gradually withdrew him from his labours . But in the season of weakness and decay jhe silent eloauence of his example was still influential , " They also serve who onl y stand and wait ;" And hia patient , endurance of suffering ,
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Os Sunday , April 29 th , at the age of 58 , of apoplexy , Mrs . Richardson , of Cirencester , a member of the Unitarian chapel in that place . Mrs . Richardson was endowed with superior intellectual powers , and had taken considerable pains , to store her mind with religious know- * ledge , which was her favourite pursuit *
She was a Christian and an Unitarian from principle , and upon rational grounds , In private life she was distinguished by uncompromising integrity , by active benevolence , and by an exemplary atteiH tion to family religion . Her death ,, though awfully sudden , was such as she * had desired , and for which she was prepared .
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On Sunday , May 6 th , aged 73 , of a paralytic seizure , Mr . Robert Blake , Unitarian Baptist preacher at Hull , hi his youth , Mr * B . was an occasional preacher amongst the Calvinists , for three or four years ; but ^ being convinced
that the popular doctrines were unsenptural and derogatory to the character of God and of Christ , he became a convert to Unitarianism . It may be truly said that it was his meat and his drink to study the Bible , and to preach those doctrines which he discovered therein .
He was for some time connected with tbe Unitarian Fund , and ( although he was very lame owing to a fall when a , boy , and obliged to use a crutch and a stick ) he was in the habit of visiting many places at a distance from Hull , where he was the first who sowed the
seed of Unitariaoism . Notwithstanding he was poor , and , on account of his circumstances , much despised , he had preached in Hull for above forty years , to a small society of Baptists , without receiving any salary .
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On the i 2 th of May , in the 74 th year of his age / the Jlev . John Horsey , fiftytwo years pas tot r of the congregation at Northampton , which was formerly under the care of I } r . Dqdd ridge , and for many years one of the tutors of the Dissenting Academy maintained at that ) pla . ee hv lyii ; . Coward ' s Trustee ^ .
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Mrs- Richardson .
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Mr . Robert Blake .
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Rev . John Horsey .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), June 2, 1827, page 448, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1797/page/56/
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