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clerk , gfceu on oath before the Commissioners of Education Inquiry , on the 17 th of October , 1 , 825 , that though he set out in life with orthodox principles , he is now what is usually called an Arian : —that he should have stated it . as his opinion in that evidence , that there are more real Arians than professed ones in this body ; and should have faiv
ther expressed his opinion , that a comparison of the New Code of laws with the proceedings it \ 1726 , when the members of the Presbytery of Antrim were expelled , shews that new-light principles have been progressive amongst us ; and that Arianism is gaining ground among the thinking few ; and that the prevalence of orthodox sentiments among the
students reared in the Institution is owing to the popularity of those sentiments amongst the laity . The Synod feel it their duty , while they admit the honesty and sincerity of Mr . Porter , to express their high disapprobation of those statements of opinion , and to declare their decided conviction that they are not
founded in f ] act . Yet as the removal of their clerk Trom office on this account might be construed into persecution for the sake ofioninion , and in consideration of the able manner in which he has discharged the duties of his office , they do not consider it expedient to remove him from it .
Thursday , June 28 th . After some routine trosiness had been gone through , Mr . Copke gave in a protest signed by 48 members against Mr . PorteVs appointment to the clerkship , arid moved that it be entered in the
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minutes . The motion was seconded by Mr . Dill . After some discussion , and the substitution of the words " continuance in office , " for " appointment , " it was carried by . ja majority of ten , a number of members not voting . The protest was as follows : —
" We the undersigned members of the General Synod of Ulster , do most solemuly and decidedly , yet respectfully , protest against the foregoing decision , and beg leave to assign the following
reasons : . " 1 . Because we conceive it to be inconsistent with the original constitution , and injurious to the religious interests , of this Church , that Aiians should be members of . its courts , much more that they should be appointed its chief and most confidential officers .
" 2 . Because public bodies being judged chiefly by the character of their official members , and Mr . Porter ' s character as an Arian being matter of notoriety and record , we conceive hi » continuance in the office of clerk to , 4 ? e deeply injurious to the religious character of this body .
" 3 . Because , \ vmle vire ^ aVe fully con ' vinced of the ; sincerity with which the great majority of this body have expressed their abhorrence of ¦ ¦ the principles of Arianism , ; yet . we ,, conceive . 'Mr . Porter ' s continuance . in ,, office calculated to neutralize the iu flue nee of these distinctions , and to support the cause of Arian tern in this body /* '
[ We congratulate Mr . Porter and his friends ^ - tha t . the jwpr , g ^ crim (? wbieh > t | $ j s adversaries cp . iijd prefer against him was his honest and mauly avowal and defence of his religious opinions . ]
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Communications have been received from Crediton , from Mr . Alexander , Mr- G . Dyer , J . C . M ., &c . Some articles of Intelligence are unavoidably postponed . Th' 0 following Notices arrived too late for insertion in their proper places : ., ?' , Part of the congregation , late under the pastoralcare of the Rev , Mr . Horsey , of ftojixflAMPTON , have seceded from the old Presbyterian Chapel , on account of the iiitrocliKtion into it of Trinitarian worship and CaJivinistic preaching , and have taken the lease of a chapel late in the occupation of t ] he Wesleyan Methodists . This Chapel has been fitted up anew , and will be opened for Unitarian worshi p on Friday ^ the 2 l $ Ftofi jStyterrtber , when a sermon will be preached in the , morning , at the usual ljim « , tiyi # e R < jv , ifioBBRT Aspi ^ and , of HacUney . 7 her ^; ivi | il be ft religious service
ajisa , m » ihs . eyeing , , A Plain Dinner will be provided . On t ] ie fpllowmg . Lord ' sday , Wfrt AsDl ^ nd is expected to conduct the services of the Chapel . " •¦'' W ^^^ r ^ ^ 0 ' ** 1 ' ^ 111 ^ " ^ S ° ciet y wil 1 hold its Annual Meeting at Pdrtsmoiith ,: ort-fThiursday , the 20 th of September . The service in the morumg will b " e at the Generai Baptist Ghapei in St . Thomas ' s Street , at Twelve oMock $ aft ^ r which the business of the Society will be transacted . The Sermon addressed to the
Society wUi pe delijjewd . in the High ^ street . Chapel , hi , jte ^^ Evening > tthe service to ^ m ^^^^ j ]^!^ . Beven ' , o ' cl 6 c | c . Tl | e .. R ^ y , ' , ' . Xr ' : | | ^ ;| lor 8 fiel di '' o ^ Lewes , ha « itinaty eh gftft !* # . ' *» . !? Jft € ' ^ i ? l ^^ * ' ?*' ' C ^* 9 . er •¦ % ^ - ^?* * i -r * " ' - "" -- ¦ •¦ . - ' It is HtatecT fhat tlierei was ah error in % he RepoH of ttie Manchester College Examination inserted in the last Number , the Prize for Classical proficiency la the second year having been awarded to Mr . Charles Davidson .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Sept. 2, 1827, page 712, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1800/page/80/
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