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' ; ¦•¦ ' ¦ ' ' To the Editor .
Sib , : / . ¦ Yarmouth , August \ 0 , 1827 . Ill ' is . to . be regretted that the correspondent who ingeniously occupies the first pages of your Number for August , should not only consider the late Mr . Evanson unworthy the appellation of Christian , but even undeserving of respectful notice . The words of T . F . B ., in reference to that excellent man , are , " even by such semi ^ deists as Evanson . " With the merit or consistency of Mr . Elton , I have at present nothing to do . But it would have been well if that gentleman ' s censor had not assumed a " domineering and intolerant tone , " nor have been so " strong " and f * unguarded" in his language , when speaking of such a man as the late Edward Evanson . His insinuation is neither candid nor just ; and I speak the words of " truth and soberness" when I assert , that Mr . Evanson was , during a long life , and , literally , till life ' s last hour , a firm , decided , consistent and unwavering believer in the authenticity and truth of divine revelation . " The sincere love of truth and laborious discharge of duty which distinguish many ^ Unitarians , " most eminently distinguished him . Yoiur corirespojidenV however well prepared to give Mr . Elton * s publication ^ an attentive and imparti al consideration , " was evidently not so in
rej ^ &itoiMiy-Emn $ &n , I r 8 theological writings ; and , think , judging from Wsfletiei ^ eb tild ? kno w nothing of him personally . I will , nevertheless , presume thai liuF&Bsj , appearing , as he does , a voluntary advocate in the cause ofi ^ teiJAkMNTSM * icannot be entirely unacquainted with the character of its modern / ark&tle * Theophilus Lindsey , or that of his associate and fello ^ labourer in the same great cause , the enlightened and philosophic I ^ nii ^ sTi ^ v > But- even these veterans were not more decided and confirmed GktistiaikB than EVanson . - ijpefofl ^ I ' bad the benefit or enjoyed the pleasure of a personal acquaintance with thi ^ ge-nrfeman , I well recollect having heard Mr . Lindsey speak of him in-terme of Mgh commendation , as a sincere and pious Christian . * ztftatfitSk ; Sirybf my own knowledge , from a long and friendly intercourse with both them Christian worthies . ' .. u Somewhat advanced in years , and these friends of my younger days long since removed frbm this first state of human being , I now see , and have long seen , that the advantages of a free and confidential intercourse with such men ^ in early life , can never be adequately appreciated ; and , therefore , deeply -feeling my obligations , I should consider myself both unjust and ungrateful were T id remain a silent observer of a gratuitous attack on the it I 'i' »\ 'i v , ; ¦ , ¦ r , vi ¦ ' ¦ . i ' j i " " ¦ ' ; " ' ¦ . '' •!; ¦
£ * \ " ' ' ^ ' ii ¦ ¦ » L ^^ teiWr . ' jto ^ Bish ' op Hurd on the Prophecies of the New Testament and $ 6 NkMe W > titk CTaiid ^ bstacy , by Edward Evanson , A . M ., ' - ' was bu& m iheCfot ,-lo ^ u ^ <* fl th ^ iONifrAttikN * So ^ itJTY , and was sold at 1 * . 6 d . It has ^ been l <^ rig drtt * of print . In his " Historical View , " &c , Mr . Lindsey gives an extract from this letter ; " which , " he says , " deserves nothing less than the serious consideration of the whole Christian world , while , at the same time , it shews the rare abilities and strong method of reasoning of the writer . " Historical View , p . * 500 . Were I permitted to add a word to the commendations of my venerated friend , I should say , Mr ; Evangon ' s Letter to Bishop Hurd may be considered a preservative from both infidelity and orthodoxy .
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DEFENCE OP MR . EVANSON .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Oct. 2, 1827, page 725, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1801/page/13/
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