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rice , of Southampton , preached from Acts ii . 42 : " And they continued steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship , and in breaking of bread and in prayer . " The sermon was a simple but forcible Statement of the pure truth and genuine spirit of the gospel . It was listened to with earnest attention ; and was well calculated to remove prejudice against
Unitarian Christianity , as well as to leave a powerful religious impression on all who heard it . At the urgent request of the Society , Mr . Maurice has kindly consented to allow the sermon to be printed . After the services , an encouraging report of the state of the Society was read , in which were embodied interesting com--munications from Norwich , Yarmouth , and Framlingham , respecting the state of the congregations in those places ; and also an account from Mr . Latham of his
labours in the neighbourhood . He stated that the attendance at Brain field had greatly increased . It was agreed that a Report of the Society should be printed and circulated annually , with a catalogue trf the Tracts . The services at Halesworth were well attended ; and , on the whole , there is considerable prospect of raising an Unitarian congregation there . The chapel
was lately in the occupation of the Methodists . With the aid of some gentlemen at Norwich , the fixtures were purchased , and the place is hired at a moderate rent for six years . The experiment is , therefore , made without much risk . A few years ago Uuitarianism was hardly known in the Neighbourhood ; now it has several respectable and sincere supporters .
In the afternoon , forty six gentlemen sat down to dinner at the Swan Inn . The Rev- M . Maurice presided on the occasion , surrounded by many of his old friends and former pupils . Appropriate ^ sentiments were given ; and Messrs . Maurice , Toms , Latham , Martiueau , and Tagart , addressed the Meeting at some length . The thanks ^ of the Society were voted to Lord J . Russell , for his readiness
to assist the Dissenters in obtaining a repeal of the Corporation aud Test Acts . Several ladies were present after the dinner . The day passed with the utmost harmony , aud the meeting separated , confirmed in the opinion that Unitarianism is a system of Christian union aud religious improvement . E . T . Norwich .
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650 Intelligence . — -Somerset and Dorset Unitarian Association .
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Somerset and Dorset Unitarian Association . Th ^ Seventeenth Meeting of thid As- * sociation was held at Dorchester , on Wednesday , Sept . 5 , 1827 , on which occasion the Revds . J . G . Teggin , prid E , Whitfield , offered up the prayers of the congregation , and the Rev . W . S . Brown , of Bridgwater , delivered a discourse on Repentance , from 2 Cor . vil . 10 ; At the closg of this service , the usual
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Tehterden District Meeting , On Thursday , August 2 , the Annual Meeting of the Tenterden branch of the Kent and Sussex Unitarian Associa * tion was held at Tenterden . The service commenced at three o ' clock . The Rev . James Taplin , of Battle , read the
Scriptures , and engaged in the devo * tional exercises ; and the Rev . Edward Talbot delivered a discourse from Matt , v . 16 . In his discourse the preacher took occasion to insist upon the peculiar duties of the Unitarian Christian , in consequence of the peculiarity of his situation . He observed that it rested with
him to complete a reformation as yet left very imperfect , both as regarded the Unity of God , and his dealings with his creatures ; that if the Unitarian loved hU fellow-christians , he could not but desire that the same cheering views of God and his dispensations , which were his own chief joy , should brighten the hopes of all who called themselves by the name of Christ .
But the preacher dwelt particularly upon the obligation of the Unitarian to give publicity to his sentiments , from the certainty that if he did notxlo so , infide * lity must widely find rapidly spread j for whilst Christianity is viewed only throug h its corrupted forms , it must necessaril y be rejected by thinking men . .
After the conclusion of the service ^ the friends , to the number of 100 , retired to an inn , where they took tea . After tea , the Rev . B . Mai don was called to the Chair t he was supported by the Rev . James Taplin as Vice-president . To both these gentlemen the meeting was highly indebted for that flow of
kind and Christian feeling which chat racterized it . The Rev . L . Holden , and his newly elected assistant , the Rev . E . Talbot , Mr . Hughes , of Yeovil ; Mr . Bluudell , of Northiam ; Mr . Grove , of Benenden , and other friends , addressed the meeting . About eight o ' clock the company broke up . E . T .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Nov. 2, 1827, page 850, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1802/page/66/
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