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cession of a considerable portion of the congregation , Formerly assembling at Castfe-hill Meeting-house , under the care of the late Rev . John Horsey , a minister , who had in that place , for upwards of fifty ^ years , endeavoured to
promote the "grand principles of the unity df God , of his infinite goodness and mercy , and the perfect rectitude of his administration ; of the right and the duty of a free and full investigation of the Scriptures , and of a candid and tolerant temper and conduct towards every one who bore the Christian name . Had
the same liberal spirit continued to adorn the pulpit once filled by a Doddridge , no division might have taken place , but the choice of a successor being vested not in the subscribers , but in the communicants , a majority of the latter were induced to acquiesce in the introduction of Trinitarian and Calvinistic preaching ; and to hear a minister of such sentiments , who zealously maintained the most obnoxious tenets of his
creed , and reprobated every opposing opinion , was what the others could not submit to , Jn this situation , although It was to many of the speeders a painful task to quit a place associated with a thousand interesting recollections , » yet they felt that they had a sacred duty to perform to their own families , to the public , and , above all , to Ood ; that the time was Come when they ought to separate themselves from « unscriptural
worship , and endeavour to form a congregation for the worship of the one true God , even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ . Their secession being the result of reason and judgment , was not disgraced on their part by the acerbity and violence usually attending religious differences . Although they had much cause for irritation , they knew their duty as Christians , and withdrew themselves silently and peacefully .
Their first object was to obtain a suitable place for public worship ; this they found m tfee Old Wesleyan Methodist Chapel , then used as a Sundayschool , which was purchased at a reasonable rate . On this measure being known , several other respectable individuals of Unitarian sentiments came
forward with alacrity to join the proposed society ; the united number was still comparatively few , and their means scanty , but they commenced a subscription towards defraying the expense of pewing and fitting up the Chapel , in aid of which , a former inhabitant of Northampton , feeling a deep interest in the
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establishment of rational and scriptural worship there , presented them with a munificent donation ; and the British and Foreign Unitarian Association gave their assistance in every way with the utmost readiness and liberality . The building is fitted up in a very neat and commodious manner , and is capable of seating three hundred persons .
On Friday , September 21 st , the Chapel was opened for Unitarian worship , when the Rev . Clrarles Berry , of Lei * cester , commenced the services by prayer and reading the Scripture , and the Rev . R . Aspland , of Hackney , preached to a respectable congregation a most able vindication of Unitarianism , from 1 Cor .
iv . 13 , " Being defamed we entreat , " Most of the society , and many friends from a distance , dined together at the Ram Inn , and in the course of the after- * noon very interesting addresses were made by the Revds . R . Aspland , C » Berry , W . Field , of Warwick , and Mr . R . Surridge , of London .
In the evening the Rev * W . Field preached an impressive discourse to a crowded congregation , from Genesis xxvi \ i . l 7 f " Howdreadful is this place !" &c . . , i The Chapel was supplied , on Sunday * September 23 rd , by the Rev . R . Aspland in the morning and evening , and by the Rev . W , Field in the afternoon , on which occasions , as well as on the dayof opening , productive collections were made at the doors .
The following gentlemen havte since supplied the pulpit : Sep . 30 . Rev . Thotnaft Madge , of Essexstreet Chapel . Oct . 7 . Rev . R . Wrigfct , fbHnterfy pfa taiian MMtonafy . ' 14 . Rev . Ti Reesj Lh . & . > of Starn ^ fdvd-itteet Chapel . 81 , Rev . Hugh Hutfcm , of Birmingham . The attendance has continued , much the same as at first , the ( Chapel being ilways crowded \ n the evening .
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8 $ 2 Intelligence . —Bolton District Association .
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Bolton District Association . The Third Half-yearly Meeting of this Association was held at Chowbent , on Thursday , September 27 th . The Rev . William Probert , of Walmsley * conducted the devotional services . The Rev . William Tate , of Chorley * Slivered an extemporaneous diacooree on the Corruptions of the Church of England * proving its resemblance to that ( spirit of antichrist referred Xp by .. $ &&-. in hU
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Nov. 2, 1827, page 852, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1802/page/68/
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