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the various individuals and societies in connection with the Institution : ' What I have seen of the societies at Carluke , Paisley , and Tillicoultry , has fixed in my nri-na an undoubtinT&-belief , that , in addition to , the long , consistent , and fearless avowal of their sentiments on the gr-e . at __ s . ay _ ing ^
doctrines of Christianity , they will continue to uphold , amidst all opposition , and to disseminate , regardless of difficulties and reproaches , \ vhat they deem to he the tru , th ,- respect ^ ing mail and his duties , . Christ and his teachings , God and futurity * "V
* At Lanark , the" sefvic-es ^ have been well attended ^ and ^ evef ^ encouragement haji been ^ giVen for the repetition ofHhose ' services . - * Johnstone ^ jbayiiig ; been visited but ^ once , no opinion can at present jbe ^ rmed as to the fu ture attendance \ bn- 1 / nitarian worship in that village , although the number of persons who sanctioned by their presence that first visit was considerable .
Having visited some places in Ayrshire , with the expectation of preaching , and having been disappointed in that expectation chiefly by the state of political excitement , it occurred to me , that another mode might be advantageously adopted , to diffuse the gre . at practical principles
of Christianity . Impressed with this idea , I caused notice to be given in the village of Wishawtown , that ; I would deliver , in the open ahy a lecture , in which I would show , that " Christianity is a complete Reform Bill . " My auditors amounted to at least five hundred , and the greatest possible satisfaction with the lecture was manifested . Thus encouraged
by the success oL my plan , I , the next week , announced the same lecture for delivery in the open air at Bannock burn ; and was listened to with the deepest attention by at least eight hundred persons . In both instances I was requested to resume and carry forward the subject at ray earliest opportunity , and pledged myself to do so .
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* The very favourable reception of this lecture warrants the belief , -fch ' afc the . simple-truths of the Gospel . may . be made to bear upon , and bene- , ficialiy direct political discussions and popular excitemeijts .. The , reason for this belief will " perhaps appear ^ mox e ^ cieAr ^ in showing Christia-nity to be a complete Reform Bill , Texeluded entirely from catiside ration all human articles
of faith , and ' creeds , and catechisms , and dwelt wholly upon the four great practical principles of Christianity : 1 st , The Fatherly character of the One God—2 d , The brotherhood of men—3 d , The perfect example of Christ—and 4 th , The accountability of human beings for their actions at the judgment-day . —HenrY Clarke . '
* At Edinburgh , the attendance at public worship , notwithstanding the removal of several friends , has increased one-third ; and the number of new applications for seats has be en gre a t e r than m any " former
year . Since the publication of the last Report , besides an increase in the number of non-subscribers , twenty regular seat-holders have been added to this congregation . At Greenock , the debt of lOOl . incurred in
fittinoup the chapel is nearly liquidated . An additional debt has been contracted , by fitting up as houses the building under the chapel ; but by which the congregation will ultimately have their place of worship rent-free . Could this also be
defrayed , the cause there would be permanently established . At Glasgow , the congregation has lost , by death and removal , twenty-three subscribers ; but there have joined , since the . last Anniversary , fiftyrfive . new
subscribers , some of whom have families . At Tillicoultry , the Society has been reduced one-half by removals and death ; but though small in number , are still persevering and firm , well convinced of the future prosperity and success of the sacred cause / The Treasurer ' s Report was then read . It showed that the income of
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UNltAjU . Att CHRONICLE . , , 187
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Oct. 1, 1832, page 187, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1821/page/11/
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