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Erskine , in one of the anti-chambers * His Lordship was pleased to express his satisfaction with
what had been done , and whilst he was carrying his burthens into the House , appeared to feel a noble pride in the office he had undertaken to perform . Several of the committee bad the high gratification of being present on this memorable occasion , and heard with inexpressible pleasure the admirable constitutional speeches which were delivered .
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Letter from the Newcastle Chronicle ,
To the Editor of the Chronicle . Sir . — As it appears to have been the chief ( ostensible ) object of Lord Sidmouth ' s Bill for modifying the Act of Toleration , to provide against its abuse by local
and lay-preachers among the Methodists claiming the exemptions from civil and military burdens under the authority of licenses granted by it , 1 take the liberty of requesting your insertion of the
following extract from the minutes of Conference , 1803 , which will serve to shew the ignorance of the framers of a project so illfounded as well as
mischievousand to remove the groundless apprehension of those who may have been misled by the statement made ( in his opening speech ) by the Noble Lord who introduced it .
A Friend to Liberty , Truth and 3 ustice , but
NO METHODIST . ( Copy . ) iC It was stated ( at the Conference 1803 , from the quarterJymeeting , Dec . 30 , 3 8 02 ) that several private individuals had in various parts of the kingdom obtained li-
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censes for preaching under the Toleration Acts , and had abused the privileges of such licenses , by claiming exemption from civil and milifary offices , to the manifest prejudice of their fellow-citizens ,
to the injury of the state , and to the great scandal of religion * In order , therefore , to suppress such practices as much as lies in this meeting , and to prevent improper persons from becoming preachers or teachers .
Resolved unanimously— - I . That if any Member of the Methodist Society apply to the Quarter Sessions for a license to preach , without being approved as a preacher by the quarterly meet , ing , such peison shall be expelled
the Society . IL That if any Member of the Methodist Society who may have already obtained a license
contrary to the last resolution , shall at . tempt to claim any exemption frdm offices , by virtue of such license , such person shall be expelled from the society . III . That it is the opinion of this meeting , that the
regularlyappointed local preachers , or persons who preach occasionally , and follow trades and other callings , are a very useful and valuable body of men ; but as they are not wholly set apart for the work of
the ministry , it is not considered to be consistent with the spirit of the Toleration Acts , that they should claim anjradvantages from the licenses in question : this meeting , however , has such confidence in the good sense and
uprightness of the local preachers , as to render it unnecessary to pass any penal resolutions with regard to their conduct in this business ,
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49 ^ Letter from the Newcastle Chronic .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Aug. 2, 1811, page 494, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2419/page/46/
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