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alterable time with mar * y of tide l ^ pp ie who hatf been hearing iis both pai n ts of the dav . Their convorsation proved that they had been most seriously employed in searching the * scriptures , that they , jxrigTit know the truth , and that it was not without mature
deliberation and conviction , that any of them hkd renounced the creeds of their ancestors . Fifteen years £ ince , there were no Unitarians in this neighbourhood , but now , many of the most respectable far-UVis in the country are zealous friends and promoters of rational Christianity . Mr . Philips , the gnjufeterat Rhyd-y-Park < is a farnur ; he possesses a strong niind , and understands the Trinitarian
controversy very well ; but , owing to his infirmities , he is not able -to . make much personal exertion , apd bis p lace is often supplied by iVIr . 6 . Philips and Mr . Thomas ^ of Uavff pdeyrn *
On Monday , the 8 th , I preached , at 2 o ' clock in the afternoon , at P < 3 Htegy and Mr . Philips preached in Welsh , on the reasonableness , sci'i plurality and exc ' elleiit practical effects of
Unitarian principles . Mr . Lvans , the jninister of the congregation at this p lace , is a farmer . He was form erl y a Calvinistic Baptist , ¦ - but fry reading attentively some Unitarian publications , hearing some jjr ^ chNins of that denomination , ancl by a-careful perusal of the scriptures , he was at first led to
idoiibt , and finally to renounce Jbis tnu « taci' 4 i | opitiinns ; and tl > 0 i ^ ti fee ' . ensured ' much opposi-| j < in tr < vm * ju > jij ^ of his connections , ., ' iV ^ en- it uas ^ nowiv , i | | s ] Lt iie had ^^ m ^^^^ b ^ j ^ e ^ Qni sentiments ; and a divisionr ' tooKf place m thg congregation , he h » $ now the hap *
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, - ¦ ' ¦; . <;;¦ * m :: e ~ ¦ ... . ; -,. pines of seeing the p ^ o ^ fU whom he preaches established in Unitarian priaciples , and zedlbus for their promotion . I had much
pleasant conversation "with several of them , at Mr . Evans ' s house , af . tertheservice . Intheevening , I rode to Newcastle , which is about 14 miles from Rhyd-y-Tark ^ on the borders of Cardiganshire . There are no Unitarians in the towt ^ and ver 3 few people carhe to hear , though they had sufficient notice
of preaching , and it was at a time of the day , which would not interfere ^ with their labours or busi . ness . I preached to a small con . gregation on the h u manify of Christ , We slept that night at ah inti ^ -and on Tuesday , the 9 th , proceeded ta Cardigan . Here I found tbree
or four Unitarians . In the evening , after Mr . Philips &n ; d ' ttyself had made many fruitless efforts ^ to find a place for preachings the landlord of the inn told us that he
had an empty housjs in the centre of the town , and that we might have it for an hour or two for worship . 1 consequently ^ nt the town cryer to give notice of
pleaching at 7 o ' clock , awl a very large company of respectable peopie attended . I eitdeavbured to shew how much the interests of truth and religion were injured
by illiberality and intolerance , stated what were the leading principles of Unitarians and the reasons why they weris zealous for their promotion , and enforced
the duty of a patient and impartial investigation of the scriptures-Afte * preHching I met With several people , who er | tc ? red very freely intQ conv ^ rsati oh respecting controversial subjects with * me , a ^ heai : 4 m mlk mMchJEWtiencc and c ^^ Sl ^ feiAoUKd tt
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690 InteUigedce . —Mr ^ Lyim s % Missionary Tour in Walei ^
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Nov. 2, 1811, page 690, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2422/page/48/
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