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of Commons oil the motion , Wedhe * - < Jajr * May the 5 thJ Mr . W . Smith said , he believed no oppositi&h vfrottld bfc tri&de to the motion he was ttbottt td submit to the House *
afid lie therefo ^ tfould not take up tvro militated of their attention . The Afet of King William * known by the name af the Toleration Act , denied to per&oiis \* ho disbelieved iit the Trinity the benefit of toleration . An Act of
the 19 th Of bis present majesty , required only the general belief irt the doctrines of Gkrisizdnity and the scriptures 5 fcttt it $ 0 happ ea £ d , that though by the Act df the T 9 th it was riot necessary to subscribe the Articles of the Church 6 f Eriglarid , professing the beKef in trie Trinity , the * Acts of the qth and 10 th
of King William were not repealed . By these Acri , persons who in writing or conversation deny the existence of any of the persons of the Trinity , are disabled iri law from holding any office , civil , ecclesiastical , 6 r military , on conand if
viction ^ a second time con victed , they are disabled to sue or prosecute in any action or information , or to be the guardian of any child , and liable to be imprisoned for three years . The only object of his bill was to do away these penalties . He said the liberal
Act which was passed last year was highly creditable to the liberality of the ministers of this country , and the times in which we live . The only question now for consideration was , whethr tfcosepersoos dissenting from the Church
of England , should be still liable to the penalties of the Acts of &jij £ William . He tnerefore' m 6 ved for JeaVe to bring in a bill for granting farther relief to the different persuasions of Christians in tjtis country , who disbelieve ^ the doctrine of the Trinity * The Speaker observed , that the regular course was tb move first , that the motion shonld be
submitted to a committee of the -whole house ; Which was , accordingly done . Lord Castle reagn said , he certainly did not see Any rtasoii to object to the principle of the Mil . When the bill was before the H ouse * he wpiald then -be enabled to see
" there was any thing in the mode of granting tne relief liable to objection . * ne Ffouse went iiitp a committee , wfoei * leave too * rntrted for and ohtairie to bririe&t the Mil iri question .
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&e * etip& ( m of ikt ntwly erected U * ttfpriam CAmrcA 46 J&kila
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delpMn , with dn Account of its operiing . Feb . i 4 , 1813 . Of the design of a new Unitarian Church at Philadelphia , we have before given our readers information . The building was begun May , iSia , under the superintendence and direction of a
Committee , consisting of Messrs Taylor , Vaughan and Astley . From letters lately received , we extract the following particulars , which will not be thought trifling when it is considered th ^ t this is the ( irs t church ere cted avowedly in the . New W-orid for the ) worship of One God , the Father .
<< Th ? church is . very handsome , without being gaudy . The form is octagonal . The pulpit and galleries are rather higher than was intended , but that cannot be of much consequence . The pulpit is circular , with a crimson velvet cushion / and crimson Persian curtains inside . Over the pulpit on a
groundwork painted in imitation of marble , is this inscription from John xvi ) . 3- —~ This is life eternal , that they might know Thtt the only lixie God , and Jesus Christ * whom thou hast sent . The organ is IO feet high , and 6 wide , wich gilt pillars
and pipes ; the organ- loft with curtains the same as the pulpit . There are 72 pews on the floor , but none in the galleries , as there were so many benches belonging to the old place The velvet and Persian was given by Mr . Vaughan , and Mr . Astley pre ^ entel a vevy handsome clock . Mr . Lowe , the
organbuilder , engaged several persons to sin ; , and most of the ladies went the evening before the opening to hear them rehearse . Mr . Rayner Taylor had the honour o £ opening the organ , which was ey < ielGently performed .
« ' On Surrdajr , Feb . 14 th . the bell begad at 10 o ' clock and tolled 10 mi , nutes , anfl then rang until half past 19 ^ vrherji Mr . Taylor struck up a volun . tary ori the organ . The Introductory Address was then delivered by IVf r . Ed .
, dowes « , aft < fcr which Mr . Vaughan read the 96 th ., psalm , and a hymn was suug to the old lOOfch Mr . Taylor then prated , ancf another hymn wa * sung * # JLonddn . Mr . Htldo ^ es then commenced , his sermon , from Joshua ^ xii . % j > % 3 5— -he preached an hour , when , being fatigued , Mr . Taylor gave out a hymn , wKicli was sunjr to Guildford . Mr . B / theh resumed hft discourse , an 4 iiniBhttd in %$ miButcs ^ , yhan a . volun - tary wo * pl » y # d , during wJQidii a > col *
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Intelligence .-r—Uhitariaft Church nt Philadelphia . 349
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vol , viii . 2 z
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), May 2, 1813, page 349, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2428/page/65/
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