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    JZutcher , of Sidmouth ; the subjeQl—' JitrGsif ; the text—Acts xxiv . 14 , But this I confess unto theey that after the Way which they call heresy > so worship I the God of my Fathers , believing all things which are written in the law and

    the prophets ; upon which Mr . Butcher made three observations , which were the heads of his discourse , viz . 1 , That Paul was neither ashamed nor afraid to own himself a heretic ; 2 , That notwithstanding his heresy , he

    conceived that he retained the pit-ty of his ancestors ; 3 , That both his heresy and his piety were the consequence of his being a sound and pious believer . These observations naturally spread out into a statement of the duty of free inquiry , and of the principles which

    are now chiefly deemed heretical , i . e . the doctrines of Unitarianism . In conclusion , the preacher plead - ed warmly , and we are happy to add successfully , on behalf of the Unitarian Fund . Many of his Reflections appeared peculiarly pertinent , in consideration of his own recent avowal of a change of

    opi-Dions . He concluded the service

    by prayer . The congregation was numerous , and the collection at the doors larger , we believe , than oa any former occasion . Many individuals concurred in requesting Mr . Hutcher to publish bis sermon ; with which request we understood him to have

    com-After divine service the mem-)^ e rs of the Society proceeded to

    Any persons desirous of more than a single copy arc invited to give their neuues , with the number of copies they wish for , to the Editor .

    business , James Young , Esq . in the chair ; a considerable part of the congregation staying , by jnvitation from the Chairman , to hear the Reports . The Treasurer reported the state of the Fund , according to the

    audit of the accounts , on the 1 st of January , by which it appeared that the expenditure of the last year had exceeded the income by fifty pounds . It was added , however , that an improvement had taken place in the finances of the

    Society during the few months of the present year , in consequence of the adoption of measures , the benefits of which are only bc * gjnning to be felt ; and a hope was expressed that the next report of the state of the Fund would be answerable to the highest

    expectations of the members . It was also understood that no falling off would have appeared in the Treasurer ' s balance , if the subscriptions in arrears had been paid in : these are chiefly the country subscriptions , which the Collector has no means of obtaining . We therefore take the liberty of suggesting to subscribers in the country the

    propriety of transmitting their subscriptions to the Treasurer or Secretary as early in the year as is convenient . The Secretary next proceeded to read the Report of the Committee , which embraced a great variety of topics , and extended to 9 . considerable length . It appears

    that the labours of the Society , increasing every year , are every year more impottani and successf ' ui . Although some interesting documents were not brought into the Report ^ in consequence of their having been communicated by the Committee to tbis work , it

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    Intelligence . — Unitarian Fund . 415

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  • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), June 2, 1813, page 415, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2429/page/59/