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tfnitarian Cftajtdj Soutkampionr . On 27 th Oct . last this Chapel was opened for the worship of the One God—as a striking proof of the p rogress which Uiiitarianism has made in this town , it is not
quite a year since Mr . Travers , a lay gentleman resident in the neighbourhood , called the atten » tion of the inhabitants to the con * sideration of the subject and ( by the joint assistance of Mr .
a respectable tradesman in the town , and Mr . — a solicitor of Rumsey ) has drawn together a Unitarian congregation , which promises an abundant crop . Some have been recovered from
deism , others have renounced the errors of Calvinism , and even our brethren the Jews , are likely to be brought tp the aeknovvledg .
liiVntqf Jesus thrdugh the doctrine the fiiiine Unit y * The Chanel was . calculated to contain 1 & ( ¥ persons , and was completely filled . Mr ., Travers Intro . dueed the Service by prayer and
reading the scriptures-, after which Mr . Treleaven of Dorchester delfvered the long prayer , and Mr . Fox of Chichester preached from Ephesians ii . 20 . setting forth in
strong and glowing terms the only foundation of a Christian church ; the sermon was , like all his other coirtpoimipfls , truly judicious and delivered iaa tnost energetic
manner . The Society met agaii ) in the evening , wfaen more than 400 pcrtong crowded into the chapel * rtd aboVe a hundred gathered round -the door , Mr . Fox
commenced the service by prayer , and Mr , i releaveri preached : became to Perforiii this pleasing task , under we pressure of a severe cold , upvv ards of 60 miles ; his subject * as the divine Unity , taken from
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the tOth . chap , © rthe 1 st . Egfst . ot the Corinthians . 14 and IS >\ W . in which he made a powerful appeal to the language of Scripture and the dictates of reason ; his ar . gurtients were strohgand calcufated to flash conviction on the mind
of the most prejudiced ; his style and manner were indeed eloquent , and notwithstanding the heat arid pressure , which obliged two or three persons to withdraw , he was heard with the most rivetted attentibtf , and we have no doubt but that the
laudable exertions of these exc ^ U lent men will be abundantly blessed to us . Thirty . four persons , of whom ten were ladies ( composed of the
Society and their friends ) dihea together at a respectable hotel iti the town , associating together as one large family , and several Jibe * ral and benevolent toasts suitable
to the evasion were drank . They experie n ced a severe disappoint ^ ment in the absence of some o ( of their friends upon whom they had placed the strongest reliance : only four came from Poole and the same number from the Isle of Wight ,
but they were of the best quality ( thoughin both these townsthereis a respectable Unitarian interest ) , but the town of Rumsey made some amends , giving out tio less thart seventeen respectable persons ; and we doubt not but in a khort
time they will enjoy with us the preaching of gospel truth . J \ would willingly suppress what follows , but truth compels me to add , that Portsmouth , that
populous town which can boast of an Unitarian place of worship , on this day forsook us and fled : they looked on us , for we adv > rtj $ ed our intended meeting twice in the Portsmouth paper , but passed
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Intelligence . —Unitarian CJtapel , Southampton . $%
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Nov. 2, 1814, page 721, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2446/page/61/
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