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and read the Scriptures . Mr . Fox , of Chichester , the preacher-elect , delivered the second prayer . Mr . Broadbent , of Warrington , preached the sermon , * and concluded the devotional
exercises-The sermon contained an able a . nd energetic defence of the duty of avowing and supporting the truth . It was received with great interest by the Society , who resolved , with the permission of ( he preacher , which has since been
obtained , to publish itrin a little time , it will come under our notice , in another part of our work , and therefore we shall say no more of it at present , than that it was truly appropriate and will form
a suitable addition to * the valuable discourses by Doctors Toulmin and Carpenter , and Messrs . Lyons , Butcher , Kentish and Madge , which the Unitarian Fund has already given to the world . The collection at the doors
exceeded that of any year except the last T . he Society proceeded to business after divine service , Mt . Edward Taylor , of Norwich , in the chair . The Treasurer ' s Report was satisfactory . The Report of the Committee was read by the Secretary—* an abstract of it shall be given in the next number . It was shorter than on most former
occasions , the business of the -Society being , in a great measiire , the same every year , and there being of coarse less novelty in their proceedings . The Committee express themselves delighted with the openings of troth in every direction , and recommend persevering
and in-creased labours in ihe great and good cause . Mr . Christie was re-chosen Treasurer , Mr . Aspland , Secretary : > and the following gentlemen were appointed the Committee , viz . Messrs . Bailey , Eaton , Gilchrist , S ~ Hart , Ives ; Hurry * John Taylor and William Titford .
AfteT the Unitarian Fund business was concluded , there was a general meeting -of . the governors , - subscribers ami friends of the Unitarian Academy ± Mr . William Cooke , of the Isle of W ight , in the chair : a report of this meeting will be given in our next number .
The- subscribers to the Unitarian Fund and tbeir friends afterwards dined together ; in number two hun-Wandwxtv , at the ^ London Tavern . % request of ) the Committee and the a twatxis ; 'ikfo % Frentl took the ae&air , << ! 1 vtr •? - - *«• • ... r . ,
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and he ably supported his station . Many admirable sentiments were brought forward and enlarged upon by the chairman and other gentlemen . The meeting was throughput harmonious and pleasant- Considerable additions were announced to the list of
svibscribers . Amongst the contribi * - tions-we heard with great pleasure of the sum of ^ 2 . * ' from a few persons in humble life , at Leeds , who wish prosperity to the doctrine of Unitarianism . " . We cannot close this brief
account without saying that much of the agrceableness of the afternoon is to be ascribed to the judicious arrangements and the activity of tl > e Stewards .
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General Baptist Society . The Annual Assembly of the OlcJ General Baptists was held , as usual , on WJnit-Tuesday , June 4 th , in the Meeting-House , vVorship Street , London . . The Elders and Representatives of the churches in connexion with the
Assembly , met early for business . At eleven o ' clock the public service ^ commenced . Mr . Evqns , of Islington , read the scriptures and gave out the hy-mus ; Mr .-Treleaven , of Dorchestep , offered up prayer ; and Mr . SaT muel Dobell , of Cranbrook , Kent ,
delivered the sermon , and concluded the devotional service ^ — -The preacher ' s text was Spikes , , iv , 15 , lb * . " But speaking the truth in love , " &c . The discourse was delivered with an
animation which excited great attention . The authority of Jesus Christ as Supreme Head of the church was proved by a judicious appeal to the sacred scriptures ; the equality of all the members of a Christian church
zealously vindicated ; and that equality shown to consist not only in a common right to participate in $ he privileges ajnd blessings of Christianity --4 > ut also in an indispensable obligation to advance by mdivi 4 wl egce ^ tioa the interests of truUi ^ and to promote to . the utmost in their > power , each < tf ; her Vwd fare .
The Jetters from most of the churches were of a satisfactory nature- — - ^ he different congregations are rather increase ing than' diminishing ^ the accession of their ne \ v members being , on the whole , more than adequate to compensate for their , losses by deaths or removals The GenexaJ Baptist church .
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Intelligence . —Unitarian Fund . —General Baptist Society . 351
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), June 2, 1816, page 351, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2453/page/43/
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