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Cranforook denominating themselves ** the old Unitarian General Baptists . * But it appears . that some of the members of the church at Smarden and Staplehurst have lately seceded from the connexion , and by a letter addressed to their late pastor ( Mr . B . Austen )» have expressed themselves as if their hopes were founded rather on the imaginary agonies and death of their Almighty Maker , than on the resurrection of the man Jesus from the " dust of death ' to a state of undying felicity . Mr . Austen has since been excluded from tbeir pulpit , and with about twenty of his friends has withdrawn to a private house to celebrate the worship of the only living and true God .
A distinct statement of the rules , with some new regulations , including several additional objects received the sanction of the society , and we trust will prove die means of cementing our union more closely and rendering it more efficient . The unanimous thanks of the society were voted . ** to Mr . John Wright , of Liverpool , for the truly Christian manner in which he has conducted himself under the prosecution that has been commenced against him , for the open avowal of those holy and benevolent principles for the promulgation of which they
were associated . " The society also expressed " their condolence with Mr . < JbarIes Herbert , under the very distressing circumstances to which he has been exposed on . account of his Urm adherence to principle . " Mr . Herbert embraced the opportunity of expressing his acknowledgments to his benefactors in a written address , of which the following is an extract : ** It is with feelings of the highest gratitude I return you my most sin- , cere thanks for a most kind , benevolent and . liberal support of a wife and nine children during the last six months , a support so truly liberal ,
that I have been furnished with the nieans of seeking a situation whenever one has offered , whiqh I could not have done had it not been for you . In scarcely any other breast lias my deplorable case excited the least feeling of compassion , not even amongst my nearest relations—very far from it . I have at last taken a house at Dover for the education of a select number of young gentlemen , in all the various
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branches of commercial and polite education , and hope , by a strict attention to the improvement of my pupils , still to merit the protection of my worthy friends . " Justice requires that it should be added that , though our friends in Kent and Sussex have
contributed to the relief of Mr . H » according to their abilities , and though we are indebted to a friend for a veiry liberal donation , yet it is to our friends in London and other more distant parts , chiefly through the medium of
Mr . Aspland and Mr . Belsham , particularly to the ample largesses of a philanthropist whose name has not been announced , that he owes the principal of the support which he ha * received .
We shall only add , that a company of about one hundred and forty friends dined together , and were joined by about fifty more who cordially united in some appropriate sentiments which were given on the occasion . The
case of Mr . John Wright , in particular * drew forth some animated remarks , and excited much interest . All appeared much encouraged to unite and proceed in the work of endeavouring to call the attention of our fellow-men
to an examination of their religious principles , that they may be led to distinguish € < what is truth , " to estimate its value , and to embrace it " in the love of it . " Maidstone , T . PINE , Sec . July 11 , 1817 .
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Intelligence . —Kent and Sussex Unitarian Christian Association . 503
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Since the above meeting , the following Petition for relief from , the requisition to submit to the perform-, ance of the Marriage Ceremony has received nearly five hundred
signatures , and has been presented to the House of Commons by Mr . W . Smith , and , we believe , to the House of Lord * by the Marquis of Lansdowne : " To the Honourable the Commons of Great JB j ^ itain and Irela nd * in
Parliament assembled ; " The Petition of the Associated Unitarian Christians of Kent and Sussex—Humbly sheweth , " That your Petitioners , dissenting
from the Established Church upon the principle that Christ is their sole Head in matters of religion , are deeply impressed with the inconsistency of submission , on their part , to the Marriage Ceremony of that Church , as an
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Aug. 2, 1817, page 503, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2467/page/55/
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