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prpfessibh of their sfcirtittfcftts , ' and <^ stan < ljj ttiet lor W 6 rsMp an $ rfcliglpus pfdinances . 1 had otfete the g ^ iijfiiciibn of visiting theib , 'With $ r . # orsley < jf ^ lymciirfli ; ^ titt We hadah opportunity bf Witrfefetftig'tttift CKnstiah harmony , zeal afnfl ; piGtyp the
$ focfrwcpur ^ es older profes ^ drs pjfitJnitanaiiis ^ an&' ^ hbiil& ^ tittilijldte ai ^ oiigtbem the spirit bfttiuttia ! union and co-operation . To their highly gsieemed minister , 'Mr . Philp , who
lljj ^/ from " the'first , gratuitously given hi ^ exertions for their " edification , they ind the friends o £ / Unitarian Chris-^ ariijt ^ rn genera ] , are ut&er great 6 bfrg ^ tions . If 'Uhitanauism obtai n a permanent and extensive establishment in Corn wall , it will be greatly ra ^ nt in Cornwall , it will be greatly
xwlng to his judicious zeal and p £ rsevemiicep Tlie place in which our Fahnouth brethren \ have hitherto tfiet for worship 9 ( a school-room which they rent for the purpose *) is in s ; d inconvenient a ~ sitiiaHpn 8 teat they hm € long found
jt ' m " some measure burdfe'fisoitie to " tli ^ em ^ elTes , and ' still more discouraging as to their f&f iite prospects . From this consideration , ana in order to
tibtiin a moire permanent settlementj itiey * attempted , ¦ some' time ago , to purchase *> a spot * bf grotihd for building ; but that intolerant bigbtfy , of which , unhappily , ' so triuch still remains in the ccrtintry , rejected their applicatibn ; arid they waited for better tidies * Aftbr some internal , they had expectatidns of being able to purchase the theatre ^ in order to convert
it into a chapel 3 but tliey were bgain disappointed . Very recently , howeverp it was unexpectedly Offered them , with ohly a few hours for
deliberation ; and they resolved , ( as I should have advised tliem if I had been on the spot , ) to make the purchase ; and they now desire to throw themselves oft the Christian liberality of their brethreis s in different parts of the kingdomo But they do riot red Uest the aid of
others without making ex ( eriions themselves . The purch ^ se-ii ( ioney /( which ' ntast'be paid immediately , ) exclusive of the expenses of convey ancep is £ 180 . They expect to fit up the building £ which is 5 ^ feet by 30 , ^ ithirt the ^ walls , ) In a neat but economical manmer for ab 6 ui ; £ ^ 0 d mote * making the
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whdle ' exjpensd Within £ 400 . ThUf zYe totnpalively ¦«• few in miiwbeiv and generally poor enoughs , % tft bt& tlispo ^ fed to db fheir be 6 t ¦ ; " and four bttheir trienaber ^ ha ^ e subscribed ^ O
each . This , I think , is ia capital -be » gftinin ^ . Frcrm what I know of iltmh I havfenotlbubtihat they will all . give their personal as well as pectmiiafy effbrts , to accotn i ilish the object ^ a ® the friends of Unitarianfem would Wisb ^ &nd With as little expense "to otheris as
possible ; Sharing , ^ s th < e y must , in the feelings of niyfrietid , Mr . Pbilp , who says , " believe me , I shall reckon it one 6 f the highest honours of my life ^ to be in arty way instrumental in dedicating a temple to the exclusive worship of the One God and Father of . alir
It is from full confidence , and on grounds which I feel satisfactory , that I make this appeal to the UnitarisiB pubiicj , and I shall be rejoiced if it influence any of my more distent brethfen , * to' tdfce an' active interest in their Itehalfe
I trna ^ starid ' tMt ' Mi % Aspl ^ tntfhats given theiai reason to expect * the &s * sistance of the Unitarian Fund : and our indefatigable and judicious tmssionary , Mr . Wright , will , I anrftiHy persuaded , concur in all I have saW on the itnpoftsnce of the object and thd merits of the case .
In this , as in ^ a vaWet ) r of " other instances , I Wew the Repository ^ not only as a vfehicle bf intelligence , btit as an important bond of union atiiong Unitarians ; atid I wish it coiild ^ be said , that every individual in out foody gave it a degree of encoui'ageiKient proportioned tc ^ his ability , and to its value to our oormnon cause . ' With b ^ st wishes for its increasing diffusion and success , I remain ,
L . CARPENTERo P . S . I hope I shall find at ! ht > ur bf leisure , ere long , to reply to the friendly objections 6 f L « J . J ., in your last '' Number [ pi 665 ] . I suspect he does not understand me ; aiid 1 shall be gkd to embbdy my ideas ore ^ thiii very 'difficult Subject .
Perhaps it majr be desii ^ able testate , that I liaYe not given np tny intention of replying to Dr . Magee , and I propose , at the &am& tiine ^ to ^ cohiswer somevi'liat at 1 arfce the txidn of ^ the dfeisth of Christ . It has seldomi Item
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ifc Dfo ^ Ccirpenfer on ' iKe ' €$$$ ' of the ffiatmrkt % 'tMit&n&n $ ? kfapeho
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Jan. 2, 1818, page 28, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2472/page/28/
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