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His separation from the society in which he was educated , exposed hiin to the vindictive censure of a sect , conspicuous for their hostility to those who have separated from them ; and his generous , unsuspecting' disposition , sometimes leading- him to extremes , laid him open to the sneers of the selfish , who , measuring" others by
themselves , were unable to appreciate his virtues . Such have more pleasure in carping at the eccentricities of genius , than in imitating * the example of good qualities . According to a maxim attributed to Confucius , " the perfection of man consists not in never falling , hut in being able to rise again . "
He was a friend to civil and religious liberty- ; and having exercised the important right of choosing' his own religious opinions , he was willing' to concede a like right to others . He was pre eminently distinguished for the warmth of his affections , and the sincerity of his friendship , and for a freedom from selfish motives , which induced him to follow where the
dictates of apprehended duty led him , regardless of consequences , or of the losses he might sustain by such conduct . He preferred the doing * right , abstracted from all consideration of gaining the applause , or avoiding the censure of men ; arid ,
possessing a genuine , unaffected modesty , he abstained from obtrusive argumentation , and that war of words , which seldom leads to profitable results . Placability and the forgiveness of injuries were distinguishing traits in our worthy friend ' s character .
About two months before his death , he felt the approach of disease , but for a time he cherished hopes of his recovery . During * the latter part , his sufferings were severe ; but he maintained a peaceful serenity . He looked forward to his death without dismay , as might have been expected from a man , whose religious opinions were the very
opposite of gloomy . u God is love , was his favourite maxim j and under this consoling influence , a death-bed was divested of the terrors , with which it is often viewed by the victims of vice or of superstition . After his death a large collection of water was found in his chest .
He was born 8 th of 12 $ li month , 1752 , and died 2 d of 8 th month , 1818 . Virtue , in a very eminent degree , h&d " filled the space between . " JOHN HANCOCK . Lisburn , 20 th qfSth month , 1818 .
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esteemed friend , in the 69 th year of his age , the Rev . William Richards , of Lynn . He was a man of sterling 1 integrity and of true Christian worth . The General Baptist denomination has lost in him one
of its most zealous advocates and brightest ornaments . He tnight have liv ^ d without reproach ^ except on the ground of here sy ) in the days of the Puritans : like them he lived apart from the world , and Jike them he was a religious enemy of ecclesiastical usurpation and civil tyranny . [ Further particulars hereofter . ~\
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Obituary — Rev . William Richards . —Rev , Mr . Ham . 58 b
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Funeral of the Rev * Mr . Ham . [ We sometimes state our opinion freely of the enormous and mischievous errors of Popery , but we are at all times pleased to
acknowledge and record the virtues of Roman Catholics , and have g * reat satisfaction in copying the "following paragraph froni the Weekly Freeman ' s Journal , Dublin , August 8 th . Ed . ]
1 his gentleman had been for many years parish priest of Cooloek , Clontarf , &c , and lived at the sheds of Clontarf . His pious conduct and amiable manners Lad so endeared him to his parishioners , that , perhaps , the death of any individual never produced such universal and sympathetic
sorrow and regret in that district as his did . His funeral shewed the esteem in which he was held . About a thousand respectable farmers and inhabitants in the
neighbourhood , assembled at an early hour on Monday morning , and when the body , in a superbly mounted coffin , was abotit to be placed in the hearse , they unanimously proclaimed their intention of carrying the remains of their lamented pastor to the place of interment , ( Mulhuddart , ) a distance from Clontarf of no less than nine
miles . It was really an affecting- sight to behold the procession : the numerous per * sons who had assembled for the above pur . pose walked , and alternately carried the body , every man uncovered , after which followed the hearse and a string of carriages and cars , extending full a mile in length . The procession moved ia this order from Clontarf to this city , through Summer Hill , Great Britain Street , Cape ] Street , King Street , Stoueybatter , and on to the grave , amid the most solemn and
respectful feeling that we ha ^ e ever witnessed . This is perhaps the strongest proof that religion , virtue and amiability of manners will , even in these times of depravity , meet and receive the just appreciation ^ yhich they deserve .
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Rev . W . Richards . Wjb regret that we have to announce the death of a valuable correspondent and
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Sept. 2, 1818, page 585, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2480/page/49/
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