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had , in early life , been one of John Wesley ' s preachers , who had often been heard to lament the loss of so valuable a servant by his conversion to Unitarianism . To his early studies , under so great a master , was to be
attributed that talent for religious conversation by which he was distinguished . He was an occasional Correspondent of the Monthly Repository , under the signature Sabrina , to which work , I believe , I may refer your readers for a further account of him .
[ VIII . 550 , 551 . ] He was distinguished by probity and simplicity of character . His heart , in the words of one who knew him well , " was as pure as a child ' s . " He published , while at Hull , a pamphlet , entitled " Diversity of Sects no valid Argument against the Truth of the Christian Religion , ' * &c . [ Mon . Repos . V . 256 , 257 . ]
He died suddenly in the month of June , ISIS , and reposes in a vault ia the chapel r by the side of his predecessor , Mr- Beverley , just under the spot from which their successors are to
proclaim that gospel , against which the " gates of the grave shall not prevail . ** On the right-hand side of the pulpit is a monumental tablet , corresponding to the one above-mentioned , bearing the following inscription :
In memory of The Rey . William Severn , Whose mortal part lies interred in the aisle below , This Tablet is erected by his affectionate widow , as a Memorial of her esteem and affection .
During * seven yeais , Mr . Severn performed the duties of Minister to This congregation , With zeal and punctuality , with probity , benevolence And piety , never excelled . A fit of apoplexy suddenly finished bis
career On the 22 d day of June , 1813 , In the 59 th year of bis ag'e , Whilst he was taking- his usual Evenhig ^ s walk . What he was , the day will declare
After this mournful eyenjt , Mr . Lee ' s valuable services were again called for , and afforded during a year and a half ; at the expiration of which titne , the writer of the present article came hither from Chesterfield . This connexion commented With ! the beginniwg of the year ! 815 ;
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the year 1799 > aft ^ ministry of fort y-two years ; but continued to exemp lify his own instructions in th'e eyes of his flock until the year 181 & . rMon . Repos . V . 477 , and VII . 533—remain attended to
535 . 3 His s were their repository , in the chapel , by his congregation and many of the most respectable persons in the-town , A neat monumental tablet is placed on the left-hand side of the pulpit , with the following inscription :
As a testimony Of their respect and veneration for his character , This Monument is erected to the memory of The Rev . John Beverley , By this congregation , of which He was upwards of forty years the faithful And affectionate pastor .
He died on the 27 th day of May , 1812 , In the 79 th year of his ag * e , Leaving * a name Unsullied hy the whisper of calumny , After a long and lingering * illness , Which he bore with humility and Resignation , characteristic Of his holy life , and truly edifying To all who knew him .
The remembrance of the just is sweet . Shortly after the resignation of Mr . Beverley , the choice of the congregation fell on Mr . Wm . Oke Manning , eldest son of Mr . Manning , of Exeter .
But Mr . M . having another session to spend at the College at Manchester * the Society thought themselves peculiarly fortunate in engaging in the interval the services of Mr . George Lee , who removed to Hull , from
Belper , in Derbyshire , at this time . During the ministry of Mr . Manning , it was discovered that the building was so far infected with the dry rot , that it was necessary to pull it down . The present ^ structure was raised on the same site , and opened
in the month of September , 1803 . It is aii octagon , capable of seating about 650 persons , and is an uncommonly neat and commodious building . After remaining about five years in the pastoral office , Mr . Manning quitted Hull in 1805 , to enter into business in
London , leaving behind him si high character for benevolence aiid gentlemanly deportment . Mr . Lee , at the solicitation of the Society , a ^ ain officiated for a few months , and in 1806 , KTr , Seveiin , of Kidderminster , was chosen pastor . This geritleinan
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r-History of Dissenting Meeting-House , Botvl-Alley Lane , Hull 669
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Nov. 2, 1818, page 669, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2482/page/5/
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