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successor , who carried the interest at Llwyn rhyd-owen to a pitch of success seldom effected by the talents and exertions of one person . Jenkin Jones built the first chapel on his own estate , principally at his own expense , and officiated for some years to the infant society . In
the time of his successor , that chapel was gTeatly enlarged , to accommodate , in some measure , the increasing numbers of the people , wlio were eventually subdivided into several separate churches . In time , a considerable body of the people outran the minister ^ wlio became the pastor on the death of David Lloyd , and refined their Arian and Armiman sentiments into
Unitarian ism ; and ,-as usual , met with no small vexation from the minister and many of the members . The consequence was , a separation of the Unitarians from the old societies , and the erection of two new chapels , LIwyn-y-groes and Pant-ydefaid , during the years 1801 and 1802 . On this occasion , all that remained of the two families of Jenkin Jones and David
Lloyd joined the separated Unitarians ; and John Jones , Esq , of Pant-y-defaid , son of the former , furnished the requisite land for the site of one of the chapels , and contributed largely towards its erection . Of those two congregations , the Rev . John James became the first minister , and
D . J . Rees , of * Lloyd Jack , lately commemorated in the Repository , [ XII . 740— 745 , ] among the departed worthies of our churches , a most important member and occasional preacher . Mr . Thomas Thomas as * he grew up , attached himself with no common ardor to the same cause :
and the aid of tlicse two important members was most happily distributed , as the subject of the present article formed one of the society at Pant-y-defaid , while D . J . Rees belonged to that assembling * at Llwyn-y-groes . Mr . Thomas had a very strong inclination to the Christian
ministry , and was once on the point of entering upon the usual academical preparation : butj alas , he was prevented by the complaint , a decline , which for almost ten years rendered life a burden , and terminated in his removal ! He was a young man of very respectable talents , which
he had considerably cultivated , in spite of his complaint , especially by domestic association for several years with Mr . James and Mr . D . J . Rees , in the family of the latter . Perhaps a finer Christian , for temper which was all mildness , and for benevolence whicli was all disinterest .
edness and generosity , has seldom been found . From his youth upwards , he had feared God , ami exerted himself in liis cause , which is til so that of truth and mankind . Tie writer appeals to those who knew him , if he was not affectionate almost beyond example ) most patient and
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submissive during his melancholy illness , zealous all the while for the prevalence of evangelical doctrine , " sober , chaste and temperate in all thing's ; " beloved , in return , and honored and finally regretted as a brother and friend by an extensive circle .
At the close of life , he made a very judicious and equitable distribution of his property , which was not inconsiderable for the country in which he resided . In these days , few of our wealthy members imitate our ancestors by leaving , from
their accumulated riches , a smalt portion for the support of the good cause which , in life , they esteemed as the cause of truth . In this respect , the great and good man , D . J . Rees , was no exception to the generality of our friends . The cause would have derived no small
comfort and encouragement , if , when his most important influence was withdrawn ^ a small part of his property had been devoted towards compensating , in a little measure , for the loss which , in himself , the society had sustained . Mr . Thomas thought of the interest of truth when he
was bid to consign it to the care of those who yot survive . After devising the bulk of his fortune to his immediate family , the present minister of the chapel at Pant-ydefaid was not forgotten , and Mr . James had a substantial proof of the esteem of the deceased * To the support of the
future ministry of the word of God , Mr . Thomas bequeathed £ 200 , and £ 30 towards inclosing the burying ground at the chapel with a suitable wall . Besides , as his heart , while alive , was wholly devoted to the gospel and to the brethren , he directed by his will , that his body should
be deposited in the chapel , where it lies awaiting the resurrection of the just . It is the first buried there of many that will probably follow , were no other motive to operate but the desire to he laid near one so entirely beloved . The edifying example of this most amiable and virtuous
young * man consoles us in the midst of the corruption of the world , and proves , to a demonstration , the salutary efficacy of " the truth as it is in Jesus , " to enlighten the understanding * and to purify the heart . Being dead he yet speaketh . The hand that write 8 this is agitated by the various emotions with which the heart is affected
at the recollection of a gentle and excellent kinsman , removed so early from extensive usefulness , ripe however in holiness , and in fitness for ii the inheritance of the saints in light . ' * London ^ Dec . 2 , 1818 . C . LL .
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770 Obituary . —Rev . Rohert Sloper *
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Sept . 22 , after a lingering illness , the Rev . Robert Slopbr , of Devizes , entered his rest . In the very house in which he was born , he breathed liis last , without
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Dec. 2, 1818, page 770, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2483/page/42/
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