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and all other opposition whatever , gut the question is , whether an author or publisher of a book that vilifies , degrades and abuses the best men that have ever lived , and at least the best book that was ever written , be not guilty of a crime ? Whether we are to consider such an one as an inquirer after truth , or desirous to enlighten his species ? Paine's book has been refuted , many of his statements proved palpably false } and , I may add , many of his statements too that affected the credit of the Bible essentially .
' Has Mr . Carlile noticed these in his defence ? Has he attempted to point out . their weakness or insufficiency ? No ; he knew it was not his object to do so . But , for the policy of the thing , would it not be better to pass over
such conduct with the silence of pity or contempt at such attempts 5 or , be content with defending and vindicating Christianity ? I certainly think it would . But if any one chose to pour upon such offenders a different measure of correction , I could not refrain
from saying they deserved it . I admire and would imitate the Son of God , when he prayed for his murderers ; but if Tiberius had ordered Pontius Pilate and Caiaphas to be crucified , for crucifying him , I could not find a Christian principle that would deny the justness of the retaliation . C .
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Chichester , Sir , March , 3 , 1820 . IF I mistake not , the idea of forming a Society for supporting Missionary preaching among the Unitarians , was first offered to their notice , through the medium of the Monthly Repository . Having this precedent , I solicit
permission , through the same medium , of submitting to tne Unitarian public , the propriety of forming a Society for [ he purpose of enabling young men w humble life , to avail themselves of the instruction afforded at Glasgow , York , or any such places ; for quailfymg ' themselves for the - Christian
Ministry . There are a few places , whence exhibition ^ ox grants for the above Purpose are derived 5 but I have reason to think tnese are too few far the
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demand ; and as we have no longer the Unitarian Academy , it Appears to me desirable , that greater access should , if possible , b& given to the abovementioned places of instruction . If young men are admitted , on what we may call the foundation of-these
places , though much is supplied them gratuitously , still there are travelling , and other incidental expenses , which , though amounting to no great sum , are nevertheless heavy , and , perhaps , in some cases , almost insupportable to the parties .
The object of my proposed fund , would be to defray these expenses ; in the cases of seriousl y disposed' and diligent young men . It is to bfc raised by annual subscriptions , which , it is presumed , would not be very burthensome : as , from there being no
additional expense incurred in tutors or buildings , the object being not to overcharge the present establishments with pupils , but simply to enable young men of promise to avail themselves
of the advantages of present institutions , when vacancies might happen to occur ; a small sum , comparatively speaking , would be sufficient for the end proposed .
We are not overstocked with labourers in the vineyard , and where young men of good character and habits have a strong bent for the Christian ministry , it seems highly desirable to encourage it . At the same time , it is necessary that those who appear in our pulpits should have sufficient Jearning to enable them to separate the fancies of men , under which
Christianity has for centuries groaned , from the pure oracles of celestial truth . How far my suggestion will tend to effect this , or how far it may be liable to objections not at present perceived by me , I must leave to the considera tion of your zealous and enlightened readers . J . FULLAGAR-• ¦ ¦ I . ' . ¦ mmmmi
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• m ^^' " ~ *• . ' ¦ ' Bloooam , Sir , January 25 , 18201 THERE is in Vol . XIIJ-jp . 632 , of your valuable Miscellany , a paper to prove that the last clause ot Rom . fsu 5 , refers to our heavenl y Father . This , I hope , will appear still more evident from the following observations : —
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Assistance to Academics . M K —r . Jevans on Rom . ix . 4 , 5 . v ? l
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), March 2, 1820, page 161, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2486/page/33/
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