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eit tf&ftsfectioa In thehv&nd ^ found them abundantly sufficient W stibpbrt and comfort him in and to Ttear hfe through the ^ ooinii ^ t ^ ci ^ ^ ^^ m ^ ff His great concern Was , WRe his spirit thigfrt be more and more humble , cbnttite and « ubtaissive . And it was eminently $ & . He Was uniformly patient ^ al ^ fBsigned . His graiStude to his nearest relatives for their
affectionate and \ inremittiag attentions , he expressed in a very affecting manner . As death drew nearer , he ^ contemplated Its approach without the smallest alarm i and when sinking rapidly in the last
laborious efforts of mortality , his countenance indicated all the placid sereaity of mind which a firm faith in thei Gospel , and the brightest hopes of a blissful immortality are alone calculated to produce .
His funeral sermon * wair preached in the Presbyterian chapel on the 9 th July ; on which occasion the congregation of Methodist Unitarians testified in a very remarkable manner their love for the memory and their respect for the family of their former pastor , by shutting up their chapel and attending in a body the solemn service .
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DOMESTIC , Religious . General Assembly of the Church of . Scotland . The General Assembly met at Edinburgh , on Thursday , May 18 th , the Right Honourable the Earl of Morton being his
Majesty ' s High Commissioner . On Wednesday the 24 th , was taken into consideration the late Order in Council relating W prayers for the Royal Family , when after fc long debate the following motion was carried , by a majority of 126 to 53 , •* ' Tttfct wltercias the independence £ f the
Church of Scotland in all matters of faith , worship and discipline ifcffully established by law , the General Assembly finds it unnecessary and inexpedient to adopt any declaration wifli regard to the late or any former Orders liTtodwfeili r ^ lativte to pmm fbr his i ^ Meemmd the Royal mMf * On the > ' itidL $ yte'i Asseinbl *
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the opinion of thisr Assembly , highly calumnious , calculated to injure the character of many ministers and elders of this Church , who were members of the last General Assembly , and to vilify and
degrade the Supreme Judicatory of the Church , in the estimation of the country : Hie Assembly therefore remit tfee matter to the Procurator , who is hereby instructed and enjoined to take such steps
as may appear to him to be competent and expedient for correcting the present and preventing the repetition of similar offences : and , if any difficulty shall occur in carrying this into effect , the Procurator is farther instructed to apply for advice and direction to &ny of the statted meetings of the Commission ; Wti& tht Assembly hereby imiSHcOri ^ tim ( pommis ^ sion to receive ta ] K * 6 | Km taddE $ by thfe Frotttrator , tp give dir <| fetioli « toa ^ hpy
to decide in ' this- ' iiltttl ^ r tPtn ^ W ^ ' ^ cause . "—^ All routtee ? % ttshiess having Wee n disused of in the ^ df mannerJ his Orace the Gommis ^ oneK ( n an ^ totlue ^ t
speech from th * « f « totf , TOM 4 ftSfl | pPift Assembly in the nmwfe of his Majes ^ rr mie next ( General Aaa ^ tnbly i « 4 iappolitte ^ t ^> wm on'liftiWda ^ May 17 v 18 P » ¦ i ' i . > ; f' ^'^ jjjJt ^ &jjmJj ^ L ^^ titt ^ ^ l' * 'vfrf " ~' Md *»
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July 1 , the Rev . Abraham Harris , who had been about 41 yeare ruhmter of the Unitarian congregation &t Maidstone His health had been ^ i-adually declining for several months previous to Ms death . During his long illness , in wikkh his sufferings were sometimes intense , he evinced the most entire patience and resignation . H £ ttftetufever knowia to
complain , but uniformly endeavoured to conceal what he fefr . On t | % ;^ % being opened , at Ihe reqnfe ^ t' : ^^| ft > medical gentlemen who had att ^ de $% i ^ in his illness , it was fouad that ft ^ -w ^ rt was Enlarged to twice ks natttml siate ^ and the valves almost entirely oMfied ; that the left lobe of the lungs was almost totally decayed , and that there was airimmense accumulation of Water in the chest . Mr .
Harris was a man of remarkable mildness and suavity of manners , highly respected and his loss greatly regretted , not only by the members of his own congregation , but also by those of every other denomination who had been acquainted with him . The Rev . L . Holden , of Tenterden , his long an 4 intimate friend , delivered his funeral sermon at the Unitarian chapel , Maidstone , on Sunday the 16 th inst ., from these words , " Jesus wept . **
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), July 2, 1820, page 430, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2490/page/50/
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