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attainments and rank in life . The traet related the truly Christian behaviour of this poor young woman , who , while her master continued to beat her in the most merciless manner , poured out fervent prayers to Heaven for blessings on her persecutor and his family . The gentleman
( vas struck with the narrative , and began to question himself as to the source whence the sufferer could have derived such exalted principles , and the fortitude to put them into practice undpr such painful circumstances . The result was , that he became a serious inquirer into
the nature and evidences of Christianity , and a sincere convert to and bright ornament of his newly-adopted faith . " The Memory of Dr . Lindsay , " who had kindly consented to take the Chair on that occasion , was then given . To do iustice to the respectful tribute paid
hy the Chairman in his description of that good man ' s worth exceeds the writer ' s power . Suffice it to say , it was such as did credit to the departed and his evidently sincere eulogist , and such as every one who knew Dr . Lindsay must
have felt to be just , though he might not have been able to express it with equal felicity . Its effect was not lost on the company ; for , on " The Treasurer ' s " health being given , that gentleman rose and announced various sums he had
received in consequence of the Committee ' s appeal and since the company had assembled—one of which was , " £ 21 , a tribute of respect to the memory of Dr . Lindsay Among " other contributions , to relieve the Society from its difficulties , the
Chairman announced his own life subscription , and several gentlemen present doubled their life and annual subscriptions . —The sentiment , " Our coadjutors in Holland , France , Piedmont and Spain / 'called forth some glowing anticipations on the progress of liberal and enlightened principles of Civil and Religious Freedom .
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MISCELLANEOUS . An Exhibition is about to be opened of Engravings by Living British Artists , under the Royal Patronage . An individual artist , Mr . W . B . Cooke , has taken the whole expense and risk of the project upon himself . The exhibition is to be opened at No . 9 , Soho Square , in the middle of April . This novel and
interesting institution will have the good wishes of all lovers of the art 3 . British engravers have attained the highest eminence iri their profession , but for want of some means of communicating with the public , their most exquisite productions are scarcely brought out before they are locked up in the cabinets of the curious .
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New Churches . The Commissioners for building New Churches have made their First Report , from which it appears that the churches or chapels proposed to be built amount to 85 , which are calculated to furnish sittings at one time for about 144 , 190
persons , of which accommodation about one-third will be in free seats , to be appropriated to the use of the poor ; and that the probable expense of erecting these churches or chapels amounts to about . £ 1 , 068 , 000 ., including ^ 59 , 000 ., the amount of loans which the
Commissioners propose to make to various parishes , from which sum is to be deducted about £ 88 , 000 ., the amount of parochial and private contributions . At this rate for building churches , the sitting-room for each person will cost seven pounds , eight shillings . The Commissioners state
that they have been obliged to postpone the consideration of 25 applications for farther church-accommodation * from a belief that the Parliamentary fund will be totally exhausted in the completion of the churches and chapels which they have already proposed to build .
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Intelligence . — Unitarian Fund . —Miscellaneous . New Churche * . 191
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Unitarian Fund . An Extraordinary General Meeting of Jhe Society was held at the London Tavern , by advertisement , on Tuesday the 6 th inst ., " to consider the expediency of Mr . Wright ' s undertaking a
Missionary Tour in the United States of America , " John Christie , Esq ., the Treasurer , in the Chair . After much discussion , from which it appeared that there was considerable difference of opinion , the decision of the question was postponed to the Annual Meeting at Whitsuntide , which will this year be June 13 .
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The Meeting of the Unitarian Association of Somerset and Dorset y which was to have bee ^ n held at Bridport on Easter Tuesday , is postponed , on account of the lamented death of Mr , Howe and Mr . Blake , till Tuesday the 2 nd of October next . SAMUEL FAWCETT . Yeovily March 17 , 1821 .
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—• The Provisional Committee for Encouragement of Industry and Reduction of Poor ' s Rates , have prepared the heads of a Bill to be introduced into Parliament for enabling parishes to employ and settle the poor on waste lands ; and a petition corresponding to it now lies at the King ' s Head , in the Poultry , for signatures .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), March 2, 1821, page 191, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2498/page/63/
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