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THE ENGLISH HIERARCHY . O , Church of England , trumpeted the best In Christendom , as though all eyes could see From antichristiah signs thy grandeur
free , And of unblemished excellence possess ed ! High kingdom of this world , thy sovereign Head Sits on an earthly throne ; priests , bishops call'd , As princes of tlie Gentiles are installed With pomp and pow ' r by tithes coercive fed !
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1821 . March 10 , the Rev . John Deacon , of Leicester , a popular Minister among the class of religionists usually denominated " the new Connexion of the General Baptists . " He was no Trinitarian , but free and liberal in his sentiments . From his original confession of faith delivered at his ordination , he assured the writer
of this article he differed in various respects . Indeed , he was decidedly averse to narrow and circumscribed views of the Christian revelation . He possessed a good understanding , which , had it been duly cultivated by a liberal education ,
would have rendered him a distinguished member of society . He was quick in his perception , cheerful in his temper , and of a generous disposition . His heart devised liberal things , and he was averse to every species of bigotry ; nor must it be forgotten that he was a zealous friend of civil
and religious liberty . A very near and dear relative writes thus to the author of the present article , on his last illness and death : — " He received the information o ( his approaching dissolution with the greatest composure , and maintained the utmost serenity to the very last moment , appearing more like a person ready to
start on a journey , and waiting a friend to accompany him , than anyone at the point of death . He observed , that « it was a serious thing- to die , ' and said he Mt sometimes under < a cloud ; ' but his doubts were . speedily removed . He was
• ntcrrcd in the family-vault , in his own chapel , by the Rev . Robert IIall , in the presence of a crowd of weeping spectators ; and his funeral sermon was preached , by the Rev . Mr , Pickering , to at least -000 people , whilst as many went away ,
nOt DPiriCr t * KTr * !¦« rrnf ^» , tr > » . 4- l-w ., - * * l ^ sx . , , n 1 r IJot being able to get near the doors of the chapel . He was much respected in tne town and neighbourhood ; and if a Houd overshadowed the meridian of his
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Eatrang'd from sacred rights , the State ' s decrees Ordain'd thy formal service , patronage Or purchase plac'd thy surplic'd sons at
ease , And human articles thy faith engage ! Such hierarchy to Christians was uu known When they gave glory to one God alone * U . F . Kidderminster , May 2 , 1821 .
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days , his evening sun shone with considerable lustre . The latter part of his life was , I believe , entirely free from reproach . He was indefatigable in his labours in the ministry , bath in public and private , and wag very successful . A blessing seemed to attend him wherever he went .
He was instrumental in raising up many churches almost on the point of expiration , whilst at home the congregation increased till it was deemed requisite to enlarge the place . It will now comfortably seat upwards of a thousand people , and is generally nearly full in the afternoon . His loss is felt severely by the church and congregation . "
Thus far a near and dear relative has written concerning him to the author of this obituary , who recognizes the justness of the statement . He once , indeed , ( 1800 , ) visited the scene of his labours , and witnessed the fruits of his benevolence , for the purpose of preaching a charity sermon in behalf of an institution of his
formation , which , though it be now twenty \ ears ago , nourishes to the present day . Few individuals were more active and useful in their day and generation . The lamented subject of our obituary has left behind him a widow—inconsolable for her loss- —and two sons , who revere bin many virtues and cherish his memory . Islington . E .
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March 16 , in his 27 th year , after a few days' illness , at the Lodge , IVestonin-Gordano , Somersetshire , the llev . Edward Newcome , A . }* ., of Jesus College , Cambridge , sou of the late Dr . Newcome , Archbishop of Armagh , and Primate of all Ireland . The early and unexpected removal of this excellent young man is a subject of de £ p regret to all who had the
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Obituarp . **—Rev .. J ' * Deatton . Rev . Edward Newcome , A . B > 313
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), May 2, 1821, page 313, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2500/page/57/
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