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5 th of July , at Wisbeach . 7 he Rev Robert Aspland , of London , preached on the Wednesday evening to a respectable audience from Matt . iv . 26—30 , when he gave a pleasing and encouraging view of the gradual and certain progress of religious truth , and its final triumph over
error . He delivered also two discourses on the Thursday , in which he gave a masterly and scriptural explanation of the terms * ' Son of Man" and " Sou Of God / ' as applied to Jesus Christ , and he enforced and recommended their practical influence . The congregations were
large , respectable and attentive , and the impressions made , we trust , will not be easily effaced . The different services were introduced by Mr . Hawkes , of Lincoln , Mr . Evans , of Tavistock , Mr . Smith , of Lutton , aud Mr . Treleaven , of Lynn . Upwards of one hundred ladies and gentlemen dined together at the Wisbeach
Arms , Mr . Aspiand in the Chair . In the course of the afternoon a number of sentiments were given to call up those gentlemen who might be disposed to address the company on the objects of their meeting . It was pleasing to observe , that the subject that excited the most lively interest was Universal Education , for on
this being given four or five gentlemen addressed the company in succession , who all seemed to consider it as the " anchor of our hope" for better times . Much interesting information was given respecting the establishment of
Sundayschools , not only at Lincoln , Boston and Lynn , but also at Wisbeach , one has been lately instituted , which contains nearly 100 children of both sexes , who , in addition to reading , are also taught writing and arithmetic .
The afternoon being spent in the greatest harmony , the company retired from the Inn to partake of tea , which had been prepared at several of the friends * houses . After the evening's service the friends separated with mutual congratulations on their happy meeting . And we may venture to affirm , that never did a company , so large , separate with so much for pleasing recollection .
Mr . Aspland preached at Lynn on the Friday evening , to a respectable and crowded audience . At the pressing solicitations of the friends at Wisbeach he spent the Sunday there , and preached twice , to even larger congregations than
on the preceding days , on subjects of the most serious import , which fixed the attention , warmed the heart , and , we trust , led many to adopt the holy resolution , " Whatsoever others do , we will serve the Lord . ' N . W . H / fcbeach , July 12 , 1821 .
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432 Intelligence *— -North-Eastern Unitarian Association .
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Toma ; after which Mr . Perry preached from Gal . i . 4 : " Who gave himself for our sins , that he [ might deliver us from this present evil world , according to the will of God and our Father . ' * From these words the preacher directed the attention of his hearers to the doctrine of Satisfaction , both as it is held by Calvin
and his more consistent followers , and according to the more modern , ambiguous and qualified view of it . The native deformity and absurdity of the real Calvinistic doctrine was exposed in true , but not in exaggerated language , for no words can render the character of the Divine Being
more vindictive , more inexorable , nor more unjust , than those which the great Genevan Reformer has employed . How repugnant such opinions are to scripture , to reason , and to the best feelings of the human heart , was most ably and convincingly shewn , and the many and gross absurdities and contradictions which
beset them , were detected and exposed . It was truly observed , in reference to the diluted doctrine of Satisfaction , that if every point which has been either conceded or reprobated by its modern advocates were collected together , not even the skeleton of Calvin ' s system of Atonement would remain .
After service the business of the Society was transacted , Mr . Bowles in the Chair . The Report of the Committee for the past year was received , and the Secretaiy was directed to request its
insertion in the Christian Reformer . The thanks of the Society were unanimously given to Mr . Perry and Mr . Toms for their excellent sermons : and J . L . Marsh , Esq ., and Mr . Edward Taylor , were continued in the offices of Treasurer and
Secretary for the ensuing year . The next Meeting was appointed to be held at Bury St . Edmunds , on the last Wednesday and Thursday in June 1822 , and Mr . Aspland was requested to preach . Forty gentlemen afterwards dined together at the Bear Inn , Mr . Edward Taylor in the Chair . In giving " the health of Mr . Fox , and prosperity to the Unitarian
Fund , " the Chairman alluded to the Heport which was laid before the recent Meeting of that Society , and the encouraging prospect which it held out of the progress of Unitarian ism on the Continent , and in the United States . In the course of the afternoon Mr . Toms , Mr . Perry , and Mr , Madge , addressed the Meeting on subjects connected with the interests of the Society .
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North-Eastern Unitarian Association . The Annual Meeting of the North Eastern Unitarian Association was held on Wednesday and Thursday the 4 th and
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), July 2, 1821, page 432, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2502/page/52/
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