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trary governor . I knew his power to be irresistible : I therefore thought his decrees must be submitted to , because they could not be withstood . Now , my whole view is changed . The abbot de la Trappe has taught me to consider this great God as my Father ; and to view myself as adopted into his family
I now can look upon myself as become his son , through the merits of my Saviour , applied to my heart by his Holy Spirit . I am now convinced , not only that we ought to receive misfortunes with patience , because they are inevitable ; but I also feel assured , that death , which rends the veil from all
things , will probably discover to us as jnany new secrets of love and mercy in the economy of God ' s providence as in that of his grace . God , who gave up his only Son to death for us , must surely have ordered all inferior things by the same spirit of love . "
Such were King James ' s sentiments respecting M . de Ranee . The abbot , on the other hand , entertained as high an opinion of him . T ^ he following passage , concerning the unfortunate king of England , occurs in one of M . de Rance * * s letters to a friend .
" I will now speak to you concerning the King of England . I never saw any thing more striking than the whole of his conduct . Nor have I ever seen any person more elevated above the
transitory objects of time and sense . His tranquillity and submission to the Divine Will , are truly marvellous . He really equals some of the most holy men of old , if indeed he may not be rather said to surpass them .
^ ' * He has suffered the loss of three kingdoms ; yet his equanimity and peace of mind are undisturbed . He speaks of his bitterest enemies without warmth . Nor does he ever indulge in those insinuations , which , even good men are apt to fall into , when speaking of their enemies . He knows the
meaning of two . texts of Scripture , which are too much neglected : — It is given you to suffer ; ' and ' Despise not the gift of GodT He , therefore , praises God for every persecution and humiliation which he endures . He could not be in ^ a more equable state of mind , even if he were in the meridian of temporal prosperity . " His time is always judiciously and regularly appropriated . His day is
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filled up in so exact a manner , that nothing can well be either added to or retrenched from his occupations . " All his pursuits tend to the love of God and man . He appears uniformly to feel the Divine presence . This is perhaps the first and most important step in . the divine life . It is the foundation of all which follow .
' * The queen is in every respect influenced by the same holy desires , " The union of these two excellent persons is founded on the love of God . " It may be truly termed a holy and a sacred one . "
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576 History of ~ Umtaridn < 2 hurch 3 Charleston , V . &
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Charleston , S . C . Sir , June 24 , 1821 . HAVE long intended to forward I you a sketch of the history of Unitarianism in this city , but have been hitherto prevented by
circumstances of a private and domestic nature , which this is not the place to detail . In fulfilment of this design , permit me to refer you to the " Memoir , " prefixed to a volume of sermons by our late pastor , Mr . Forster , which
accompanies this letter , and which Capt . M . Neel will deliver you , when called for . From this Memoir you will be able to gather the principal facts relating to this subject to the close of Mr . Forster ' s ministry among us . As soon as it became evident that
he would be no longer able to continue his services , the society took measures to procure a suitable person for his successor , to be settled in the first instance as a colleague with him , should his life be protracted so long . Application was made to the President of
Harvard College , Cambridge , to recommend a proper candidate for this station , who sent us our present pastor , the Rev . Samuel Gilmaii , at that time a tutor in the University . After Mr . Oilman had preached for us a short time , he was unanimously invited to
settle with us , and ordained as our pastor early in December , 1819- Mr . Oilman ' s talents as a preacher are of a high order ; his attainments as a general scholar , and as a theologian , are respectable ; and his deportment in all the relations of life correct and exemp lary-Notwithstanding the odium attached to hia peculiar opinions , there is not a clergyman in the city who command ** more general respect and esteem- ine
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Oct. 2, 1821, page 576, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2505/page/8/
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