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and German Universities , and * cabers were invited to fill similar statious in jwland ; whilst some who wejit : beyond the Swiss and German Reformers ui their secession from the doctrines
of the Church of Rome , found it necessary to emigrate to Poland and Transylvania , where they became instrumental in promoting the cause of
Unitananism . The history of the Reformation in Italy presents one fact Which is worthy of particular , observation . It is not a little singular , that in tbis country so large a proportion of the more distinguished of those who seceded from the Roman Church should , at so
early a period , have been carried to so great 4 length in calling in question and in rejecting the doctrine of the Trinity . It seems to be generally admitted , that those wJbo ; formed the society at , Vincenza , including in their number La&lius Sociuus , were
Antitrinitarians ; and it may be inferred , that their opinions were pretty general among the Italian Reformers , from the suspicion of Unitarian heresy which appears to have attached to almost every person of learning and
distinction who quitted Italy on account of his religious sentiments . This suspicion was , indeed , in many cases , wholly unfounded . It is extremely doubtful , whether Valdesso , one of the first Reformers in Italy , dissented from the popular faith on the doctrine of
the Trinity . In his " Divirie Considerations , " there is certainly nothing to impeach the prtliodoxyof his creed on this head . Gc ^ lius Secimdus Curio bas also been charged with holding
Autitrinitarian sentiioents , but without the shadow of evidence . Bernard Ochini has likevyise been misrepresented in relation to this point . He has commonly been enumerated among tlie In ? l | bers of the society at
Vincenza . Bjit it does not seem likely that he could ever have belonged to it , and jt is certain that he was not a member in 1546 , when it was dispersed , as he had quitted Italy four years previously to that period . It appears ,
moreover , evicjept , that he was at . Jhia « uae a Trinitarian ,, and had no diffic £ lty in uniting \ y ith , t ^ e Trinitariaa churc hes , both in ^^ erl ^ nd and , in * 9 KW . To ^^ l ^ the ; close ofc his ^ , h 6 weve r , foe , c lwfced Ms ^ ati-» ents , and became an * Unitarian . But
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making every allowance for . these misrepresentations , whieh were generally the work of the enemies of the parties , who wished i ; o heap upon them all the odium they could ; and a deeper stain , they well knew , they could not at that time throw upon them , than that
which the very imputation of Unitananism conveyed ; there is abundant evidence to shew , that a very large number of persons gave up . their Trinitarian creed before they quitted Ilaly . This circurn § $ ance affords a good
proof , that they prosecuted their theological inquiries with a majily freedom and fearless intrepidity of mind , and with a becoming anxiety to follow the truth wherever it might be found , and whithersoever it might conduct them .
R . S . - Erratum . —The reader is requested to correct the reference to Mosfeeim in note * , col . 2 , p . 5 : it should be to Vol . III . p , 387 .
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Kendal , Sir , Feb . 14 , 1822 . HAVE the satisfaction to announce I to the Unitarian public , the
establishment of a Fellowship Fund in the religious society with which I am con- * nee ted . Upon the regulations for managing the institution , and the objects to which it is to be devoted , it is
unnecessary to enlarge , ag ^ they are conformable to the well-known plan originally suggested by the late Doctor Thotnson , and coincide with those which have been so frequently detailed in your pages . The great end we have
in view , is to join with our brethren in aiding the progress of the trutti as it is in Jesus , and we hope , that we shall strengthen our own hands by contributing to strengthen theirs , in this great and good , cause .
It gives me additional pleasure to state further , that at the time when this establishment took place , it was unanimously resolved to have aa annual collection , the amount of whieh should be alternately given to Jhe College at York and to the London Unitarian Fund . The collection for
this year will be appropriated to the use of the latter . In following up both these plans , I hav § N lie doubt we shall soon be joined by tht £ whole of our society , . when they . see that the pecuniary exertions are individually below the notice of those wh 6 se mean *
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Feb. 2, 1822, page 93, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2509/page/29/
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