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bey-Milton , in Dorsetshire ; received liis classical learning * under Dr . Militer , &c . ; afterwards removed to Glasgow , and from thence was placed under the f Doddridse for veai \ ior
care oDr . one care or ur . jLJouurmge one year , if not longer , whoiri he afterwards assisted as classical tutor to his pupils for about five years . From Northampton he caoie to Bloxham about
the year 1748 , and was your minister for about thirty years . He died at Bloxhara , January J 9 , 1804 , in the 85 th year of his age . He was a learned , sensible and pious man , a good preacher , but often wanted energy .
" After Mr . Brabant resigned his office , Mr . Benjamin Carpenter became your minister . He was the son of a respectable farmer at the Woodrow ^ neat * Bromsgrove , in Worcestershire ; He was educated at Daventry , under the Rev . Dr .. Ash worth , who succeeded Dr . Dbddridge in the care of his Academy . Mr . C . was ordained minister
of Bloxham and Milton Dissenting societies , at Banbury , in the latter end of the year 1774 . " After continuing here about two years he removed to Westbromwich , below Birmingham , and in a few vpiars below Birminghamand in a few
, years after he went to Stourbridge , and in about eight or nine years more he removed to Claphain / near London ; and in a few years returned into the neighbourhood of Stourbridge again ; and at length became the minister of the congregation of Stourbridge a second time , where he continued to the
tune of his death ,, which took place November 22 , 1816 , when he was 64 years of age . He was married three limes , but left no child behind him . He was a good , learned anlf sensible man , but rather a heavy preacher ; and was much esteemed by those persons who knew him best , for his learning , ineekness and earnest desire to
promote the best interest of his people . He published some short discourses on our Dissent from the Esta-Mis hed Church ; a single sermon on Charity ; a Liturgy , which was used one part of the day in his place of worshi p at Stourbridge ; two small volumes of Sermons on Various
Sublets ; and a work on Natural and llevcaled Religion . He also had a controversy with Mr . Belsham on Ariauism . When Mr . Carpenter left you , a Mr . Samuel Withers became your mi-
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nister . He , was a native of Westbromwich , below Birmingham y had part of his gram mar learning at ^ Mr . ( afte rwards DrO Addiiigton ' s school 9-t Market Harborough . From thence
he went to Daventry Acadeniy , then under the care of Dr . Ashworth , where he continued four years . The fixed period was five . years , but he marrying while he was a student , caused him to le&ve a year sooner than he would otherwise have done . He was
consumptively inclined , and , therefore , after preaching to you for about two years , he resigned his post , arid went to live with his parents , where he died after a few months . He was an affable
and friendly man , a popular preacher , and meant well , but wanted prudence . He , I suppose , died in the year 1780 . " The Meeting-house at Milton existed before this at Bloxham . What gave rise , to this is related as follows : that a Mr . Fletcher , who was minister of the Parish Church of Bloxham ;
being a Welshman , spoke the English language so very imperfectly , that his people could not understand him ; and as he would not go away , a number of them determined to provide themselves with a minister that they could understand . The initial letters of the
names of several of the families are still to be seen cut in the forms on which some of you are now sitting . " Thus , my friends , 1 have , agreeably to the exhortation contained in our r j ,. __ _
text , given yotr ai \ account of the different persons whcVm the good providence of God hath , in a Long course of years , set over you and your fathers as your and their ministers 5 a the gospel of Jesus Christ .
" It will be of use to you to recollect these things at times , and to talk them over in your families and amongst your neighbours and intimate friends , and to endeavour to imitate their faith and practice , as far as you believe that it was agreeable to the gospel of
Christ . You are greatly indebted to the good providence of God for giving you such ministers ; and you have a solemn account to give , to the righte ,-ous Judge of the whole earth , of the
use you have made of their ministry . The Supreme Being may say to you , as he did to his ancient people the Jews , M have sent unto , you all my servants the prophets , daily rising up early and sending them / Jer . vii . 25 .
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Succession of Presbyterian Ministers at Bloccham . 265
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vol . xix . 2 m
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), May 2, 1824, page 265, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2524/page/9/
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