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ttiat $ &l ! l ^ of & W& * ^ . ^ grettedfifecon&equenees of bis error j # hen I wa ^ lately at a meeting in
BbcW r'fle ^ eC ' ^ - ^^ y ^ i ^ ni ^ .. ifyese assembled ~ # e flpSfe 3 * kI g ^ ccjleiitcondiK * of Jpfr . RwiAt §» iiCJi * T | f ^ U at ^ most . t $ fa ; .. ] li ^ 1 tom r £ ifok fev % tjie ^ r duty at Jbe jne ^ fc .. ^ ed ^^ v . ^ . / crd ^ .-to the fet ^ t | o ^ 1 # liia , js |^^ i ' snd to suc& amoagstJWIL-MfeSS ^ VG ^ l ? r ^? at W * I t&eJL Efitt ^ to ^ rr ^^ ttj s ^ ie advice > au <| to ; enjwi you to act uaafer tEei imp ] a ^ of that gta&ikjfe towards this jroiingnob ^ W rF ^^^ pV ^ ff . ^^ . * '¦ ¦ a ? 9 sure does , # 11 th ^ Tbr ^ a ^ of aU who are attached to th £ cause ofJfisseQters .
Tfhere is one otiter circumstance of considerable iinporteuice . Seme * l er ^ y men haveaffected to doubt ~ whether those who have not been bap ^ zed were eiitU tied tp Be ,, idarm 4 itythexr parishchurch-€ s . Of ^ i ? ^ remarkable case occurred at Uokgo ^ k ' ' y la * $ jjedioeese of St . Davids . Ju th ^ t j )^ M& *^ l ^ v ^ ^ ^ DiVViDS ^ wa § to he ln ^ rriejL t | Jifiiiy Jii ^ N ^ f ; ~ -sJ * e hela ^^ |^ ii ^| o ^| r pf J ^ Rtls ^ At the * & * 3 p ^ i nt ^ feMMP «^ k > n of the
marjri ^ r ^ ^^ P ^ ^ rgy ^ l ^ ^ a 3 from 4 iqib ? , ^ 4 : i 6 e Bfey . Daniel Bow - lands ' ^^ fpr tji 'V ^ ii n ^ nlfed hjs piace # 9 » iid that ^ ersop , wj *^ @ % t $ t £ W | . pfi $ ^ hadt ^^^ preyipu ^ y : ^ uj ^ l ^ ej |^ th ^ resJ ^ e ^ t clerr gyinap ^ th&gjj | |> ni ^ er ta in t | m ? Ae that he woulci ; J | 3 p y ^ , pe ^ fdvin , a ceremony to "vvbjcft i ^^ xkdffi ^^ for whqna he acted wciuia ha ^ e jiia ^ de no ptMection ..
The father of the yo ^ hg woman , iinderstapdiagthat some di ^ Scuity existed pn accountof hfe daughter having been brought up as a Baptist * > yaited an the clergyman for thje purpose of asceitaining his
intentions . Having arrived at that gentleman s house , he happ ^ ned only to see his wife , who , holding a lofty tone upon the -pension , gave it as her ojpipiop that certainly her husband would withhold jnarriage to
Dissenters atr lrisGhurch—anjj so the fa ^ ther came away * \ , . in Wales a very ancient custom still prevails , one of which is spoken of by Tacitus as existing am 6 ng the Germans of his day ; it is the assemblage at every wedding of all the inhabitants of the
surrounding country . This is called a " bid-^ W £ >? and formH . a l ^ markabk contrast to the retired aod secret way in which ttwriages are generally solemnized a-^ oug ^ the upper ranks in this country .
* rom < yx ancient paper wlach I have seen , t-hfc neighbours are bidden to the wed-^ iwg » to partake of bread , butter and che ^ ge , and ^ e at the sam e time requestt ' d to brV g , with them , fheir current of-* nng 3 ,. Q ^ th ^^ ocoasi ^ ri qf the intended wedding of Davill Davuls and Mary Jenvol . xx . 4 u
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kius , aba ^ t two ^ imdli : il of their neighbours wer ^ assemhted to sffBp ^ thiee u \ their emotions on j ^ e Spfipy ^ a £ ca § k »*! All was festivity and glee > ivery ^
oftjfttenancq looked bright with plea ^^^ » nd every heart lieat high with happiness 1 and all would have coutinued Joyous , were it apt ibr a , dergviyi ^ p o ^ . ^^ tabhshed Church ! l > i » clergy ' mm * $ p& b ^ en previou ^] ieard t » saj to om of Ms neigbfyours , " Come to Cfkirhh io-day , ueigal ^ urs , Come fa CItitrhh Ui-day 9
and we shall have some funf * In confonnity with hi § intention ^> c ^ e ^ fce ; fon . as ke was pleased to term it , he > instead of being in the usual place , was to be seen in tlie large pew beueath the pulpit . Wfcen the wedding party came to the church * it was iufcinaated to him that the
young couple came to be Married , and he , addrejssing the intended bride , said , " Mary Jenkins , have you beeu bj ^ tizr ed V * And receiving an anawer in the negative , he replied , u rfhen I shall not m ^ rry you . "— " Not marry me V * rejoined the disappointed girl , with con ^
sternation . n % r natural feelings struggled strongly against hercouscientious scruples . The clergyman re |> eated that he would not m ^ rry her unless she were baptized , " You are no Christian , " said b $ ; ' * yoa had
better bebaptized . " She struggled long j at length she said she would consent to be baptized if she could be immersed . Ci Oh , there is not sufficient water for that , " said the clergyman ; " that cannot be V The old father could endure this
mockery np longer : he came iorward aad hir diguantly interfered . 1 think I see the old Welsh patriarch , the blood boiling in his veins - ¦ " No , Sir , I will not , I cannot endure this—your purpose is to dissolve my religion , and I will not submit to it- —she shall not be baptized . "
The clergyman then repeated his determination not to marry the parties . They left the church , their friends followed them to bring them back , the clergyman was entreated to return—the youug girl hesitated ; I ani Sl * re yo ** will not
condemn vthe 'struggle between inclination aud duty . Again within the church , the question was repeated—>" , Now . will you be baptized ? " She still hesitated , and the clerk waa directed to bring the water . But at length firmly she refused . Yes ! she determined , that she would rather
return and be , no bride , than consent to the sacrifice of Christian principle , or to depart from the ordinances of that faith in which she had been educated . When the detail of this outrage upou religious
feeling was communicated to me , rwEOte immediately a polite letter to th $ clergyrraao jn question . At first he hesitated , cuui then I wrote more j ) ereui | M ^ rUy ;» he then replied to ine , but i £ w ^ Aom the Episcopal Palace of St . David ' 3 that he
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W ^ geme ^ Pt&eslanl Socie ty : fflr * Witi ?* Speech . C 9 ?
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Nov. 2, 1825, page 697, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2542/page/57/
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