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be seen by consulting Dr . Aikinf s * ' England Delineated . " Is it true that " Dorsetshire , from its mild air and fertile soil , isfcalfed the garden of England" ? ( P . 49 . ) Its ** spacious downs , " and , it might be added , its sands , scarcely answer tp this description .
National character is not always easily or safely portrayed . What will our American readers say of the following sentence ,, part of a description of the " inhabitants" of the United States ? " There are good talent , which only wants opportunity for shining , general information , and a desire of knowledge , with classical
learning , and a , larger share of science . " ( P . 240 . ) But they will admit that the u inhabitants" of England lire not described with a flattering pencil in these words— " Reluctant in forming new acquaintances , taciturn and reserved , they , notwithstanding , often perform solid acts of friendship . " P . 53 .
The religious freedom of the United States of America warrants a stronger expression than , that * ' every sect en- * joys toleration : " there is no toleration but where there is a predominant sect , which happily is not tolerated in the United States .
But these are slight exceptions , if exceptions at all , to the merit of the work , whieh we hare no doubt will obtain a wide circulation and a standing name *
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112 Review . —Service at the Settlement qf the Rev * Edward Tagart
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Art . IV . — The Service at the Settlement of the Rev . Edward Tag-art , as Minister of the Octagon Chapel , Norwich , August } Oth , 1825 . 8 vo . pp . 76 * Hunter . 2 s . THIS Serviee consists of an Introductory Prayer by the Rev . W . P . Scargill ; of an Address to the
Minister by Mr . Edward Taylor ; of the Minister ' s Reply ; of the Charge , by the Rev . W . Turner , of York ; and of the Sermon , by the Rev . W . J . Fox . The whole is a virtual answer to the fears of those that regard the Ceremony of Ordination as either superstitious or injurious to Christian freedom . If any could complain of the publication , it wouLd be such a » think that there should be still some government , and onseq ( uently some degrees oi power and authority , in the Christian Church . ( Mr . E . Taylor says ii >
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his plain and honest Address , «* In the church of Christ there can be n # degrees of power , ** &c j but he pro * bably means that there is no spiritual power that is not derived from the people . )
Mr . Turner ' s excellent u Charge " contains , among many most useful counsels , worthy of the study of all young ininisters , the following judicious advice , called for by the temper of the times : cc You will not hesitate on all proper occasions to "bring forward openly and
candidly the opinions you have adopted upon those points with respect to which Christian sects and parties differ . I have no doubt that on such occasions you will be found ready and able to give a reason , 3 satisfactory and sufficient reason , for tW faith that is in yoiu But there is a
great and important distinction between doctrinal preaching and controversial preaching . It is one thing to explain and recommend your own views of the doctrine of Scripture , it is another to attack the opinions which you deem erroneous ; it is still another to make personal allusions to the character or conduct
of those wha hold these opinions . The first is frequently necessary , the second occasionally , —the last , in my opinion , never . "—Pp . 43 , 44 . In the Sermon , from 1 Tim . v . 8 , (! & , ) The labourer is worthy of his reward , Mr . Fox reminds the people that their minister should be rewarded
by ' * pecuniary support , social kindness , serious attention and zealous co-operation /* These topics are handled with great ability . The first is a delicate one , and , it appears , was suggested to the preacher by some of
the congregation : he is , we think , successful in treating It , and we cannot but wish that many of our congregations would consider what he says , were it only in regard to common justice . On the remaining points , he shews himself to be a serious as well
as eloquent monitor ; and we cannot wish better for both minister and people than that his friendly and Christian exhortations may ( as we have no doubt they will ) be long practically remembered within the walls of the
Octagon at Norwich , —a building consecrated in the mind of every rrotestanit Dissenter , who is conversant with theological and biblical learning " , to pure Evangelical religion and to universal reli ^ toaa liberty *
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Feb. 2, 1826, page 112, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2545/page/48/
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