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On the Advertisement m Evangelical Magazine . 595
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* Measures of American Unitarians for promoting Unkarianism in India . [ From the Christian Examiner , published at Boston , U . S ., for May and June last . ]
AT the Ministerial Conference In Berry Street , ( Boston , ) Dr . Bancroft was reflected Moderator , and the Rev . Mr . Ware , Secretary . The address was delivered by Dr .
Ware , of Cambridge , upon the Duty ° f Unitarians in respect to Christianity in India . It is now in the press and will be published as a tract . On motion of Dr . Tuckerman , of Chelsea , it was unanimously resolved , u
That in the opinion of the Conference the peculiar circumstances of India justify and require an effort in ai ( l of the cause of Christianity in that country , and that the members Use their individual exertions to promote this object . "
fwo other resolutions were also passed , viz . lhat this Conference do earnestly re quest every Unitarian minister to ^ mmunicate to his people all the No nnation he has or may obtain on ms interesting subject , at such time
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and in such manner $ s he shall himself deeni to be expedient . " Tfe ^ t any member of the Conference , who shall raise from his people , or otherwise , any funds in support of Christianity in India , be requested to forward them to the Treasurer of the
Society for obtaining Information concerning the State of Religion in India , to be applied according to th 6 discretion of that society . " The American Unitarian Association Its First Anniversary was celebrated in Boston on the 30 th of May . After
the meeting had been opened by prayer by the Rev . Dr . Bancroft , the President , an abstract of the Treasurer ' s report was read . The Secretary next read the report of the executive Committee , which gave a full account of the rise , measures , success
and prospects of the Association . As it is to be published as a tract , we forbear saying any thing- more of it at present , vvkh the design of hereafter bringing it , tog-ether with thfe other tracts of the Association ,
distinctly before our readers . The tracts printed last year are four in number , of which 17 , 000 copies have been published . The report closed with recommending- the three following resolutions :
1 . That the proposal to form a union with other societies having siiniliar objects , receives the approbation and concurrence of this Association . 2 . That it is considered highly desirable , that , as far as practicable . Auxiliaries be formed to the Association
in every Unitarian congregation . 3 . That this Association views with high gratification the prospect which is opened of a more extended , mutual acquaintance and co-operation among Unitarian Christians throughout the world .
Upon the reading of the resolutions from the chair , the meeting was addressed by the Honourable Judge Story , one of the Vice-Presidents . He maintained , with great force , the necessity and utility of religious associations both for disseminating truth and for self-defence .
These points were supported by arguments drawn from the history of Unitarianism in particular , from the early ages of Christianity to the pre-
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the Evangelical Magazine for Septeml > er ; I noticed also your charitable expectation that the conductors of that work wpuld apologize for its admission in their next number . You are doubtless awajre , Sir , that they
ngr OBSERVED , in your last nuiru X ber ? some severe , but deserved remarks on a very obnoxious advertiseinerrt which appeared on the cover of
haye done so ; but as many of your readers probably never see that work , I trust , Sir , you will do them the justice of inserting tbeir disavowal of the scandalous passage adverted to . It is this :
" Our correspondent who complains , with much good reason , of an infamous advertisement , which certain unnatural parents got inserted on the cover of our Magazine last
month , is respectfully informed , that nothing but an oversight , in which the Editors had no concern , gave publicity to the frightful announcement /' JUSTITIA . - ~ - ^—^—
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Oct. 2, 1826, page 595, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2553/page/23/
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