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    Mr . Montgomery . —I recollect perfectly , that Mr . Cooke used some very solemn expressions at the time referred to . ' ¦ ¦ > Mr . Cooke—I did—I said , " I solemnly declare . **—Mr . Cooke then proceeded to introduce his amendment . The reformation proposed was not a mere reformation from Arianism . It

    was designed to extend much farther , and to affect the corruptions of the orthodox themselves . He did not by this mean , that he himself did not individually need reformation both in point of zeal and ministerial faithfulness . He

    heard Mr . Cooke speak twice in public . There is one thing iu this affair at which we much rejoice : Mr . Cooke has now , it would appear , become very careful of the phrases which he finds necessary to employ in his harangues . He knows very well , that this was formerly not the case . Let any one not preseut at Strabaue , hi June , 1827 , inquire from those who were , ( for Mr . Cooke intends to impugu our report of his speeches there , ) whether Mr . Cooke was so delicate about

    his expressions on that occasion ; and he will . learn that the appeals of Mr . Cooke and his friends called forth loud exclamations of horror , at the moment they passed the lips of the speakers . If Mr . Cooke himself be doubtful on this point , he can refer to his friend Mr . Carlile , of Dublin , who frequently interrupted several of Mr . Cooke ' s supporters ,

    by declaring that they were uttering " blasphemy V * Though we are no prophets , nor do we pretend to be possessed of a tithe of the apostolic sanctity of Mr . Cooke , yet we did last year venture to assert , that we would cure Mr . Cooke of what we conceived a gfeat drawback to his powerful eloquence—a too frequent use of appeals to divine and sacred things , —such as " crowns of glory "—

    " blood of Christ "— " wounds of conscience "—and the cure thereof by the influence of the " Holy Ghost . " We may now venture to assert , from what fell from Mr . Cooke on last Saturday , that he is much amended in this unbecoming fault . We hope , for his own sake—for we esteem him much—that he

    will go on improving , under our wholesome directions . Should he improve as much to our mind , in every other matter , as he has done in the chastening of his eloquence , he will very soo * n become a great favourite with us ; and , as such , shall undoubtedly be raised ; to a very elevated niche in tlje temple of fame , through the commendation-rand recommendation—of The Northern FTMg .

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    was really willing to go no farther than the resolutions proposed by Mr . Carlile , but he was willing to be-convinced that he was wrong in the course he wished to adopt . His own opinion -was , that the Synod should be separated , but he really wished to be convinced that he was wrong there too . The proposed resolutions were too vague and

    undefined—they amounted in fact to nothing , and that was the reason why Mr . Carlile supported them , and that was the reason why he also wished to amend them . They are so expressed that every man can take his own meaning out of them . Mr . Carlile had said , that till the Jews blasphemed , Paul did not separate from them : and that till this is

    done , no separation should ever take place ; and he ( Mr . Cooke ) just thought so too , and this was one of his reasons for wishing an immediate separation . He never supposed that a church court cau turn any man out of his congregation . On this subject , he had submitted for twelve months to a foul misrepresentation of his sentiments , which he would correct in due time . He would

    most probably himself separate , if some measure leading to a final separation is not adopted . He would do it , he was convinced , with a very small minority ; but whether with ten , twelve , or twenty , he will do it , though he had not yet fully made up his mind . Respectability does not depend on numbers ; and he was assured he would separate with the

    blessing of God , and in the simple enjoyment of the Saviour ' s promise , "Fear not , little flock , for it is your Father ' s good pleasure to give you the kingdom ' * It had been asked , would we apply to congregations the principles which we apply to the Synod ? But Mr . Carlile forgets that there are differences of

    offices . He ( Mr . Cooke ) does carry the principle into his congregation , and it ought to be carried into every congregation . He baptizes the children of none who have not given a satisfactory profession of their faith ; and if any whose principles are dubious apply for admission to the communion , they are refused . When Mr . Carlile talked of

    stipends constituting a title to church membership , he forgot his Bible . Was Darius a member of the Jewish Church , because he paid stipends to the temple ? In a certain congregation iu Belfast , Roman Catholics have seats and pay stipends , and are they members of the church ? Really , this is . one of the most extraordinary doctrines ever advanced ; but the fact is , the payment of stipends is a mere temporal arrangement

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    Intelligence , —Synod of Ulster . 583

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  • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Aug. 2, 1828, page 583, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2563/page/71/