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members of this and every other Fellowship Fund , to discard an opinion which can only arise from mistake or meanness . If this evil be remedied , the plan of Fellowship Funds will be blameless , and with that divine aid which accompanies every work whose object is the promotion of such praiseworthy ends , no doubt cap be entertained of their continued utility , and their increasing prosperity . No drawback will then exist to the pleasure which all the friends of
Unitariamsm feel in their institution : their object and their plan will alike merit support ; the many will then aid the exertions of the few ; and the liberality of the rich , and the contributions of the poor , will run towards the same rich stream of benevolence .
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Oldhury Lecture . The Anuual Lecture at Oldbury took place on Tuesday , Sept . 9 . After the introductory devotional service had been conducted by the Rev . James Hawkes , of Nantwich , a sermon was preached by the Rev . John Kenrick , of York , on " the Preparation of the World for the Advent of the Messiah , " from Matt . in . 1—3 ; and anofcher , by ^ fche Rev . John Cooper , of Coseley , " on Protestant Nonconformity , " from Acts x . 28 .
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Southern Unitarian Fund . The Annual Meeting of the Southern Unitarian Fund Society was held at Portsmouth on Thursday , Sept . 18 , when two excellent sermons were delivered by the Rev . James Wallace , of Brighton , — -in the morning , from Matt . vii . 24—27 , and in the evening , from Acts xvii . 11 . The Rev . J . Mitchelson and E . Kell
conducted the devotional services . At the close of the morning service , William Smith , Esq ., M . P , having kindly consented to take the chair , the Rev . Russell' Scott , Secretary to the Society , read the Report of the Committee , from which it appeared that the lectures delivered during the last winter by the neighbouring ministers on controversial subjects at Portsmouth , had been well attended .
Reference was also made in the Report to the pecuniary assistance granted by the Fund to the support of Missionary preaching at Brading , in the Isle of Wight ; and much satisfaction was expressed , that since the last Annual Meeting the cause of Divine truth at Wareham , which for some years past had' laboured under peculiar difficulties , had been considerably advanced , and that under the ministry of the Rev . Mr . Squire , of York , there was every reason to
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hope that the number of " true worshi p * ere" in that town would continue to increase . Fifty persons dined together on the occasion , W . Smith , Esq ., M . P ., in the Chair . In reply to an expression of thanks from the Meeting to the Members of both Houses of Parliament who
had so successfully pleaded for the Repeal of the Test aud Corporation Acts , the President gave an interesting detail of the various preceding attempts which had been made for the abolition of these acts since he had been connected with public life , and concluded , by urging upon the company the importance of following up this triumph by increased exertions in behalf of the great principles of civil and religious liberty . £ . K .
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Unitarian Chapel , Northampton . The tot anniversary of the opening of this place of worship , was held on Sunday , September 21 st , aud Monday , September 22 nd . The morning services on Sunday , were conducted by the Rev .. R . Asplaud , who preached from Micah vi . 5—9 , on True Religion contrasted with Superstition : the Rev . ( 3 . Berry preached
in the after noon , on the Propriety and Necessity of using Reason in jteligion : and in the evening , Mr . Aspland delivered a sermon on Faith , from Mark ix . 24 . The chapel was filled with attentive hearers . In the afternoon and evening collections were made for the Unitarian Association . On Monday , the friends of the cause dined together at the Ram Inn , and in the course of the afternoon the company were addressed by Mr .
Aspland , Mr . Berry , Dr . Hutton , Mr . Surridge , and other gentlemen . Iu the evening , Dr , Hutton preached on the Scriptural poctvine of Salvation by Faith . Since tbe chapel was opened there has been a gradual increase of attendants upon the regular services ; the virulence of the orthodox party has been greatly moderated , and in the serious , inquiring spirit which continues to be shewn there is every prospect of final apd extensive success . N . J .
[ We understand that some further improvement of this chapel , particularly a more commodious-access , is very desirable , and that * the congregation are desirous of waking it , if eneouraged by assistance from their more opulent brethren . The spirit they have manifested , and the prospect * of usefulness which are opening around theiny afford * a very reasonable ground of hope that aucfeaisiatance will / not be withheld J
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Intelligence . —Unitarian Chapel , Northampton . 79 t >
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Nov. 2, 1828, page 795, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2566/page/67/
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