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Quakers and Unitarians . Some zealous clergyman established one in the same neighbourhood . The patronesses of the first school , seeing there would be no necessity for two distinct establishments in the same district , offered , through the rector of the most fashionable parish in the
neighbourhood , to unite the two schools . At first all went on well—the rector was anxious for the junction . But soon the scene was changed . The rector had found out the alarming fact of the school being partly under the direction of Unitarians . On this he signified both his own and his wife ' s wishes , that the members of the committee of the first school should withdraw their names and superintendence , alleging as a reason that they could not act with
Socinians , whom they considered worse than Roman Catholics . Of course the proposition was not listened to . The same lady declared that no children of Roman Catholics should be admitted into her infant-school . The last number of the Congregational Magazine contains an article on
the controversy respecting the Three Heavenly Witnesses . The writer , after stating the efforts of Porson , remarks , We deplore that one of the ablest pieces of criticism and argument in our language should be the production of one whom no Christian can regard as an auxiliary or friend . " Still bad as Porson was , there are worse . " Though Porson was not a man of serious piety , it is proper it should be stated , that he was not a Socinian . " . Hovr
then can Lardner , who was , alas ! a Socinian , be regarded by any Christian * ' as an auxiliary or friend" ? He evidently cared nothing about the matter , but his understanding was decidedly in favour of the orthodox creed on the subject of the Trinity . So that even a bad Trinitarian is something better than a Socinian , and a man may believe in the Trinity and yet be devoid of piety , and no friend of Christianity .
We were much pleased on looking into The world , a religious newspaper , to read the following words , reporting part of a speech by Dr . Pye Smith , \ ittered at a dinner after the ordination of the Rev . J . Young to the pastoral office over the congregation of Albion Chapel , Moorfields : " The Rev . Gentleman then adverted to the principles of union which had existed for so long
a period between various bodies of Christians who entertained a difference of opinion upon some minor points . * He could not but persuade himself that the time would speedily arrive when that event should be accomplished which was represented by a prophetic symbol , when the prophet saw two sticks and was commanded to bind them together and proclaim them to be but one . " A gleam of hope was kindled in our mind that a better spirit was beginning to prevail . The language of eulogy was already on our ton gue , and we pleased ourselves with the idea of duly commending , in the next report of the Watchman , the rising liberality of our orthodox brethren . But the same page dashed our hopes and extinguished the slender flame of charity
which had been kindled . The Rev . W . Orme spoke next and told the meeting , that " the union referred to arose at a peculiarly interesting period of the state of religion , and he trusted he should not be considered as uttering a reflection , when he said , that it arose amidst such circumstances as , under the providence of God , called for a bold and decided testimony in favour of the doctrines of the religion of the Lord Jesus Christ : it arose at a period when Arminianisra and Socinianisin were in danger of eating up the vitals of Christianity . " The Gentleman misnames us , intimates we are not of the religion of the Lord Jesus Christ , and declares that our doctrines tend to destroy the vitals of Christianity , and yet , good , easy man , hopes this is no reflection ! We tell this good , easy man , and all who , like him , are wont to speak without knowing whereof they affirm , or without that candour which thinks no evil ,
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), April 2, 1829, page 275, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2571/page/51/
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