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ciples of Unitarian Christianity wave minuter objections * from the consideration that to act together , we must all give up something . The purposes for which the Association was established , are , the promotion of the principles of Unitarian Christianity at home and abroad , —the support of its worship , —the diffusion of knowledge on topics connected with it , —and the maintenance of the civil rights of its professors .
For carrying this purpose into effect , the Association have adopted the following division of its objects : I . " The promotion of Unitarian worship in Great Britain , by assisting poor Congregations , and sending out or giving assistance to Missionary Preachers . II . " The * publication and distribution of books and tracts , controversial and practical , —principally in a cheap and popular form .
III . " The pursuit of the two last-mentioned objects ( as opportunity and the means of the Association may afford ) in foreign countries ; and the maintenance , in the mean time , of correspondence and general
co-operation . IV . " The protection and extension of the Civil Rights of Unitarians . " I willingly hope that much service will not be required in reference to the last division , except in appeals , when needed , to the Legislature of our country . In whatever instance , however , its interference is called for , may
it always be guided by the strict principle of Christian equity I Let it set the example of a religious body jealously watching over its own rights , yet conscientiously careful of the rights of others ; never influenced by a narrow sectarian spirit ; and always ready to co-operate with others where still wider interests and more extensive rights can be promoted . cl of is
The ^ r , ?* a ss objects clearly one of essential importance . In a considerable degree through the agency of the Unitarian Fund , small congregations have been raised , in various parts of the country , and many others continue from older sources , which find much difficulty in maintaining that worship which they deem alone scriptural , and calculated for their Christian
edification . The exertions and sacrifices made , in many such cases , under great discouragements , and with the most honourable perseverance , should meet with sympathy and aid from the more favoured communities . In some instances they do ; in others , and mainly for want of some more general channel of communication and co-operation than has hitherto existed , they have been left to labour alone . There are cases , where the duties of the
Unitarian minister have been performed , for many years , with intelligence , seriousness , and general edification , without any remuneration to the individual , where yet som-e portion of pecuniary-assistance would have cheered , and have enabled to do good in other directions which lay near his heart . While the Association might be the channel of aidi in common circumstances , there must be cases where this would be insufficient , and where it
may be desirable to obtain assistance from the more private sources of Fellowship Funds , and even of personal bounty . That they had been cautiously examined by the general Committee , and on their known merits recommended to the countenance of the body at large , or in particular districts , would furnish a guidance in the direction of those more private sources ,
which could not be otherwise than beneficial , and which might promote a more proportioned distribution of them than has sometimes been obtained . Where practicable , it is well for individuals , or the more limited societies , to be the immediate fountain of their own liberality ; the spirit of Christian bve will thus be more permanently and effectually excited and . cherished ;
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318 Reasonsfor mutual Encouragement and Co-operation .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), May 2, 1829, page 318, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2572/page/22/
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