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teresting records of the history of this church , preserved from its first foundation , ( an abridgment of which was published in the Congregational Magazine in 1822 , ) that his great grandfather , Thomas Stanger , filled in succession the offices of deacon and of ruling elder , and was distinguished among its early
members when this church suffered persecution in the reign of Charles If ., and that in these times of difficulty some of Its meetings were held in his house . He came to London in 1763 , when he soon entered the house of Mr . Francis Moore , in Cheapside , a most liberal and worthy man , distinguished by several ingenious mechanical inventions . In 1771 he was
admitted by him into partnership , in connexion with Mr . Topham aud Mr . James , and was subsequently for many years the senior partner in that respectable firm . He married , in 1791 , a relation of the same name from Cumberland , sister of Dr . Stanger , whose amiable disposition , engaging manners , virtue and piety , rendered her an ornament of lier sex , and justly endeared her to the excellent husband . with whom she was
united . They lived in undimiuished attachment , with more than a common share of prosperity and happiness , during twenty-seven years , and were blessed with live children ; three of whom survive , two sons , and a daughter married to Robert Midford , Esq ., to cherish the memory of their uniform kindness and parental care . Mr . Stauger retired from the business in which he had been so
long engaged , five years ago , when his younger son was admitted a partner , which his elder son had been seven years before . Jn 1810 he purchased an estate at Crosthwaite , near KeswicU , in the vicinity of the property which had long been possessed by his family , and built a mansion , where he generally enjoyed the society of his relatives and friends during three or four months in the summer .
Such was the nature of the disorder with which he was afflicted previously to his decease , that he was precluded from conversing much on any subject ; but he manifested a calm resignation to the Divine Will , looking for the hour of his dismission , yet patiently waiting till it should please the Almighty to call him to his heavenly rest .
** Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ , which , according to his abundant mercy , hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrectiou of Jesus Christ from the dead to an inheritance , incorruptible and undefiled ,
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and that fadeth not away , reserved in heaven for those who are kept by the power of God , through faith unto salvation , ready to be revealed in the last time . *'
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Mr . Henry Wansey . April 12 , at Milan , in Italy , in the 25 th year of his age , Henry , eldest son of Henry Wansev , Esq ., of Warminster , The early loss of this estimable young man has created in his native town a sensation of general regret and sympathy with his friends , more than is usually manifested on similar occasions . The the ardour
benignity of his disposition , and intelligence of his mind , aud the benevolence of his heart , had won and secured the affections of all of every rank and class in the circle in which he moved . Boi-n of a Dissenting family , he took a warm interest in every event connected with religious freedom , and on every local exertion in the cause of civil and
religious liberty he manifested his attachment , as well by his personal services as by his ready and voluntary contributions . Having occasion to reside much on different parts of the Continent , he had acquired a perfect knowledge of many of the European languages , and shewed a
singular tact and facility in speaking them . At the early age of 21 , he undertook the arduous task of introducing into the Italian states a new and improved method of reeling and preparing silk for particular purposes of English manufacture , the invention of a most ingenious and scientific manufacturer in Devonshire .
For the introduction and use of this method , he , after great exertion and with much difficulty , obtained patents from several of the states , and after two years , amidst the almost universal opposition of the Italians themselves , with an ardour and perseverance which few would hare discovered , he triumphed over every obstacle , and had the satisfaction to see his
method established under his own superintendence in full and successful operation . In the midst of his exertion , he was seized , some months since , with a fever , accompanied with dysentery , &c , from which he partially recovered ; bnt another attack following , it soon became evident that his general health was giving
way , and a rapid disease succeeded , which terminated his life at Milan , April 12 . On Sunday , May 3 , the Rev . Benjamin Water house preached his funeral sermon at the Old Meeting-House at Warminster , which was crowded on the occasion by persons of all persuasions . In the concluding part of his discourse
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« 44 © Obituary . —Mr . Henry IPansey .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), June 2, 1829, page 440, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2573/page/72/
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