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study of theology , were so competent to defend that which , after careful ' examination and disinterested conviction , he had received as religious truth . Exeter , June 18 t / t , 1829 .
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Mft . George Ellis . June 8 th , aged twenty-four years , Mr . George Ellis , youngest sou of Mr . James Ellis , of Swineshead , in Lincoln " shire . For eight months he suffered much from a disease of the lungs , which terminated in his death , and he bore his sufferings with exemplary patience and resignation to the will of God . his
heavenly Father ; who , in his goodness , released him from his affliction , when no longer capable of enjoying life , by permitting him to breathe his last in a calm * leep » Though so early cut off , he lived lfeng Enough to shew that he possessed considerable talents , which he directed to useful purposes , and was anxious to emftioy for the good of those around
him . Diiring his illness , he was truly contrite for the failings and errors of his short life , and while his hope and confidence rested on the mercy and grace of the one God , the Father of all , through the one Mediator between God and men , the man Christ Jesus , he highly praised and recommended a life of piety , virtue , and goodness . His iutegrity ,
benevolence , and mild disposition , made him beloved by all who knew him . While his relatives and friends mourn the early removal of one so dear to them , and of so much promise , they cherish and rejoice in the hope which the gospel gives of meeting him again in the happy immortal state , when pain and sorrow and death shall be no more : and it is their
wish to , improve the mournful event by diligently cultivating every Christian principle and disposition , by increasing their zeal in the cause of true religion , by abounding in the fruits of righteous - ness , aud by cherishing the love of good men , who are the ornaments of human nature and the excellent of the earth ; that they may enjoy solid peace here , and be prepared for a happy reunion with the pious dead hereafter . J . S . ELLIS .
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Mrs . Brent . June 25 , at her house in Broomfleld Placey Deptford , in the 86 th year of her age , Mrs . Brent , widow of John Brent , Esq ., of Blackheath , and daughter of the late Rev . John Starch , who was more than forty-two years the much-respected minister of the General Baptist
congregation at Newport , in the isle of Wight . Of Mrs . Brent it may be truly said , that her whole life was directed by those cheering views of the Divine benevolence , and those invaluable principles of conduct , which in early youth , under the guidance of pious , parents , she had derived from the study of the Scriptures , and especially those of the New
Testament , and which she cherished , with increasing satisfaction and delight , to the latest period . Her earnest desire was , not only to be " harmless and blameless , " but also , to the utmost extent of her ability and opportunity , to " do good unto all . " Her cheerful and active disposition , and her temperate habits , Were , no doubt , favourable to the preservation of her health , and to her continuing so long to enjoy the
society of her friends . Her decline was gradual , and she had been for some time aware that the time of her departure was at hand ; but her mind was not at all disturbed by this expectation ; aud only one day before her death , in conversation with the writer of this notice , she expressed , with the utmost calmness and composure , her perfect reliance on the goodness of God , and on his gracious revelation by Jesus Christ .
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Mrs . Astley . June 27 th , at Chesterfield , in the 84 £ h year of her age , Mrs . Astley , relict of the late Rev . Thomas Astley , Unitarian minister there . The warm interest which she took in the welfare of all connected with herthe conscientious zeal with which she
discharged the duties of her station in life , not limiting her benevolent exertions to a compliance with the expectations which others might be supposed to form , but considering her obligations undischarged as long as the opportunity of further usefulness appeared within her reach—and the good sense and correct feeling which marked the expression of her sentiments , rendered her the worthy associate of her revered and
much-lamented husband , and will long preserve her remembrance In the hearts of her numerous surviving friends .
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582 " Obituary . —Mr . G . Ellis *~ -W . T * Procter . ~ Mrs * Prent ,. —Mrs . Astley .
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William Talledeph Procter . June 23 , at Prescot t in his 19 th year , William Talledeph , eldest son of the late Rev :. W . T , Proctor . He was distinguiahed by the amiableness of his disposition and . the propriety of his conduct : and his demeanour during a very long illness , presented a beautiful pattern of the Christian temper .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Aug. 2, 1829, page 582, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2575/page/62/
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