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    been accustomed to be called upon for pecuniary contributions in aid of the cause pf . TvedigioD ^ iet us cherish tbe h 6 pe , tbat , mow . the necessity for greater exertions is painted «« rut and so powerfully surged by our Watchman , the liberality of wealthy Unitarians will more abundantly appear , and that they will prove thai their sad was wathholden orely because they were not aware that it was essentially needed .

    The decay of sortie of ocurold congregations is no proof of the decline of Unitaroariism , for they had neither sutak to their present low state , or the causes -of their decay had too far prevailed to be counteracted , before they becatne Unitarian * So far as any of them bseve revived from their apparent decline , or in a manner have been raised from the dead—and there have 'been instances of such

    religion . AfteT all that has been said of the causes of the decline of the Pres * - Ijyterian , not Unitarian , and old Genera ! Baptist churches , it appears to me th&tthe leading and most powerful cause has been the want of true evangelical preaching with talent and . zeal ; and that without such preaching our decayed congregations cannot be revived , nor long avoid extinction ; and that without such preaching none of our churches can long prosper . That snany of our new congregations should be pressed with difficulties which

    tfetaitfUhe progress of the cause among them , is what might be expected ; yet their very existence is an undeniable proof that Urritarianism has * been making progress in this country of late years . Our new congregations should study to preserve themselves from difficulties , by , from their commencement , avoiding all expensive plans , meeting in any convenient room , and , if they cannot have a minister supported among them , assembling regularly to

    conduct divine worship in the best manner they can , and do all in their power to edify one another and promote the cause , and ^ procure what assistance they can from , either local preachers or neighbouring ministers : also , from the first , they should begin to establish a fund by weekly contributions , however small , for the support of the cause among them . Their own steady exertions will in time do much , and be likely to procure them more readiiy the assistance of wealthy Unitarians .

    That any of our public institutions should languish for want of pecuniary support is to be cnuch lamented ; but , as there are ample latent resources among Unitarians , and many of them have shewn much liberality in various instances , let us cherish the hope , that wtien this warn shall be generally known , the more opulent part of our community will remove it by their liberal contributions , and not subject themselves to the disgrace of allowing

    tbe cause of rational and liberal Christianity to staffer-by their neglect , while their neighbours contribute so largely to the support of an umntelligible and illiberal « ystei » < cifreligion ; and , in particular , that ** i ey will . remember that whatever they , possess God hath given them , aad ^ haf they m-efet hereafter give an account to him of ihe use they have made df it . Considering how destitute we ( formerly were of public institutions , we have reafeon t < 2 > i < ej ^ ioe that they mow exist in many distriote , which ab a eproof of the progress made by Uwitariamism * ,

    3 ] he Monthly Repository is ; of great importance to the Unitarian cause , it may be regarded as a aiisskwiiaTy which goes im ^ fe otme oircfee whe * e other juassionaries cannot enter , Sureiy the learned and educated part of the Uni-4 aWan public , lx > isay tnotyng ^ of other classes , cannot &dn % r swtih a w&rk to iiie , or , with tfaeir lmowfedge , 4 Q « v « n languish , for want of support . AH

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    14 jRrag-Ftiss of Unitarianism in * G ?* mt SrkttiH .

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  • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Jan. 2, 1830, page 14, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2580/page/14/