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weavers of Padiham , both preachers and people . Not two mouths since , I know the earnings of the two preachers did not exceed each five shillings and sixpence per week , nor are there more than two or three at the utmost in the congregation whose weekly earnings exceed
that sum . Yet they support public worship and a large Sunday-school out of their scanty means . It is a subject of regret that they have a ground-rent of ten pounds per year , which i . s a serious charge to persons so poor . Jt lias been proposed to purchase this , and set the Meeting-house entirely free . A small
portion of the requisite sum has been raised , and I shall be most happy to receive any donations which fellowship funds or generous individuals may be pleased to devote to so desirable an object . By order of the Committee , J . R . BEARD , Secretary . Manchester * Aug . 5 th .
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Addresses of the Protestant Dissenting Ministers to the King and Queen . It was mentioned in our last number that the General Body of Protestant Dissenting Ministers of the Three
Denominations residing in London and its vicinity , had presented addresses of condolence and congratulation on the death of the late Monarch , and the accession of their present Majesties . We now give copies of the Addresses , together with the replies :
' * To the King ' s most Excellent Majesty , J'Most Gracious Sovereign , «« \ y > yOur Majesty ' s loyal and dutiful subjects , the Protestant Dissenting Ministers in and about the cities of London and Westminster , humbly approach your Koyal Presence , to express our sincere condolence on the demise of your Iloyal Brother , our late Revered Sovereign , and to offer our heartfelt congratulations on the accession of your Majesty to the Throne of these realms .
" We call to mind with devout thankfulness to the Supreme Ituler in the kingdoms of the earth , that the reign of his late Majesty was distinguished by the unspeakable blessing of peace : we rejoice iu the remembrance , that under his auspicious sway all the useful arts were encouraged and promoted , science and literature were extended in a degree beyond example in the history of nations , reforms were made in the civil and criminal jurisprudence of the country , by
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which onr . legal institutions were brought still nearer to the evangelical standard of justice and mercy : the claims of humanity and Christian benevolence wereenforce ^ by the power of this great kingdom in all the quarters of the globe ; and the rights of conscience were invariably respected , and the boundaries of Religious
Liberty greatly enlarged . We are also impelled by gratitude to acknowledge especially , that , under the liberal government of our late beloved Sovereign , the Protestant Dissenters of the United Kiugdom were relieved from various disqualifying statutes , and were confirmed by express laws in their rights and privileges .
" Your Majesty ' s faithful subjects , the Protestant Dissenting Ministers , have ever been devoted in their attachment to your Majesty ' s illustrious House , under whose gracious rule they have enjoyed blessings far beyond the experience of their forefathers ; and they entreat you , Sire , to accept their sincere and ardent congratulations on your accession to the Throne of your ancestors .
" The known disposition of your royal mind assures them of your protection and favour , aud they pledge themselves in your august presence to promote amongst the people committed to their charge loyalty to your Majesty ' s person ; family , and government , obedience to the laws , and all those virtues by which , under the Divine Providence , nations are rendered great and prosperous .
" Our fervent prayers ascend continually to the King of kings , that it may please Him to pour down his merciful blessing upon your Majesty's government , and to make your Majesty's reign long , peaceful , aud happy : that he may give to your Majesty to rule in the affections of your subjects , throughout the wide extent oi your Majesty's dominions , and to receive
the satisfaction and delight , dear to the heart of a patriotic prince , of seeiug your people united in the bonds of Christian charity , and contented and piously thankful in the enjoyment of the bounties of the Supreme Providence , that so your Majesty's happiness may be increased and multiplied in the happiness of your
people : that he may grant that your Majesty and your illustrious Consort , our most gracious Queen , may enjoy together all earthly felicity ; and that He may hear and answer the united supplications of your people , and vouchsafe that , after a reigu of virtuous glory , your Majesty may exchange an earthly for a heavenly crown . "
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Intelligence . —Addresses to the King and Queen . 641
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Sept. 2, 1830, page 641, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2588/page/57/
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