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tion of Mr . Alexander ^ one oldes t ministers in the Synod , a man without reproach * and who had always declared the 3 ame opinions which he now pro- * fesses , a person had the audacity to ask the people " whether they would vote for Alexander or Jesus Christ ? " He
felt his blood run cold when he heard of this . He did not conceive it possible that they could have been guilty of the awful audacity of endeavouring thus to place their Lord on a footing of equality with a fallible beiug . But the fault was not to be ascribed entirely to the people . They were beginning to think they had
gone too far , and were looking out how they might draw back . And what was done to enflatne them ?—The sacrament was got up ; and that feast , which is pre-eminently a feast of love , was , 'by some of the leading men in the Synod of Ulster , prostituted to the purposes of keeping alive party spirit . He under * stood that the same means would soon
be , resorted to again , in Cairn-castle . Do , we prevent others from going away ? No , we would be worse than our enemies , if we did , after professing to leave every roan at liberty to judge and act for himself . We only beg of them , that , if they go * they will leave us in peace ; what we complain of is , that they attempt to injure and distract us . He concluded by moving a resolution
expressive of the sympathies of the . Synod for the minister and congregation of Narrow ^ water ., and pledging themselves to extend to them all the legal and Christian aid in the power of the Synod to give , for the vindication of their just rights . The resolution also instructed the Presbytery of Armagh to take such steps , as they might see fit for carrying the above object into effect . Mr . F . Blakely seconded the motion .
The motion was then put and unanimously agreed to . . Mr . Gjuendy had a motion to submit , whjch ; he brought forward altogether on his i own responsibility ; but he was sure it' would pass with acclamation . They had ; all been forced to exert themselves
in the struggle in which they had been engaged ; but some of them were more prominent in the conflict than others . This was owing partly to peculiar circumstances ; but partly also to superior talents and greater energy . Mr . Porter had made pecuniary sacrifices , greater than auy other . His example of manly and unbending integrity had often been to him ( Mr . G . ) a source of encouragementj which supported and cheered him
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in ' difficulties tinder winch life might otherwise have sunk .. They also owed much to Mr . Blakely , who was ever rea . dy at his post . To Mr . Mitchel they were likewise much indebted for his volume of excellent sermons . But there was one man to whom they owed more than any other , and he thought it was their duty , when served , to prove that
they were not ungrateful . They would all anticipate him When he mentioned the name of Henry Montgomery . Of his talents and ability it would be superfluous to speak , ¦ where they were so well known and so highly appreciated . But he believed that Mr . Montgomery had suffered more indirect pecuniary loss , than anv man amontr them , bv the lossthan any man among themby the
, , calumnies that had been heaped upon them , and the injury thus done to him in his situation in the Institution . He had also suffered ^ more in person than any other . * He was a rallying point for them to support and encourage them . There was no distraction , no difficulty , in which he did not take an interest , as if lie had
been the personal sufferer . He ( Mr . G . ) had known him , in the depth of < winter , and in the middle of storms , after undergoing the drudgery of teaching during the d ay * set out to Greyabbey to consult and adopt means for the preservation of that congregation . Mr . Watson had acted
well ; but it was mainly owing to Mr . Montgomery , that that congregation was preserved to us . Where was there a point of attack , where his powerful pen and his eloquent tongue were not ready ? In fine , the Remonstrants could never have succeeded as they had done without his assistance . He then moved the
thanks of the Synod to Mr . Montgomery , for the powerful and zealous assistance which he had given them in their late struggles . Dr . Bfcucrc seconded the motion , which was passed unanimously . The Moderator , in conveying the thanks of the Synod to Mr . Montgomery ,
said , that he had never felt greater pleasure than in discharging that duty . He had ettjoyed the private friendship ot that gentleman from his youth , and he h&d witnessed his public career ; and he could say , that a vote of thanks had never been passed to an individual more truly deserving of the honour .
Mr . Montgomery was so completely overpowered , that he could scarcely reply . He said he was able to meet an opponent , but he was not capable of encountering so much kindness . He could not thank them as he wished ; but
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652 Intelligence . —^ Remonstrant Sy n Ulster
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Sept. 2, 1830, page 652, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2588/page/68/
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