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as" will not only secure forgiveness of former offences , but render them objects of Diviue approbation and love , and prepare them to enjoy hereafter the inheritance reserved in heaven for them ? What an idea , my young friend , is this ! May your
heart ever feel its impression , and be animated by it to diligent perseverance ! . It is a noble career on which you are entering ; proceed in it with fortitude and vigour . You will encounter difficulties ; you will meet with disappointments ; but Jet not this discourage your endeavours . Our Master himself found reason to
complain of incorrigible hearers—* Ye will not come unto me , that ye might have life . ' If you should find cause for a similar complaint , be not disheartened ; remember that the heavenly lessons of the wise and benevolent Jesus were not uniformly successful . But we will trust that through the blessing of God on your
faithful endeavours , ( and may that blessing continually attend your ministrations !) you may meet with such success as may afford you ample encouragement at present , and add many seals to your ministry , which shall be your joy and crown of rejoicing at the day of the Lord Jesus . "
The Students were then addressed by the Rev . Thomas Dix Hincks , of Belfast , who , by a comparison with other Academical Institutions , pointed out to them some of their peculiar advantages , aud strongly uiged them to persevering diligence in the use of them . The
Examination then concluded , as usual , with a short devotional exercise , and the company adjourned to dinner at Etridge's Hotel , highly satisfied with the employment of the three days . V . F .
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from eighty to ninety persons of both sexes , was addressed by the following gentlemen : Uevds . C . D . Hort , J . Cropper , H . Clarke , J . Ragland , Messrs ' . F . Duffield , A . Hardy , J . Barrow , — Peake Jun ., — Holmes , and P . Cocker .
The spirit of the meeting was admirably preserved by the Chairman and his coadjutors ; and the utmost harmony and good feeling pervaded the whole transactions . At the conclusion of the meeting , tea was provided for those whx > , at a trifling expense , chose to partake of it .
Forty-two persons availed themselves of this opportunity . The congregation at Astley have since expressed themselves highly gratified by the meeting and extremely grateful to its promoters : whilst these are equally gratified to perceive that the objects of the meeting have been realized .
From a conviction that meetings of this kind , held in villages and remote districts , are calculated to exert an important influence on the villagers—elevating their characters , bringing them into contact with men of superior education and more extensive attainments ,
and demonstrating the existence of a community of feelings and good-willrthis notice is prepared , in the hope that its insertion in the Repository may lead to the adoption of similar proceedings in other remote portions of the Unitarian world . F . D .
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Meeting" at Astley . On Thursday , May 26 th , a public meeting of the friends of religious freedom was held at the Unitarian meeting-house , Astley ; the Rev . J . R . Beard , of Salford , in the chair .
The objects of the meeting were , to impart information to the villagers , aud to promote amongst them zeal , religious feeling , and Christian liberality . This was effected in a number of animated speeches , breathing the true spirit of Christian liberty and Christian benevolence , by the gentlemen who moved and seconded a series of resolutions which had been previously put into their hands for that purpose . . The meeting , which was composed of
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Intelligences ^ Hull , East- York , and North-Lincoln Association . 5 G 9
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Hull , Eas ^ Yorkshire , and North-Lincolnshire Unitarian Association . The Eighteenth General Meeting was held at Hull , on Wednesday and Thursday , June 22 and 23 . On the Wednesday evening , Mr . Philp , of Lincoln , conducted service in the Chapel , and
Mr . Harris , of Glasgow , preached a sermon on Antichrist , from 2 John 7 . Oa Thursday morning , service was conducted by Mr . Duffield , of Thorne ; and Mr . Harris again preached—his text John iv . 34 : " My meat is to do the will of him that sent me , and to finish his work . '" After service , the usual meeting of the members of the Association for the
transaction of business was held ; and at two o'clock the friends of the Society dined together , to the number of about forty , Dr . Longstaff in the chair . In the evening , a public religious meeting was held in the chapel , Mr . Woisley , of Gainsborough , presiding . A hymn having been sung , and Mr . Harris having offered prayer , the Chairman introduced the
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Aug. 2, 1831, page 569, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2600/page/65/
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