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presented to the public those scriptural views of Unitarian Christianity which are fitted to shew its real nature and tendency , we desire him to accept our cordial thanks for his eloquent , argumentative , and seasonable discourse this morning delivered , marked by sound judgment and Christian principle ; and that it is the earnest hope of this Meeting , that its usefulness will not be confined to the
services of this day . Moved by the Rev . H . Acton , seconded by Mr . John Browne : Feeliug the great importance of cordial union , and of zealous co-operation among all who are united in the support and extension of our great common principles as Unitarians , we rejoice in all the opportunities afforded by Divine Providence , to strengthen our mutual bonds by personal communication with our
brethren of other countries ; and at this time , in particular , we would express to our visitor from the Remonstrant Synod of Ulster , the Rev . Fletcher Blakely , of Moneyrea , our respectful sense of his open , firm , and successful avowal and maintenance of Unitarian Christianity , during the years that he stood alone and unsupported in the North of Ireland ; and of the manly aud enlightened zeal with which he and his noble-minded
colleagues have advocated the right of private judgment and free inquiry , in the midst of the narrow-minded and bitter efforts of intolerant bigotry ; our cordial congratulations that , after having resisted , to the utmost , the impositions on conscience , which it desired to fix on all the members of the Synod of Ulster , they came forth from it and erected the
standard of Christian liberty ; and our earnest desires to co-operate with them in supporting those civil rights which an illiberal and unchristian spirit is at work , in various ways , to withhold , or to take away . After this resolution was passed , Mr . Blakely gave a view of the proceedings of the Synod of Ulster , and of the bitter and oppressive persecution which the Remonstrants have undergone .
Moved by the Rev . Dr . Carpenter , seconded by the Rev . Mr . Brock : With high respect for the past labours of the Hindoo Reformer , Raramohun Roy , to diffuse among his countrymen the blessings of education , and the knowledge of the only true God , and Jesus Christ whom he hath sent , and to weaken the bonds of superstition ; for his able defences , in his own country , of the principles of Unitarian Christianity , in opposition to the controversial skill of
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the Baptist Missionaries ; and for his dignified manifestation since his arrival in this country , of his attachment to our leading principles and our public worship ; we unite an earnest desire for the success of hi 3 enlightened efforts for the benefit of his countrymen ; a respectful sympathy with him hi the prospects which he believes opening before them , of political , intellectual , and spiritual improvement ; an encouraging belief that
his visit to Great Britain will be the means of promoting an acquaintance with Unitarian Christianity among our own countrymen ; and the hope ( with submission to the best Will ) that his health may be confirmed and continued , so that he may be enabled , with persevering steadfastness , and dutiful faithfulness , to devote his great talents to the all-important cause of Christian truth and human improvement .
Moved by the Rev . F . Blakely , seconded by Mr . W . Browne : Under a full conviction of the authority of the Holy Scriptures , as the faithful records of Diviue Revelation , and of their sufficiency as the guide of faith and duty , we rejoice in the success of all
those means by which the knowledge of them is extended ;—by which they are made accessible to all classes ; by which the children of the poor are furnished with the key to the precious casket ; and by which men are trained , with faithfulness and with freedom , in the knowledge which will fit them to make others wise unto salvation . And we also
rejoice in every defeat of the efforts of a fanatical spirit , to narrow the grounds of mutual co-operation among professed Christian . * . Moved by the Rev . Steill Browne , seconded by the Rev . H . Acton : Whatever discouragements we may
experience in our respective spheres of personal exertion , there is abundant reason for the cheering conviction , that the great principles of Unitariau Christianity —the Absolute Oneness , the Sole Deity , the Essential Mercy , the Perfect Righteousness , the Paternal Character , and the exclusive Worship of Jehovah , the God and Father of our Lord Jesus
Christthe great principles which our Saviour has himself pointed out as the guide to Eternal life , and the basis of Christian affection and duty—will ultimately prevail over the whole earth : and this , whether we consider the express declarations of divine prophecy , and the obvious tendency of the general enlightenment and enlargement of the mind to prepare for the simple doctrines which it
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Intelligence . — Western Unitarian Society . 573
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Aug. 2, 1831, page 573, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2600/page/69/
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