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    chcster , took tea together in the building ; after which a public meeting was held , the object of which was to promote religious knowledge , and extend the spirit of Christian liberality . A series of resolutions calculated to further these effects , was moved and carried unanimously , the proposers and seconders ably addressing the meeting on the subjects of their respective motions .

    Among the speakers were the Rev . J . H . Beard , the Chairman ; the Revds . J . J . Tayler , W . Gaskell , E » Hawkes , G . Heaviside , J . Cropper , Messrs . A . Hardy , H . Duffield , W . Boardman , — Harland , &c .

    In consequence of the extreme wetness of the evening , the attendance was not so great as had been anticipated , but the meeting was ably conducted , and it is hoped it has contributed to the benevolent purpose of its proposers . F . D .

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    were pointed out , in which it is expected that the attempt to establish Unitarian worship would be attended with success . *« The harvest truly is plenteous , but the labourers are few . " May it please the Lord of the harvest to raise up more active and efficient labourers ,

    and to send them forth into his harvest The business of the Association being finished , the members and other friends of the Society met together at the York Hotel , where an excellent dinner was provided , at which C . W . Smith , Esq ., of Sidmouth , presided with considerable ability , and with his usual good feeling . The afternoon was spent in a very

    pleasing and profitable manner ; and many interesting and appropriate speeches were delivered , most of which referred to the present state and prospects of Unitarian ism . The meeting was addressed by the Revds . W . Hincks , H . Acton , J . Smethurst , J . G . Teggin , G . B . Brock , W . James , and by Messrs . Barham , Terrell , Ottley , and Moore .

    The members and friends of the Devon and Cornwall Association appeared on this occasion to feel the force of the apostolic observation , *« it is good to be zealously affected always in a good thing . " May they not grow weary in well-doing , for in due season they shall reap , if they faint not . ° W . J . Sept . 20 th , 1831 .

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    Derby Unitarian Sunday School . On Tuesday evening , Sept . 6 , the Sunday scholars connected with the Unitarian Society in this town were rewarded for their general good conduct and diligence with a treat of tea and bun us . The school-rooms attached to

    the Baptist Chapel were promptly lent upon the occasion , and lamps furnished from the Independent Chapel . By the time the children had finished , abont a hundred and fifty ladies and gentle * men , chiefly members of the congregation , and the teachers , had assembled in the school-room above them , where preparations had been made for them to

    take tea together . After tea the children were introduced , when Joseph Strutt , Esq ., kindly complied with the wishes of the Sunday-school Committee , and distributed the prizes which had been previously awarded by the teachers to those conspicuous for merit , presenting at the same time to each child a mark of his individual interest in their welfare and improvement . Amongst other addresses , Mr . J . Byng , a teacher ,

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    Intelligence . —Derby Unitarian Sunday School . 791

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    Devon and Cornwall Unitarian Association . The Annual Meeting of the Devon and Cornwall Unitarian Association was held at Sidmouth , on Wednesday , the 24 th of August . The Rev . J . Smethurst , of Moreton , offered the introductory

    prayer and read the Scriptures . The Rev . H . Acton , of Exeter , delivered the general prayer ; and a most excellent and interesting sermon on " the Inspiration of the Scriptures , " was preached hy the Rev . W . Hincks , of Manchester College , York . The Rev . gentleman's discourse was listened to

    throughout with profound attention , and his endeavours to establish sound and rational views respecting the inspiration of the sacred writers were received by the respectable audience assembled on this occasion with evident satisfaction . At the close of the service , a meeting was held for transacting the business of the Association ; J . Wallis , Esq ., in

    the Chair . The Report was upon the whole encouraging , and well calculated to stimulate the members and friends of the Society to renew and increase their exertions in the sacred cause of pure and rational Christianity . Several grants of tracts , it was stated , had been made

    during the past year , and in one or two instances satisfactory evidence has been afforded that these " silent missionaries" have been successful advocates of " the truth as it is iu Jesus . " Pleasing accounts were a ^ so given of the improving state of some of the congregations i » the district , and several new stations

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  • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Nov. 2, 1831, page 791, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2603/page/67/