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UNITARIAN CONGREGATION, SUNDERIAND.^
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their knowledge and contemplation of the character of their Maker , in all its majesty and lovelinesswhere they may meet with kind and friendly assistance in the calm , dispassionate , and unbiassed investigation of sacred trnth—and where they may be incited to do honour to their
Christian profession , and to accomplish the great ends of their being , by growing perpetually in conformity to the image of their Saviour , and in fitness for the presence of their God . 4 any man trust to himself that he is Christ ' s , let him of himself think this again , that as he is Christ's even so we are Christ ' s .- —2 Cor . x , 7 . 1 Dunfermline , 20 th Jan . 1833 . '
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truth , for the Father seeketh such to worship him . —John iv . 23 . ' But to us , there is but one God , the Father , of whom are all things , and we in him ; and one Lord Jesus Christ , by whom are all things , and we by him . — 1 Cor . viii . 6 . ' In accordance with these
principles , as laid down by the Saviour and the Apostle , illustrated and enforced as they are by numerous precepts and their uniform example- — several individuals at Dunfermline , convinced that their duty as Christian believers has been clearly pointed out by their blessed Master , have formed themselves into a Society , in order to worship the one God and Father of all , according to the commandments and the practice of the Author and Finisher of the Christian faith . The constitution of their Society is ,, as follows : ' 1 . That we form ourselves into a Christian Congregation for the worship ; of the One God , the Father , in the name and as disciples of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ .
' 2 . That any persons of good moral character , male and female , holding these doctrines of the NewTestament , and desirous of acting in accordance with them , shall be admitted Members ' 3 . That every aid and encouragement will be given to free and serious inquiry on religious subjects .
4 . That repentance and reformation of manners , piety to God , and benevolence to man , and a strict abstinence from every sinful passion and indulgence , will be enforced , as the only means of obtaining happiness in this life , and in that which is to come .
' The Scriptural authority and supreme importance of these principles will , it is hoped , induce all who perceive their close connexion with the welfare of individuals , and the general improvement of society , to connect themselves with a society , in which they may worship the Father in spirit and in truth—in which pure and elevated devotion may spring from
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92 UNITARIAN CHRONICLE . .
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From the Rev . J . Wright . The Sunderland Congregation continues to improve . The regular attendance upon the morning and evening services is numerous and respectable , and applications are
made for sittings every other week . The attendance upon the Lord's Supper is also increasing very much Mr , Wright goes on to state Mr . Stewart ' s departure from Shields , and his own endeavours , ( zealous and disinterested we must call them , ) in conjunction with those of the
indefatigable and excellent Mr . Turner of Newcastle , to keep the society together . He says , ' I promised to give them a service every Sunday , and Mr . Turner to visit them the last Sunday evening in every month . It is attended on my part with very considerable labour and expense . I
preach at Sunderland in the morning , at Shields in the , afternoon , and at Sunderland again in the evening , so that from half-past ten in the morning till eight o ' clock at night I have not a quarter of an hour t <( T \ spare . But though laborious , I have hitherto found it very pleasant ; the congregation has increased , and the
Unitarian Congregation, Sunderiand.^
UNITARIAN CONGREGATION , SUNDERIAND . ^
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), March 1, 1833, page 92, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2609/page/28/
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