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person . Many ladies also were anxious to be present which had not previously been the case ; and this feeling became so general , that at half-past five , about 1 . 30 ladies and gentlemen , nearly all members of our congregation , sat down to tea
together , in one of our school-rooms . -Every—thing—was—most—comior 4 abl y arrangedj and a more orderly , wellconducted meeting" I never beheld . After tea , Mr . W . Browne having taken the chair , we spent the time to so late an hour as ten o'clock , in
listening to addresses from the chairman , Rev . Dr . Carpenter , Rev . R . B . Aspland , Rev . Theo . Browne , Mr . G . Webb Hall , andvarious other speakers , It had been thought advisable not to have any regular business appointed for the evening , beyond a report from the fellowship fund , and no particular subjects were
proposed for discussion . At such Meetings so many feelings are excited by the interest of the moment , so many thoughts crowd upon the mind , that far from a lack of conversation , the time often proves scarce sufficient for a delivery of each speaker ' s sentiments . Thus did it
prove with us ; and though I cannot pretend to give you any detailed account of what we said , yet I may , in general terms , mention that our ministers enlarged much upon the pleasure afforded them by such Meetings with their congregations , and on the mutual advantages to be derived from snch intercourse . Much also was
said on the present state of the Unitarian body ; the wonderful changes which are taking place in the world at large ; the advance of liberal principles , and the extensive diffusion of knowledge which is now in progress . Mr . Aspland , in a long and eloquent address , alluded particularly to the two great Meetings lately held in commemoration of Dr . Priestley . * Many other subjects
* Dr . Carpenter had uwolt at large on tlvo character of Dr . Priestley in his evoning / sexvices on the preceding Sunday , /
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\ yere spoken of by our various friends * as opportunities presented themselves i and from first to last , the interest of the evening was kept- up without a moment of weariness or fatiguei We parted with the universal feeling that it was good for us to have been there . Our hearts were warmed -ivith-a-feeiing-of-Ch ris tian-ki-ndness to each other . We felt that we were
brethren , at peace among ourselves * and with good-will towards all mankind . Oh that the day were come when such feelings shall be universal ! when love to God and their fellow-creatures shall alike be diffused through all the families of the whole human race ! But though , we may not hope to live to behold that blessed season * yet may we bear our part in forwarding its progress ;
yet may we by cultivating the Chris ,-tian graces among ourselves ; by endeavouring to promote their practice among those around us ; by advocating the cause of truth , liberty , and justice wherever our voice can be heard ; yet may we thus fee ] , that , as ~ far as our feeble powers permit , we can , in some small measure , forward God ' s work in the world . E . C . H .
Bristol , April 12 , 1833 . P . S . I must not forget to say , that previously to our Meeting , about 160 of our Sunday-school chilclren were regaled with coffee and btms . The sight of cliilclren ' s happmesfs is truly good to one's heart , and I have no doubt that this cheerful spectacle was not a little conducive to the
delightful spirit which was apparent in all the rest of that day ' s proceedings . It was indeed a * day of unmixed enjoyment .
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Sir , —In'February and March last a course of Sunday evening lectures was delivered at the Unitarian Chapel , by the Rev . L . Lewis , on the following subjects . 1 . The benefits arising from connecting science with religion .
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154 INTELLIGENCE AND
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), May 1, 1833, page 154, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2613/page/26/
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