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II . .. By . -Mr . Wqrslet , seconded by Mr . Henry Higginson , of the York College ¦ :- ¦—We rejoice in all the good done by religious societies of all denominations ; and take this occasion to express our sincere respect for all who give evidence of a Christian—spirit *—and-our—pity—for those who speak or act uncharitably towards ourselves .
III . By Dr . Longstaff , of Hull , seconded by Mr . Wm . Marsdin , of Stainforth .: —We hail with gladness the increased intelligence and liberality of the age , as affording [ the happy prospect of the more extensive prevalence of pure Christianity , which , in our minds , is identified with Unitarianism . E , H . Hull , April 17 , 1833 . ' . *
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Sir , —The subjoined circular and petition have been sent by the Committee of the Kent and Sussex Unitarian Christian Association , to the different Unitarian congregations in the county . I send a copy , thinking that their insertion in the Chronicle may be useful , by inciting other Associations to imitate our example . Edward Talbot .
* Dear Sir , —Deeply impressed with a conviction of the high importance of claiming and maintaining in their full extent our religious rights as Protestant Dissenters , we take the liberty of recommending to your attention the adoption of the inclosed
Petition , or one of a similar nature , to be presented to the House of Commons , pleading for an exemption from the Church sess , and all other Church claims , which-interfere with the free exercise of our religion , or compel us to give our support to that in which we do not believe .
' On behalf of the Committee of the Kent and Sussex Unitarian Christian Association . 4 1 remain , dear Sir , yours , truly , 4 Edward Talbot , Secretary ? Tenterden , Apsil 19 > 1833 .
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* To the Honourable the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in Parliament assembled . The Petition of the undersigned , being members of a cOEgregation of [ ] _ - _—in-the-county-o ^ Kent ^ -- ^ ----Sheweth , ' That your petitioners , being Dissenters from the Established Church ,
and conceiving the interference of the legislator and the magistrate , for the compulsory support of any one sect , to be an infringement on , the rights of conscience , and an injury to the cause of true religion , pray your Honourable House that they may be freed from every tax , contribution , and assessment , by which they are called upon to
support the Church of England , and from every compliance and ceremony by which they are required _ to acknowledge its authority . Mo " re particularly they beg youf Honourable House to relieve them from the payment of Churclr rates , and that they may be enabled to enter into the marriage state without the necessity of complying with the forms of the English Church .
' m matters of a purely civil and temporal nature , your petitioners admit that it is the duty of the minority to submit to the will of the majority , as that will is interpreted by laws constitutionally enacted : yet your Honourable House must be aware that when human
laws and God ' s commands are at variance , obedience to the Almighty is a more sacred obligation than obedience to the enactments of
men . Your petitioners , therefore , earnestly entreat your Honourable House that you will relieve them from the painful and cruel dilemma , either of havingiatthe expense of conscience , to obey laws enacted to uphold doctrines which appear to them inconsistent with divine truth , or if they adopt the other alternative of having
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CORRESPONDENCE- . 189
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), June 1, 1833, page 189, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2615/page/29/
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