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the oppressed part . ( Hear , hear . ) Therefore he did hope , that if the deputies showed any reluctance to press the Bill , the Unitarians Would come forward and push on the measure ; not that he wished them to embarrass Government , but he thought they ought to show Government that , j afteT ^^ tirrg ^ sTr" ^^^
were determined not to be any longer dilly-dallied with . ( Cheers . ) He felt much interested in this question ; and , as there were some deputies then present , he could not have taken a more appropriate opportunity of urging them to follow up this subject ¦ without delay . He concluded by moving ; ' That the Report of the Committee now read be received and
approved . ' Rev . J . Murch , of Piss , seconded the motion with the greatest pleasure . He embraced that opportunity of stating to the Meeting a gratifying circumstance connected with-the progress of Unitarian principles . Persons living in the metropolis and
large towns were not sufficiently aware how necessary such an institution as this was , in order to promote what they deemed to be the cause of truth in the country . Those only who lived in the country and in the smaller towns , knew of the struggling with difficulties which they had to encounter , —difficulties , beneath the
force of which they must sometimes inevitably fall ) were it not for the support afforded them by such an institution as the present . He made these remarks from practical experience in the district in which he lived . About half a year ago , a preacher amongst the Methodists became convinced of the truths of Unitarianism , in consequence of attending the ministry of a Missionary sent by this
Association . ( Cheers . ) When he became an Unitarian , he established a congregation , where never one was established before , at Bungay , in Norfolk , Avhere he was informed it still existed ; and , he had no doubt , it would be placed on a permanent
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basis . The other instance was , per * haps , more important , as showing how much could be done by impartial examination and calm and serious reflection . He met , about six months ago , with a poor labouring
man , who earned about 10 s . a-week , and who informed him that he had foT ^ Oin ^™ tinre ~ lJgBTra ~ lo"cal ^ preseller amongst the Calvinistic Baptists , and delivered his discourses regularly , to a very small and humble congregation . He stated that he had been
much struck by the absence of all expressions in the Bible confirming the doctrine of the Trinity . His conscience induced hiin to examine the Scriptures much more calmly , seriously , and impartially , than he
had ever done before ; the ultimate result of which was , that he became an Unitarian . ( Cheers . ) And his congregation , as well as the congregation of the other preacher to whom he had alluded , had now become valuable members of the Unitarian
denomination . He merely mentioned these instances , in order to show how necessary such a society as this was , for the purpose of encouraging such attempts ; and concluded , by calling upon the Unitarian public to give all the assistance in their power to an Association so well worthy of their support , ( Much applause . )
Mr . J . T . Rutt . Before the motion was put , the Meeting would probably allow him to say a few words upon the Unitarian Marriage Bill . He perfectly agreed with the Rev , Mover , that no Ministry could be found in British history , who had ever enlarged the liberties of the
people , or stript themselves of any portion of the power which they possessed , until compelled by the people themselves , It might be allowed to remark that the Dissenters' deputation consisted , amongst others , of members of the Unitarian Committee , who , from his own experience , he could aver , were not the least active members of it , and who would not suffer the other deputies to sleep on
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198 INTELLIGENCE AND
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), July 1, 1833, page 198, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2617/page/6/
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