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SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION.
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portunity shall present itself ; deeming that" Catholicism , a " s it prevails there , is the cause of the degradation of the lower classes , and of the infidelity which largely prevails among the higher classes of Spaniards .
The late amnesty they consider as po hrtitrg ~ rou t ~ a-yti-m e ~ for ~ ear n e s-fc-e-xertions , though they still feel it necessary to exercise great caution , lest they should arouse the jealousy of the Spanish Government , and endanger those of their friends who
have been permitted to return to their country ; and through whose instrumentality they hope to do something towards enlightening the minds of their fellow-countrymen , and disposing their hearts to the sincere reception of the pure gospel ; and ] est , also , they should prolong the time of their own exile from the
scenes and places where they would gladly labour to overturn the superstition which holds the multitude in its iron bondage . ' In the city of Paris , 5 th November , 1832 . The Committee appointed unanimously ' first apostle of the Unitarian doctrine amongst the
Spaniards , ' President of the Committee . * Having taken the chair , he opened the proceedings of the day with reading in the gospels , which be explained , pointing out the principal texts which support Unitarianism , and attacking the vagueness jof those which are considered
the basis of the Trinitarian doctrine / After giving thanks to God for the favourable , auspices under which this institution commenced , and electing a secretary , the meeting was dissolved in union and brotherhood . ' At a subsequent meeting of the
Committee , various resolutions were passed , regulating the mode in which the Society should proceed in its labours , providing for the maintenance of Divine worship , and determining to seek cooperation from the Unitarian Committees of Paris and London , as far as should be practicable .
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The Pans "Unitarian ConlmitteeMsis dissolved ; but we doubt not thesee excellent Spaniards wnT ~ rneet fro m a the Committee of the British andi Foreign Unitarian Association , all the sympathy and ^ encouragement t which' they have it in their power : to-oilW .- ^ T-he ^ v-eiiy _ ex ^
stition in Spain will be favourable to the spread of the simple and sublime doctrines of Unitarianism ^ if " once they gain any thing like a permanent footing , The contrast will be so strong as to strike the minds of all who think , even of those who think not deeply . Spain may yet rise again to her former intellectual eminence , purified by a nobler , truer , and more enduring faith .
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At a Meeting of the Teachers of the Sunday Schools attached to the congregations in Worship Street , Coles Street , and Spicer Street , London , held at Coles Street , August 9 th , 1833 , the Rev . R . K . Phil ? in the chair , the following resolutions were passed : — 1 . That an Union be formed
between the three Schools , the Teachers of which are now present . 2 . That this Union be for the purpose of mutual information , encouragement , and assistance . 3 . That for these purposes , a quarterly -meeting of the Teachers be held on the first Sundays in January , April , July , and October , at such place and hour as from time to time may be deemed convenient .
4 . That a fund be formed by donations and subscriptions from schools and individuals , for the purpose of publishing any works for use in Sunday Schools , which may seem to be called for , and for carrying into effect , in any way , the purposes of this Union .
5 . That a Secretary and Treasurer be appointed to transact the business of the Union , under the direction of the quarterly meeting .
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316 INTELLIGENCE AND
Sunday School Union.
SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Oct. 1, 1833, page 316, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2623/page/28/
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