amounting to about £35. The event here recorded, is one to which the friends of truth must advert with the most lively interest. A very few years ago the profession of Unitarian principles, in a population of 50,000 souls, was confined to one or two individuals. In the chapel now erected upwards of seventy persons and families have taken sittings, and an opportunity will be afforded to many an one of hearing and judging for himself. What has already been done lays a foundation for gratitude and hope, and furnishes a claim to the liberality of the Unitarian public, which, we trust, for the sake of truth and piety, will not pass unregarded. N. J. hundred men. The late clergyman of this parish, was what Bishop Watson called 66 present is an avowed Orthodox minister. an esteemed. Socinian;" the The father of the child recommended to for many years in the East Indies, where the Divine blessing on this occasion, was he had ample opportunities of witnessing the debasing influence of heathen idolarected to Unitarianism, and being contry; his attention has been lately divinced of its truth, he is laudably anxious to hold fast the purest religion, in its purest form. Judicious Unitarian Tracts many others in the West of Scotland. are much required for this place, and for B. M. Quarterly Meeting, Manchester. THE Quarterly Meeting of Ministers, usually denominated Presbyterian, was held in Cross-street Chapel, Manchester, on Wednesday, December 24th. The devotional part of the service was conducted by the Rev. John Gaskell, of Dukinfield; and the Rev. Johu James Tayler, of Manchester, preached from Rom. i. 16. After service, the Annual Meeting of the Lancashire and Cheshire Unitarian Book and Tract Society took place in the Crossstreet Chapel Room. The ministers of the Quarterly Meeting, and a few laygentlemen, afterwards dined together, and spent the day in a very friendly and agreeable manner. Unitarianism in Ayrshire. Two Sermons were preached on Fri day the 7th of November, at Old Cumnock in Ayrshire, after the service of dedication, by Mr. Mardon, of Glasgow. The first discourse, from Matt. xviii. 3: "And Jesus called a little child unto him," &c. The evening discourse, on the want of Scriptural Evidence for the Doctrine of the Trinity, was listened to with profound attention, by more than a THE "Lancashire and Cheshire Unitalished an interesting report of its proceedrian Missionary Society" has just puband operation little more than a year, ings. The Society has been in existence and the following places have been already supplied, by their preachers, regularly or occasionally: Middleton, Swinton and Irlams, Astley, Leigh, Blackburn and the neighbourhood, Wigan, Oldham, Hollinwood and Todmorden. Two congregations, Park Lane and Hindley, were supplied by the Society, while they were places, Sunday-schools have been estawithout regular ministers. At several blished, two of which contain about one hundred scholars each. Some libraries have been also formed: and in one or An Essay on the Nature and Design of Scripture Sacrifices: in which the Theory of Archbishop Magee is controverted. By the late James Nicol, Miuister of the Parish of Traquair, near Peebles. 8vo. 12s. The Doctrines of General Redemption, two of the congregations class-meetings have been held for religious conversation and reading. 婴 1 IN the Press, and to be published by subscription, a volume of Sermons, selected from the manuscripts of the late Rev. Dr. Boog, Minister of the Abbey Church, Paisley. Some account of the excellent and learned author will be prefixed by Professor Mylne. 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Communications have been received from Messrs. Hampson; Dunn; and Duplock from S. H. (Exeter); Clericus; G. M. D.; and Bereus. The letter of" An Original Subscriber, &c.," is put into the hands of the Editor of the work in question. Several communications have been made to us on the subject of a late recantation of Unitarianism, but our sincere pity for the unhappy man whose name has been so indecently proclaimed by the Methodists to the world will not allow us to risque the possibility of disturbing his last moments by exhibiting his true character. We have received, through a bookseller, W. W.'s MS. volume. We have hitherto been able only to read a few passages, but the impression upon our mind is, that we shall be disposed to insert the Correspondence contained in it, in some successive Numbers of our next Volume. We have received from our friend and correspondent, Professor Chenevière, of Geneva, an Historical Account of the late Theological Disputes at Geneva, which will appear in a Translation in the volume which will begin with the next Number. In our next Number, the first of Vol. XIX., will be given an Engraved Portrait of RAMMOHUN ROy, the Hindoo Christian Reformer. ERRATUM. P. 626, col. 2, line 35 from the bottom, for "exacted by," read "exacted from.” SUBJECTS AND SIGNATURES. A's memoir of the late Samuel Pett, I * 4. B. on the legality of Dissenters' t register of births, #r Acton, Mr., his Sermon before the Acts xix. 5, 6, remarks on, Adams, Mr., his letter to Mr. Jeffer- The Names and Signatures of Correspondents are distinguished by Small 109 89 673 576 40 228 A 497 OF 603 717 Alexander, Dr., obituary of, America, on liberal publications in, 10. Extract from a letter respect- 712 American Society for the abolition of 568 A-N's review of Kenrick's Sermon |
