Current:

Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), March 1832, Edition 1 of 1, Page 19, Untitled Article

Page 19
Page 3
3 of 16

On this page

  • Text (4)
  • Transcript

    • Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software. The text has not been manually corrected and should not be relied on to be an accurate representation of the item.

      Additionally, when viewing full transcripts, extracted text may not be in the same order as the original document.

      Untitled Article

      one of our most important churches , is much more remarkable . This young minister is a man of great eloquence ; but , unhappily , he has adopted the orthodox creed to its utmost extent . Never had the church of Lyons resounded with accents of such

      methodism as he preached . He began by deelaring- ^ tO"his-colleague 7 ~ M ~ Martin , a man of the most amiable piety and zeal , that he was not a Christian . He almost excommunicated the whole church , to the utmost surprise of the flock , who had never witnessed so

      bitter a spirit m its minister . He told them , that the devil in person had often mounted that pulpit . The consistory ( composed of twelve elders ) assembled ; and , after vainly trying every possible measure of conciliation , unanimously suspended M . Monod from the exercise of every

      pastoral function in their church . This fanatical man , even after this vote , and in spite of the congregation , entered the church on a Sunday , said he would preach , and did preach . The next time , the doors were closed on him , and since that time he exercises his functions no longer . But still he is only suspended , and not removed . Nobody could be named in his stead .

      The consistory of Lyons has been labouring for more than a year to decide government ( who did confirm the suspension ) to change this last measure into dismissal and complete removal from the church ( destitution )* Our council of state , with whom now , by our ridiculous laws , the matter rests , is in a state of great embarrassment ; these worthies deciding between Calvinism and liberalism in

      religious matters , is a most curious sight—there are not two on the score who know what high . Qalvinism is * I have , however , heard lately that the royal council is determined to dismiss M . A . Monod . Such are the unhappy proceedings that result from what your Methodists call an awakening in our French churches . Soon after the affair of Lyons , M . A . Monod came hSre , and was hailed by

      Untitled Article

      his party as a martyr . M * Juilleratf * of the same persuasion , made him preach in his stead . He gave us a sermon on absolute predestination , worthy of Calvin himself . Our deacons petitioned the consistory , complaining of M , Juillerat ' s conduct ;

      on which the consistory resolved , Wtne ~ dafs agaT ~ thlit ^ h ^ n ^ fbYtn ~" rio pastor of the Church of Paris should open the pulpit to any minister susr pended by another consistory ; - —this regulation has been generally approved . We have now a very

      important question before the consistory of Paris . Government having created a new place of pastor in the capital , thirty deacons , on a number of thirtynine , have petitioned the consistory against appointing to tnis place any minister of a Methodist colour . I

      will tell you the result , and give you some exact details on the progress of Unitarian principles in France . O .

      Untitled Article

      From an English ' Correspondent in Paris . PERSECUTION OF THE SAINT SIMOSTIANS The meetings of the St . Simonians have been interrupted by the government . Last Sunday , the 22 d Jan ., the officers of police dismissed the assemblage , and took into custody the Pere supreme , Enfantin , and the chief of

      worship , Olinde Rodrigues , They are detained in prison " on three charges , " for professing publicly doctrines injurious to the public morals ; ) f " for having committed acts of fraud in obtaining money ; " and " for assembling more than twenty to discus& political and religious subjects , without a license . ''

      On the same day was a review of several regiments , it is said , under the apprehension of a resistance on the part of the people , but all went off quietly .

      Untitled Article

      The Catholic French Church . I have spent much time with the Abbe * Chate ) . He appears to be a very l « in . ) illi > l * PI"ii »» II * " — ¦ ..- ¦¦¦¦ - ¦¦ .. —ii ' .. ¦ . Timpi ¦¦¦¦ —¦>—e ,-..,. —m Since liberated .

      Untitled Article

      UNITARIAN CHRONICLE . 1 $

      Untitled Article

      02

  • Citation
    • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), March 1, 1832, page 19, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1807/page/3/