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    deed it . was very little compared with the sums that had been expended—it was very natural for me to think what can I singly hope to accomplish in this matter—will the Unitarian public feel as the Orthodox gentlemen fe efl . — and will they contribute as freely as

    these Orthodox gentlemen have contributed ? But why should I doubt this ?— "Is ~ there ~ anyth ^ Christianity calculated to dry up the springs , or check the flow of the stream of humanity ? Is there anything in it tending to prohibit benevolence ? Are they without

    information , without hearts , or without property ? Surely not ; and therefore I trust you will excuse me if I again repeat my suggestion of the necessity of unity , zeal , co-operation , and contributions , for the purpose of carrying our object into effect . I sincerely iWret that the committee has not

    selected a more efficient instrument than myself . I can however safely affirm , that you have my heart . I need not urge on the assembly anything as to the claims of humanity , the greatness- of our object , and the good to be effected , further than to refer the mind back to the eloquent

    arguments and the Christianly powerful address of the reverend gentleman who last year moved the resolution on this subject in this place . 1 am satisfied that he must have taken every feeling heart by storm , and for myself I can truly say , that he drew the tears pretty freely down my cheeks .

    But it is one thittg to feel for a rndment , and another to carry that feeling into active operation , so that it may lead to useful and beneficial results . All that I wish for myself is , that the feeling which was excited on that occasion , may continue to

    influence my mind , and that I . may be able to carry into the dwelling of the poor , a portion of that gentleman ' s irresistible eloquence ; and all that I wish for the assembly is , that they may participate in the same feeling , and unite in contributing according to their abilities , in order to forward so

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    great a . work .. I have praised the liberaiity and the zeal which were manifested at the meetings I have lately attended . But after all , there was one thing which I could not help regretting , for I found that at these

    Exeter Hall assemblies , though they professed the most unbounded liberality , they still could not help mixing WTtrnit a ~ mo ¥ t ^ le ^ i ^ ble ^" b"i ^ tTy There was one gentleman in particular who could not help uniting what he called the Harlot and the Socinian-

    a union of which I certainly never heard before—and the object of which was to represent us in the most con- * temptuous light to our fellow Christ tians . Now , I ask what the Unitarians have done to merit such

    obloquy ? Why should this gentleman have declared war against us ? Do we hold opinions adverse to the Gospel ? Is there anything in our views contrary to the plain truth of Christ , or contrary to the spirit of charity ? Are we not all animated with the

    desire of amelioratingthe condition of the world ? I do not " believe that it is possible that there is any one who can gainsay this ; or if there is a man of that opinion , I should have been glad if he had come here this

    evening and listened to the details of our report , by which he would have found , that the Unitarians , instead of doing nothing , do more in proportion to their means , than any other class of Christians . 1 would therefore add

    rny exhortation to those of my brethren , for the purpose of urging the professors of Unitarian Christianity to exert themselves in the promotion of so good , so virtuous , and so benevolent a cause . Look at the various objects embraced by the society ; and then say whether it does not require , and whether it does not deserve fumk

    for carrying those objects into effect . Is it possible that we can hesitate when we see such an Association in want ? I would only say thisthat in my opinion , not only should we have funds for missionary purposes , but also for , other purposes , if

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    TLJNITABIAN CHRONICLE , 11 J

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  • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), July 1, 1832, page 111, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1815/page/15/