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      jsfcj a of hamanity in favour o £ 91 beipless 6 *« £ ly depending entirely upon h \ & , vxer-* aiiu& }'\ n that situation ibr their maintenance ; were idisregarded , a&d tfaesnaeasnre tvas persisted in with all the rigour which the clergyman and his collea ^ u ^ s e * mld exercise .

      But as they had exceeded their legal authority in the promptitude of their ^ proceedings , *** k * * H- was wholly unprovided with any other situation or resource , the school remained under hirn after the expiratioa 0 / the term , and in the mean time the affair was brought before som £ gentlemen , who were

      appointed what they called out-trwstees of the school ; that is , th « y did not reside in the parish , and whose sanction had not hithirto-been formally obtaioed . At iefigtk , early in Hecembex , Mr . Herbert vrteL summoned before these gentlemen , atid again closely questioned respecting bis fo&th , and particularly bis denial ^ of the

      £ > e 4 tyx ) £ Jesus Christ . As be still could n&t but acknowledge bis convictions upon this , head , he was further . questioned as to bis not quitting" his situation in complian-ce with the notice $ ^ nd peremptorily told that he must quit without fail on or before

      the ci 1 st of December . His pleas for some degree of lenity were utterly disregarded ; the school was 'taken away , and tfae combined influence' of divides , justices , &c . is even now exerted iu depH \ -ing this forlorn" individual of scholars of every description : of thosie whose friends paid for tion ; of thosie whose friends paid for

      their instruction , as ^ rell as those belonging to th € charity school . The efforta of thtfse gentlemen indeed were not confi-Red to bis expulsion from the situation which he had long , holden , but a threat was uttered by the clergyman that his

      declaration should follow him wherever he went , in order to prevent him from obtaining a situation any -where . But we trust that tile dictates of rectitude-and liberality , by the |> rofcfeclion , which theyaere * ready to ntf * ftd't& injured worth , will obtain an effe < jttiol triumph over all such machinations . - - '• • - - ¦ : : -

      ~ 'Wr ^ Herbert with bis numerous and helpless family is now t 4 > deprivedhof eViery stay -sav « innocence and heaven . JJ Under eiTCurastandei so imminentry distressing , went * nor indeed had he - then any thoughts of 1 e 4 ? raig the ebwrchi as he bad no acquaintance whatever with- Umtarm «« , ndr did he even ktioMr that there were

      such peTa < ons in existene ^ j And after be bad &d « mted bts pfceseat opiok > n » , he invariaWy causercfethe cbiWrcn committed to bis oaarte ^ to- he instructed i& the dotftriti ^ 8 of-tfee ehu ^ ehv ^ ittioiit <* wer fetriHtjg to thjsm that be waa of , a « oDt » ary opinkai fcinaself .

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      it is hoped that the geoero u * friends of integrity , of enli ^ hteaed and liberal prijevci ^^ s , and 4 p , dt ; ed W ^ oe » v *^ r will fillow tjie iilaiotiy ^ . crj , of : ^ nianity to innu ^ o ^ ce hifr brcjast , upf , suffer ^ ts most pres ^/ i g solicit alious tQ \? e over-ruled by . super * station , oor by the fovl 4 calculating spirit of worldly-mindedaess , will be rcady ^ to

      exert their elforts < m behalf of this worthy sufferer , for conscience * sake , a ^ id of hif innoceut faiuily . And if this statement should reach ^ uy benevolent iindividuals who may be acquainted with auy situation or any means by which an ingenious man , a good arithmetician and algebraist , well

      qualified to act as a teacher , an accouat-r • uit , or in any xroncero m which diligence and . fidelity are the principal req 4 iisVt £ s it is ef > rne $ tly requested that they yrtU be pleased to , conuuunicate the informat ion either to ^ the Editor of this Repository or to either of the undersigned .

      We , the undersigned , have inquired into the truth of the above statement , and believe it to be strictly correct . 7 APF ^ AHAM HARRIS , Minister of the Unitarian Congregation at lUairlstone THOMAS P * N £ , Secretary of t / ie Kent and Sussex Unitarian j&s&ociation-

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      ¦ r Removals amongst Unitarian Mi nisters . > Rr . fisTkiN , of ISristol ) retire * from \ ri ? past < jrat duties at Lie win * » Jteeari , B ? i * t&l % atMidsnmtEier next ; and Dr- CARPfcNT ^ ft ^ vf Jiaieteri etv ^ a ^ es to succe ed bim as ( f £ > - pastor with A / r . / iowe . > ,

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      InteUigtncti . —k Removals amongst Unitarian Ministers . 1 £$

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      * iVtR . Fox . < rfi Cktehastcr , htts been m \ gLniiwoxrsly chtfsen . to succeed the- late Afa \ f ^ i dieTy at / ardidrnent Court * . i ^ ndtf ) . He . enters wpon ^ ohe pastoFal ortke ^ t L 4 d y day . I'll er <* will be a ; public ^ erww 1 MI Hwm settiemeot , at whkh sovcral of the X , t > n « Joii ministers have wagreed to offici ate * ^ { Jfor }* atticulaTS sde the ijWrappervJ ? - r . " ; 'j r »

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      Ma . Huttoui , from IJubHft , formerly of Alie York Academ > ^ and latju a ^^ btant minister tor -Mr . 3 ktyier < i of JSi 6 tt ' iqghAmp has acdvpteiand watered upo « the |)»» tdcai

      office , at Waltkaimtousv , near 4 U > nd < m , racatfd by the resigoatioa of Jl / r . iftigan . Mr « Coganfs farewell > sermon is ^ ve / iifiderstand , to bis , - included ; . in . jtW t ^ l' volnme » of sermons , ** bich at tha rtqturut of his friends , torn ; bas seal to thet prensj t&

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      Mr . * W . ^ owKsxtam has Fc ^ igQed ^ jthe charge of the Pcesbyterian < 4 ngrrgnlhUivat Lsewes ; and the congre ^ atimj Ju * vc < * £ » - gaged :-ijtfr . Jdwsjifidj *» 4 the ^ initajiian Academy , Hackney , to succeeds ; hiixf 4 at [ It is intended to resume tihift ^ ^ tct ^ cle oocsisionaU ; j ia& ) FtnAtion ill rti | % u £ 8 tecL . " E © . ]

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    • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Feb. 2, 1817, page 125, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2461/page/61/