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    my sentiments , burst into , a violent passion , said be never before had heard of such opinions , that lie Jtad been a friend to me , but never would any more . To the questions of the $ Lev . , of Denton , I replied ,

    that I did not believe in the deity of Christ , but regarded him as one of the greatest of the prophets , that he rose from the dead , and that he was the son of Joseph and Mary ; but

    observed , that I had not violated the Will in teaching , though 1 was not made acquainted with it when I was elected ; and therefore hoped they Would consider my family , and allow me to remain until I could find a

    situation ; * No , ' said Sir , that may not be until the day of eternity , you have done harm enough . ' Mr . ¦ ¦ ' ¦ the next day read to me tfee fifty-third chapter of Isaiah , and asked what I learnt from it , I answered c that Jesus Christ was a

    suffering man like ourselves y * Then , * s ^ ys he , ? nothing can be done . ' At tie ensuing Christmas , the charity tipys were taken from the school , and JiJI the others except five or six . An

    attorney was now employed to eject me , and at the expiration of the term , the sheriff ' s officers were sent into tny house , who threatened to turn Ivirs . Herbert , children , goods and all into the street . I wa 3 absent , striving for a situation in London , when I received

    this information . I had scarcely time allowed to load the waggons , and was obliged to quit the house in the middle of the night , the rain pouring down in torrents on a wife and nine children , which continued the whole time they were on the road to Dover , and I was

    not certain that I had a place to put them in when they arrived ; thus was I'driven from the means of providingfbr them , having left about forty scholars , and having had six boarders , and at one time three clergymen ' s sons /*

    In the midst of their difficulties Mr . Herbert relates , that -r- told Mrs . Herbert , " if her husband put a pistol to his head and blew out his brains , or died in a jail , it would be

    of no consequence ^ ' and Sir ...,, ... ¦¦ said to her , that " if he met Mr . Herbert on the road in want of a piece of bread * he would not give it kite Mr " . Benjamin Marten , minister © f ihr General Bagrtiife 8 kmheky < a * -Dover ,

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    who is the intimate and truly sympathizing friend above alluded to , bear * his testimony to "theexemplary manner in which Mr . Herbert has , discharged fa is duty in the various relations

    of life ; indeed , his character , both , as a man and a teacher , challenges th * scrutiny of his enemies ,-and he has friends remaining in the Established Church , who have stepped forward to declare his merits . "

    He adds , " I wish Mr . Herbert had been more circumstantial as to his own persona ] and family sufferings . I have conversed with him occasionally on this head , but his feelings hav « been overcome , and I have found ifc necessary to drop the subject . The

    eldest daughter , an interesting girl of about fourteen years of age , who began to . be most useful to the mother , from her anxiety io consequence of their trouble , was seized with a disorder , which produced a consumption , of which she died a few months ago . *

    For the particulars of Mr , Herbert ' s present situation and system of instruction , we refer to the Advertisement . By a list now befojpe us it appears , that ahout five months ago his pupils amounted to forty , of which two only ( the sons of Mr . Marten , who lives several miles distant from

    Dover ) , are boarders . As the annual rental and taxes of his house , intended for the accommodation of boarders * amounts to £ 50 , it appears on a computation that the nett income from

    his school , at that time , could hardly reach £ 20 per annum ! Under these circumstances it was impossible he could avoid contracting debts , the amount of which are stated to be

    £ 37 2 s . 6 § d . Since that time his day * scholars have been increasing , as he has given universal satisfaction to the parents . Indeed , his success in tuition has excited admiration , the progress

    of his pupiJs in general being extra * ordinary , and in some instances such as , were it not attested by those who have experienced it , would appear almost incredible . Mr , Herbert is

    one who takes particular delight in the instruction of children , which baa led him to adopt various improvements in the method of teaching , some of which are : peculiar to hmaseH and have been found to be attended with great advantages . . lie act a . as au . kiiul of fijnst monitor im Mm spfeook ka 4 i **

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    446 C&seof Mr * Charles Herbert .

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  • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), July 2, 1818, page 446, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2478/page/38/