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    of human creeds , ndr the well-meant opposition of the conscientious , will avail to stop their progress . With a spirit of Christian friendship among * each other and with behevblence to our fellowcreatures , With prudence as our guide and scripture fot * our support , we shall not fail of ultimate success .

    Let US add , that , in furthering the views of this Society , we are following the advice and treading in the steps of the most venerated professors of our faith . And here We shall be pardoned for calling to tour recollection the words

    of one of itk most learned and powerful defenders , whose purpose through life was * ' ( as he ekpre&sed it ) " to profess and stand by the truth so far as he knew it , Without regard to the fear or favour of man , " and whose happiness it was within these walls to minister to a

    Society who knew his worth , and who were not discouraged by the cry of heresy from following him in the path of religious inquiry . " Our principles , " said Dr . Taylor , u are liberty , private judgment , free inquiry and free profession ,

    peace and charity , mutual forbearance , moderation and good-will to all mankind , and these principles will stand as long as there is truth , honesty and humanity in the earth , or a good and almighty God in heaven . But to what purpose is our boasted liberty , if we dare not use it ?

    To what purpose do we enjoy the light , if we may not open our eyes to it ? To what purpose the word of God , if we must not seek for its real and genuine sense , but must be tied down to the dictates and sentiments of any divines that have been ot now are ? What

    advantage hath the Dissenter , if not to reform without the formalities and delays of human laws and edicts , whatever shall be discovered to be at any time , or in any respect , wrong in his scheme ? Our forefathers rejected what they thought

    was of human invention , and what we find to be so that escaped them , we , upon their principles , are to reject , otherwise we only exchange one kind of bondage for another , and while we refuse establishments by law , we shall come under the no less grievous establishments

    of custom . ** If we Stand firm in liberty and love ; if we list ourselves under no other head or leader but Christ alone ; if we are stedfastly determined to establish our faith , 1

    practiceand worship upon the word of God alone , and have true affection to one another and to all men , we shall act Up to our own tttie wlnciples . Afcd thottgh we may not be" able at once to bring the whole Wty of truth out of ^ ef eladdn , yet the day will shine still -brfjgh&f upon

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    us , and ' w cause , thus set upon its proper basis * will istand secure against all assaults . " The Treasurer ' s accounts were then audited , and several Hew subscribers were added to the list / J . Lr . Ma ^ sh , Esq . and

    Mr * Edward Taylor were construed in the offices of Treasurer and Secretary for the ensuing year * An unanimous wish was e : £ pressed that ? Mr . Fox ani Mr . Robberds would allow their Sermons to be printed . The ne * t yearly meeting was appointed to be held at Yarmouth , on

    the last Wednesday and Thursday in June , 1821 * Ninety-tWO gentlemen and ladies afterwards dined together at the Swan Inn . Thomas Robinson , Esq ., of Burj ' , in the Chair . Among the toasts given from the Chair were—The Bishop of the Diocese , and a speedy end to all

    penal statutes against religious opinions . —The Mayor of Norwich . —Mr . Robberds , and prosperity to the York Academy . In the course of the address ivhich followed this toast , Mr . Robberds enforced the necessity of further exertions in

    behalf Of this valuable institution ; the list of subscribers to which , from death and from the pressure of the times , had this year been diminished . It was also with regret he stated , that not a single congregational collection had this year been made in aid of its funds . He therefore

    felt it right , standing in the situation of one of the officers of the York Academy , to appeal to the meeting , and to the different ministers present to exert themselves in their respective congregations in behalf of that Institution . —Mr . Fox and the Unitarian Fund . Mr . Fox , in

    an eloquent and animated speech , vindicated the objects of the Fund , and gave many instances of its utility in promoting the great cause of religious truth and liberty . —A speedy end to all prosecutions and persecutions on account of belief or unbelief . —Our Fellowship Funds * , may they increase and multiply .

    In the course of the afternoon , Mr . Toms , Mr . Hawkes of Lincoln , Mr . Alderman Marsh , Mr . Sheriff Taylor , Mr . George Watson , Mr . Crusoe , and other gentlemen , severally addressed the company on subjects either hnmediately

    connected with the interests of the Society , or with the dause of civil and religious liberty . The number of friends collected from a distance , as Wtell aa those resident In Norwich , fat exceeded that of any former meeting , and & growing interest in the oMeetS of the SdcleW and a cordial frienifenip ^ knlntetesd H ! he tntJeflng . ^^^ j ^^^^ u ^^ y ^

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    484 Intelligence . ^ -Eastern Un itarian Society

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  • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Aug. 2, 1820, page 484, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2491/page/40/