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      after singing aud jaining in prayer * o thfc Source of kiiowtedgf ? * the Ohret of att good *

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      cnhev churches described ? ttetr fctafe as being similar to what it was at the last ammversary ; others * that * hetr cause hail retrograded . —The Her . € h > Ditpfock , atfter a two years' residence at Ditchling , has

      embraced the opinion held by his church on the subject of Baptism . A well-dezerved tribute of resect Was paid to the members for having acted consistently as Protestant Dissenters towards & £ ! *

      minister , and to him for his integrity in avowing his change of sentiment ^ tke resalt of oareftrt examination , A * nong ath « r resolutions , the fbllofcring ^ e * e ' ~' u ^ ftitnomly adopted by the Meeting r- ^~ l < Resolved , that this Assembly has le ^ rbe& wfth great pleasure that the cle&t on

      the Chapel at Cranfcrook has been liquidated , and cordially united In expressing is * Sense of the l&efaltty of those Fi * iendi » and Churches by wham the Required stfin has been ^ contributed , and especially of tfross ^ h © se views on the subject 6 # Bapttsn * a . rfe at variance with ottr oyfaf *

      ** Resolved , that this Assent bly is deeply impressed with a sense of gratitude to the Senior Divinity Students of Manchester College , York , fo * thefo past ami cofitiiin ^ d in foils te rlia l se rvices afforded ' « t the chapel of our B ^ ptis * br € * tli ^ n m that city , —for their z < eal iri ' collecting

      subscriptions to defray thfe expense of erectfatg the chapel at Welbtirri , and for theii' c ^ tldidly and cordially nnMng witfe tover btfotJhei' JM&son in maintainM ^ divine worship in rhst place : aiid , that the Secretiary communicate to those € fentlemen onr sincere thanks— 'vi ^ lifich the y are respectfully solicited to - accept ^' The Ministers and their Friends

      afterwards dined together at the White Hart Tavern , Bisfropsgate Street , Mr . Etiton iri the Chair , and the evening W-as spent iu great harmony .

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      Ditchling Annual Meeting * . The Annual Meeting of the Church of General Baptists at Ditchling , was holden on Sunday , May 15 th , on whifeh occasion the Rev . W . Chin nock , of Biiiingshurst , pi ^ eaclied both morning and afternoon to very full audiences .

      Previous to the morning service the rite of baptism was performed : and aftel " tlve afternoon service , the Lord ' s Supper was co hi memo rated . Tea was afterwards provided in t ? ie Meeting-House , of which ahotot one hundred and sixty

      persons partook . An address was delivered after tea , and ( lie company separated at six o ' clock . The whole da-y passed off with nvttch cheerfulness , aiid aiForded am |> fe eVidewce of the happy and iisefrfl tendency of rtieetmgs of tliisi description . It is impossible to witness , on an occasion like this , the opt ^ n-hearted greetings

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      j nt € lli ( renee ^^ Geney cd Mapitet Ariemttyj- ^ JDifcMfng Atmual ' ing . 313

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      Kentish Unitarian Baptist Association . The Annual Association of the Kent U nitarian General Baptists was held afc Cranbroofc , Tuesday 3 d of May , on

      whkh occasion a very excellent sermon was preached by Mr . R . Asiidown « , of Canterbury , from John xv . 17 . After the conclusion of the religious service the business of the Association was prfejceeded in till tW 6 o ' clock- ^ When friedds " to the number of about sixty , including femaltts , retired to aft itefi , ^»< 1 partook

      of a coifcfortabte dmneif ' . They ttett t& > turned to the chapel and transacted bft ^ iness ^ 11 jtoe , when nearly 150 persons sat dowti to tea . The ttosiiiess was t > hen once more resumed , aftd a * half-past s ' m the whole Was eotiduded by solemn prayer and thafttogfofirgv Soon after

      eight o'clock , the mends * without distinction , reassenibled at the kin and took supper together , and after the cloth was removed the following subject was proposed for discussion , viz . What J&ncouragement to Petfsetserance has the Advocate of Pure Ctoifttiianity ?—which elicited a number of ireful aM

      animating remarks . Thtie did our meeting conclude , as it had eomi&eneed , iri peace , in harmony , and in love * M . H .

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      mm General Baptist Assembly . The Anniversary Meeting of the Unitarian Baptists was holden on Tuesday , May 24 th , at the chapel in Worship Street , London . The Rev . Dr . Rvaits , of Islington , and the Rev ^ W . Chinnock , of Biiiingshurst , conducted the devotional

      services ; and a sermon , on 1 John v . 12 , He that hath the Son , hath life , &c , characterized by good sense ) and deep but rational piety , was delivered by Mr . T . Moore , of Godahning , Surrey . At the Meeting for business the Chair was filled by Mr . S . Lova , of Filston Hall , near Sevenoaks . The letter from

      the church at Bessel ' s Green , of which the Chairman has long been one of its most valuable members , gave a gratifying account of the success of Mr . Briggs ' s labours in establishing religions worship at Clupstead , hi Kent ; that from theCranbrook tlrarr ti gratefully acknowledged the libera . 1 assistance it " had received , its

      pecuniary burden having be ^ n wholly removed . The church at Dover anticipates the speedy liquidation of its debt alsoand botli thes ^ e chttfettes have had an increase of baptized merahe !^ during the past year . The letter * from several

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    • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), May 2, 1825, page 313, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2536/page/57/