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Memoirs of the Late Reverend Theophilus Lindsey, M.a.
Memoirs of the Late Reverend Theophilus Lindsey Ma Author:Thomas Belsham Subtitle: Including a Brief Analysis of His Works; Together With Anecdotes and Letters of Eminent Persons, His Friends and Correspondents: Also a General View of the Progress of the Unitarian Doctrine in England and America General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1812 Original Publisher: Printed for J. Johnson and Co. ... more » Subjects: Unitarianism History / United States / General History / United States / 20th Century Religion / Christianity / History Religion / History Religion / Christianity / General Religion / Unitarian Universalism Religion / Christian Church / History Social Science / Popular Culture Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: CHAPTER V. FROM THE ERECTION OF THE BUILDING IN ESSEX- STREET TO THE APPOINTMENT OF DR. DISNEY TO BE THE COLLEAGUE OF MR. LINDSEY, 1783. As the congregation increased, and the interest appeared likely to be permanent, it became necessary to provide a suitable place of worship; and after much inquiry and deliberation, it was agreed to purchase the premises in Essex-Street, which by the liberal contributions of the friends of the cause Mr. Lindsey was enabled to accomplish, and to repair and fit them up in their present commodious form for the purpose of a chapel, and for a residence for himself and Mrs. Lindsey. This great work was completed early in the spring of 1778, and the new chapel was opened March 29. Upon this occasion Mr. Lindsey delivered an excellent discourse from John iv. 23, 24, upon the unity of God and the spirituality of divine worship, which, with the prayers before and after the sermon, were immediately published. In the foremost rank of these were the generous inhabitants of Norton Hall and Norton House whose great and...« less