style, that it would be injurious to the memory of the deceased were it not to be appended to this memorial: "My acquaintance with Mr. Knowles did not commence till the year 1818; for although I occasionally attended at the Old chapel, Nantwich, of which my father and grandfather were trustees, my religious principles were not formed, and I was much tossed about by conflicting opinions. It was the reading of one of the earlier publications of our departed friend on the Athanasian Creed that led me to examine the grounds of my belief, and issued in my becoming an Unitarian. This circumstance led to a closer friendship between us, and ultimately to my becoming a minister in the Unitarian body. He was my spiritual father in Christ,' and the many obligations I am under to him are among my most treasured and grateful recollections. Our departed friend was also the means of leading the then General Baptist minister at Nantwich, Mr. Cooper, to a change of religious views; and it was in the pulpit of the old General Baptist chapel that I preached my first sermon in 1819. At that time there were well-attended classes for religious discussion, reading the Scriptures and prayer, held at the houses of members of both congregations. They were set on foot by Mr. Knowles, and he always presided over them. By the excellent manner in which they were conducted, these meetings were both pleasant and profitable, and were the means of leading several earnest men of other denominations to embrace the Unitarian faith, one or two of whom afterwards became useful ministers in our body. "I do not think that our excellent friend was ever known or valued generally in the Unitarian body as he ought to have been. He was one of the most conscientious men I ever knew. Timeserving with him was out of the question. His independence and integrity were inflexible. He was extreme perhaps in some of his opinions, but no man was more thoroughly honest or sincere; all about him was unassumed, genuine and true. His bold and un compromising advocacy of what he deemed right, and his warm and earnest manner of expressing his thoughts, sometimes exposed him to obloquy and misrepresentation; but while remaining firm to his own convictions, he always respected the conscientious opinions of others, and a more liberal-minded, Christ-like man never existed. With him, religion was a reality, and devotedness to his Master's cause was the atmosphere in which he breathed. The word of God was to him the rule of duty and the guide and comfort of life." To such testimony nothing more need be added. "Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord! Even so, saith the Spirit; for they rest from their labours and their works do fellow them.” Bolton, Nov. 10th. F. B. Nov. 10, at Birkdale Park, Southport, aged 67 years, Mr. ANDREW HALL, for many years a much-respected inhabitant of Manchester. He was, in the spirit of the benignant religion of his Saviour, ever desirous to do good to all around him. His mind was cultivated and his tastes refined. Other men may have surpassed him in achieving worldly success, but few men have won a greater amount of respect and affection from their friends. His sorrows were not few, but they were borne with gentle patience and never overcame his habitual cheerfulness. GENERAL INDEX. Action and contemplation, 622. Acts xxi. 15, mistranslated, 175-vii. 59, Ashton, the late Thomas, Esq., 325. Aspland, Rev. R., and the Duke of Sus- Aspland's, Rev. R. B., speech, 320. Assyria and Nineveh, 591. B.'s, F., obituary notice of Rev. Francis Bache's, Rev. Samuel, speech, 320. Beard, Dr., speech of, 385. On Bible Beard's, Rev. C., speeches, 318, 327, Bengal Civilian on Is. vii. 14, 112. Reply Bible, need of a revised English, 65- Boardman's, Mr. W., address to Mr. Bolton District Unitarian Association, Bowman, Mr. Eddowes, speech of, 317, Bowring's, Sir John, Kingdom of Siam, Bretschneider's Manual, reviewed, 513. British and Foreign School Society, 392, Brock's, Rev. G., speech, 526. Bronte, Charlotte, Life of, reviewed, Brooks, Rev. James, monument to the Burges, Dr. Cornelius, 732. Butter, use of the word in the Bible, Buxton services, 527. C., R. L., on Reformatories, 129. Carpenter's, Miss, Reformatory efforts, Carpenter, Rev. R. L., on ordination at Causes of the Decay of Christian Piety, Channing and Priestley, 169. Church livings, 775-held by laymen, 36. Clarke, Rev. H., on his blindness, 703. Clephan, Mr. Robert, obituary of, 656. Constitutional questions in the reign of Conservatism and reckless change, 221. Cooper, Rev. Thomas, on Rev. H. Dun- 1 Cor. xi. 29, mistranslated, 177. Cranmer, George, 34, 39, 40, 42. Cromwell, Richard, 723. Cureton's, Mr., Ignatius, reviewed, 193. Curtis, Mr. J. O., obituary of, 778. Dare's Report of Leicester Mission, 122. Dean Row, Presbyterianism at, 445. Dorling's Sermon on the Two Thousand, Dukinfield Sunday-school party, 654. E.'s lines, The Second Death, 271. Education Bill, 190. Education of the people, 245, 448. Pe- Europa Speculum, by Sandys, 605. Evans, Mr. Thomas Morgan, obituary Ewart, Col. John, and Mrs., obituary of, Ezekiel xxix. 3, 10, xxx. 6, mistrans- Fell, Dr. John, 257. Fellows, Emma Sarah, obituary of, 328. Forster's, Rev. Wm., Lamp of Beauty, 119. Speech at Unitarian Associa- Freeman, Mr. S. C., on Neo-Christian Freestone's, Mr., speech, 325. г. on Scotch preaching, 393. Gaskell's, Mrs., Life of C. Brontë, 287. Genesis i. 1-3, newly translated, 427— Glossop, Rev. E., obituary of, 328. tianity, 21. On Christian union, 149. Greg, Mr. S., on English Unitarianism, Groningen University and its theology, Grundy, the late Edmund, Esq., epitaph Guthrie, Dr., and Scotch preaching, 393. H., E. G., lines on Mystery, 484. H., S., on mistranslations of English Bi- Hackney, laying foundation - stone at, Hall, Mr. Andrew, obituary of, 778. Harp and the Cross, 711. Harrop, Mr. Joseph, obituary of, 328. Hegesippus and the Syriac Gospel, 17. 119. Higginson, Rev. E., on Christian union, Hinde, Mr. Charles, obituary of, 61. 724. Holland's, Mr., poem, Niagara, 78. Hume, David, his sickness and death, Hymns of Consolation for the Bereaved, Ignatius, his Martyrdom and Epistles, Inquirer, admirable article in the, 593. Isaiah vii. 14, remarks on, 57, 111, 183 -xlii. 11, mistranslated, 220. James's, King, Translation of Bible, 534. Address at funeral of Rev. G. Arm- Job xi. 6, mistranslated, 176. 1 John iii. 16, mistranslated, 178—–v. 7, Johnson, Dr. Samuel, 115. Jones, Rev. R. C., ordination of, 444. K.'s review of Merivale's History, 1. Kant's anti-supernaturalism, 516. Transylvania, 374-on Reproof, 433. "Magic-lanthorn school" of writers, 250. Manchester New College, annual meet- Manchester Treasures of Art, visit to, 528. Marriages, 128, 462, 528, 656, 717, 775. Martineau, Mr., 189, 190, 312, 322, 380, Merivale's History of the Romans, re- Methodism, beneficial influence of, 768. Minister's retrospect, 98, 222, 354, 417, Mistranslations of English Bible, 174. Moore, Rev. Henry, of Liskeard, 170. Letter of, to Mr. Bretland, 172. Knowles, Rev. Francis, obituary of, 719, N., J., on Isaiah vii. 14, 57, 183. 776. Letter by, 772. Lamson's Sermons, 254. Nahum iii. 8, mistranslated, 221. Laud, Archbishop, 512-and Leighton, Neo-Christian communion, 43. Lawrence's, Mr. J. C., address, 326. Long, Mr., in reply to Mr. Tayler, 203, Luke xxiii. 32, mistranslated, 176. Lyon, Mrs. Robert, obituary of, 592. New, Mrs., obituary of, 592. Newbury, violation of religious liberty Newcastle Church of Divine Unity, 309. Nineveh and the Assyrians, 593. The Noel, Mr. and Mrs. Charles, obituary Northborne Court, 407 North-of-England Unitarian Association, Nottingham Sunday-School tea-party, Revision of Scripture translations, 192, Plague of 1603, 410, note. Prescott, Mr., on the slow progress of Price, Sydney, on the wants of Unita- Priestley, Dr., vindicated, 29, 550-and Protest of 62 Trustees against the pro- Provincial Meeting, 328, 445. Psalm lxxix. 8, lxxxviii. 13, mistrans- 529. Petition on, 449. Revue des Deux Mondes, 623. Richard II.'s death at Pontefract, 638. Richard III.'s character, 639. Riddell, Mrs., obituary of, 328. Robberds, Kev. J., on Christian Humi- Robertson's Sermous, third series, re- Robinson, Mr. S., on Old School and Rochdale Unitarian chapel, opening of, Rodick, Jas. Dawson, obituary of, 62. Russell's, Lord J., Memorials of Fox, Ryland, Mr. F., obituary memoir of, 255. Sacheverell, Dr., 725, 728. Sandys, Sir Edwin, life, character and Sarpi Paul (Father Paul) of Venice, 40. Sears', E. H., Pictures of the Olden Seldon, John, imprisoned, 499. Simon, M., on Liberty of Conscience, 465. Shaen's, Mr., speech, 386. Sharpe, Mr., on some mistranslations of Smith, Professor W., obituary of, 718. His Translation of the Prophecies, 593. Sound Protestant doctrine, 416. |