PRICE ONE PENNY. 
 
 In Christ and all Good Names. 
 
 Vldcli Church will ultimately contain the universal Religion of 
 Human Nature. 
 
 By GEORGE HOWS, Author of the EOTJR P's. 
 
 “ Seize upon Truth where’er ’tis found, 
 
 Whether on ChiUiiau or on Heathen ground.” 
 
 Dit. Watts. 
 
 I It requires but a little stretch of thought to perceive, that, in 
 le natural course of events, hie theological sects anti parties to 
 rhich professors cling so fondly, must bo annihilated, to make 
 oom for some great idea of unity, in order to bring about a 
 •ne Evangelical Alliance, and make room for the great and 
 niversal Church of Humanity, in Christ and all Good Names, 
 ’his church is not of human invention, is not a new religion, 
 rod—Providence—works by iixed universal laws. The religion 
 f God, the same yesterday, to-day, and for ever, changes not: 
 ut man’s ideas ol God’s religion change. Man—a world within 
 himself, and who lias Nature for a dowry—is a worshipping being, 
 [Dust worship the Infinite in some form or other. The object of 
 enlightened regenerated Humanity is to worship in “spirit and in 
 truth,” without unnecessary forms and ceremonies.- The most 
 sacred temple is the human heart—from that temple Humanity 
 can offer up worship in any place, at all times, if the mind be in 
 a right state! The heart’s mostbitterstrugglingsand divineyearn- 
 ings, the most lofty aspirations of the spirit, the deepest thoughts 
 of the mind, the truest worship of the soul, are frequently silent, 
 unkenned by others : the finite lost in the Infinite, without the 
 assistance of priests, words, forms, or ceremonies. God in the 
 heart of Humanity speaks and thinks divine things; That which 
 is good does not emanate from Sectarianism. Not from Jew, 
 Mahomedan, Brahmin, Budhist, Roman Catholic, Episcopalian, 
 Methodist, Independent, Baptist, Quaker, &c., (as such) proceed 
 
divine thoughts, but from the spirit of God in the heart of unsec 
 tarianmancomethgood. Oldand new “systems” oftheology hat 
 failed. Much of that which passes current in the world ft 
 religion (both orthodox and heterodox) iscounterfeit. It ism 
 Orthodoxy, (what is it ?) nor Heterodoxy (what is it P) that societ 
 wants; but’tis the divine spiritsofLove and Wisdom that Human 
 ity requires. The simple Religion of the Heart is more valuabl 
 than is all the priest, pulpit, and creed Theology in the work 
 When viewed in the presence of the Infinite One, the priest' 
 local and partial Gods seem to he the spurious creations of fane 
 which they really are. Beloved brother or sister, probably you 
 immortal mind is bound round with the swathing clothes i 
 prejudice, error, and superstition. I was once in spiritual bond 
 age myself. I struggled, I inquired, I wept, I prayed, I reasoned 
 at length I conquered. Oh ! most glorious victory for a morts 
 to triumph over spiritual ^bondage! Up friend! make at 
 effort to loose the priestly bandages entwined round thy intellect 
 Go thou into solitude; devoutly and earnestly seek the Goo 
 and True, and thy efforts will anon be crowned with success 
 Thy aspiring soul, in its silent and devout meditations, will fee 
 (most ecstatic thought!) as if in the presence of the great Infinit 
 One, which One is AH, and which All is One; endless Matter 
 endless Mind; endless Mind, endless Matter; God in man; recon 
 ciling the word to itself, and to the great and universal Church o 
 Humanity, in Christ and all Good Names, world without end 
 Amen. 
 
 The din of the city is not favorable to the exercise of devoui 
 meditation. I have betaken myself from the haunts of men (bn 
 in no spirit of misanthrophy) to this welcome Solitude Here ; 
 with the precepts of Christ and Good Names in my heart, with 
 the blue heavens for a canopy, and the green sward for a resting 
 place, I am in the presence of my great Parent, worshipping tht! 
 Infinite in spirit and in truth, as far as I am capable of so doing. 
 At peace with God and man—here, with subdued passions, a! 
 devout, thirsting, but humble spirit, I feel that I am in Thy I 
 presence; at this moment, not merely by word of mouth, but; 
 inwardly do 1 feel that Thou Godseestme. Yes, Thou God | 
 seest me, and so I would have it. If this were the last day per¬ 
 mitted me to sojourn on earth, I would like to employ, even that 
 last day, as I am now employing this, (being surrounded by 
 those near and dear to me) contemplating the all important 
 question of the great Church of Humanity, in Christ and all 
 Good Names.To know Thee, the only true and living 
 
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 Sod, we should thus stand in Thy Almighty presence, in this. 
 Thy own glorious Temple; Thou art Father of all, Thou, the 
 great Parent, we Thy children, thus, all men are brethern. Thou 
 art the Sun of our mental, moral, and social existence. The 
 little light we possess is reflected from Thee. The more we thus 
 stand in Thy presence, the more is Thy divine light shed upon 
 us. As certain objects receive more of the rays of light front 
 the natural sun, so do some minds receive a greater share of 
 spiritual light from Thee, the all-pervading Spiritual Sun of the 
 universe. Let this consideration humble our minds, by convin¬ 
 cing us that we possess nothing but what we have received front 
 Thee; and so let us think for what end we possess our talents, 
 advantages, powers, &c., &c. 
 
 Here, at this moment, impressed with nty great responsibility, 
 and knowing that my body is mortal, and feeling that my mind 
 is immortal, do I pursue this theme of the Church of Humanity, 
 in Christ and all Good Names, at the same time imploring God’s 
 divine spirit and aid. 
 
 With an earnest desire to leave the world better than I found 
 it, and a strong wish to continue to live in peace with God and 
 man, I present to the world this little tract, feeling fully .assured 
 that tens of thousands of earnest men and women will, to a great 
 extent, accept the doctrines therein set forth. 
 
 When the place which knoweth me (my hotly) now, shall 
 know me no longer, yet will my mind, in the sentiments contained 
 in these pages, remain on this beautiful earth where I have spent 
 so many happy days. 
 
 Reader, may the glorious precepts of Christ and all Good 
 Names he ever present with you and the whole family of man, 
 so that peace and good will may reign in this world, when God’s 
 Kingdom will come, and His will be done on earth, as it is in 
 Heaven. 
 
 We claim to exercise reason in matters pertaining to religion. 
 The scriptures do not denounce, but highly extol reason. “ Conn- 
 let m reason together ” says the apostle. In another place we 
 find religion termed a reasonable service. Reason, though imper¬ 
 fect, is the noblest gift of God. Even those who term this light 
 of the soul “carnal,” exercise reason themselves on religious 
 matters—we claim the same privilege. 
 
 We know not our brothers and sisters in Humanity as Roman 
 Catholics, Episcopalians, Methodists, Calvanists, Baptists, Inde¬ 
 pendents, Primitive Methodists, Latter Day Saints, &c.; we only 
 recognise them as men and women—“ God hath made of one 
 blood all nations of men.” “ Man to man the whole world o’er 
 
will brothers be. " Man is one, and he bath one sreat soul. 1 
 “ Humanity is one great man.” “ There is no respect of person: 
 with God.” 
 
 ■ All are bat part of one stupendous whole, 
 
 Whose body nature is, and God the soul. 
 
 All the sacred boobs in the world contain truth and error. It] 
 is for us to cull the truth, and reject the error. God, in his great 
 original revelation of nature, laid down eternal laws for the 
 government of man and the universe. 
 
 It is for us to receive all which corresponds with the great origi¬ 
 nal revelation, as written in the Bible of the universe, and tc 
 reject all others—for the revelation of God in nature, or through 
 man, or in books, must be one, and in harmony with the laws o! 
 the universe. The revelation of Godin nature cannot be oppose! 
 to the revelation of God in books. 
 
 If alleged written revelations agree not with the unmis 
 takeable revelations of nature, they are not true revelations; foi 
 the religion of nature is an absolutely perfect religion: externa 
 revelation can neither add to nor take from its perfection; ant 
 the true religion, whether internally or externally revealed, mus 
 he the same. They, who to magnify revelation, weaken the forct 
 of the religion of nature—strike at all religion. Nothing can bt 
 a part of religion hut what is founded on the nature and reasoi 
 of things. 
 
 A difficult task has now to be performed by the leaders c 
 society. Our preachers and teachers will have to lay less stres 
 upon creeds, and more upon reason and argument; they mus 
 care less about what sectarians have said Christ is, and be mor 
 anxious about practising the precepts of Christ and Goo( 
 Names. 
 
 The age has arrived when professors null have to admit tha 
 there is good out of Christ, and the unbeliever will have to allov 
 that there is good in Christ; this concession must be made ii 
 order that each and all may become members and ministers o 
 the Church of Humanity, in Christ and all Good Names. 
 
 The Gentiles, which have not the law . do by nature the thing 
 contained in the lata. 
 
 God is no respecter of persons; hit in every nation, he tha 
 feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him. 
 
 We lay too much stress on persons—too little on principle: 
 In politics, the candidate is frequently placed before us mor 
 prominently than are the opinions he advocates. In religion 
 name is too often regarded more than the spirit. We want t 
 be less dependant on names, and more anxious about principlei 
 
ne. You may job 
 I'liui'cli of England 
 
 parties are not purely Christian, <io not possess die true faith, the 
 are emblems of disunion, they are discordant. Whilst discor 
 exists, union cannot he accomplished. Eacli and all sects tv 
 repeat must be annihilated, in order to bring about union'—th 
 true faith; that faith founded on the everlasting gospel of nature 
 die same yesterday, to-day. and for ever; alike in North, Soutl 
 East, and West, for the Bible of the universe is without variable 
 ness, or shadow of turning. 
 
 “ Life is real, life is earnest." We must be earnest in on 
 vocation of doing good to others irrespective of creed, ciass, ( 
 color; but better remain lukewarm than earnest in a bad cans' 
 The “ religious ’’ world is most earnest about that which it ougl 
 to feel most indifferent, and most indifferent about that which 
 ought to feel most earnest. Professors are most earnest i 
 perpetuating the elements of discord, in upholding creeds, i 
 advocating sectarianism; but truly cold and indifferent abov 
 the introduction of practical religion without creeds. 
 
The system of creeds is a great stumbling block to practical 
 religion. People depend too much on their creeds, too little on 
 the duties of life. They make reliance on creeds, and churches 
 take the place of required actions. See to this, understand this, 
 and moreover observe that a religion of creeds cannot save you, 
 for if you rely on one creed for salvation a hundred other creeds 
 condemn you. If your now be right your future cannot 
 be wrong. This moment knock at the door of thy heart and 
 ascertain if all within be well. This we know, that the worm 
 that never dies, the fire that is not quenched, is continually 
 gnawing and burning the consciences of sinners. 
 
 There was a past—there is a present—there will be a future. 
 The majority think most of the present time, and imagine that 
 what now is, was, and ever will be—this is a mistake. The 
 present is not like the past, the future will not resemble the 
 present. The history of humanity proves that the religion of 
 man (in books) is ever changing—ever progressing—no written 
 system of religion has been permanent. As man reads God in 
 the Bible of the universe, and in the revelation of nature, one 
 system of written theology after another is undermined, and 
 proved to be out of harmony with the religion of nature; thus 
 old things pm away, lehold all things become neic. No universal 
 standard of religion has yet been acknowledged. 
 
 The present broken body of sectarianism is to become as one 
 fold, under one Shepherd —that one Shepherd being the divine 
 principle of Right, uttered perchance by different mouths, yet 
 proclaming the same great truth—emanating from various 
 minds, yet inculcating the same principle— lor by one spirit 
 are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, 
 whether we be bond or free; and have been made to drink into one 
 spirit. 
 
 The interpretations of scripture vary with, and accommodate 
 themselves to the progress of intellect; according to individual 
 capacity, complexion of mind, circumstances, &c., &c.; so will 
 be the individual understanding of scripture. The interpretation 
 of the Bible has varied, does vary, will vary, with the onward 
 progress of events. The time will probably arrive when the sacred 
 books will, to all mankind, be made as clear as is the snn at noon 
 day; in fact, they are already so understood by theindividualwho 
 views them as containing a portion of the history of the human 
 mind. All ideas recorded in the sacred books were first present 
 in the human heart and mind, before they were placed in " the 
 
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 bookand moreover, whilst the interpretations"of the written 
 Bible vary with the times, and the opinions of men, the Bible of 
 the universe is without variableness or shadow of turning. 
 
 But this great, sublime, beautiful, and simple idea of religion 
 trill be opposed by those sectarian leaders, teachers, and preach¬ 
 ers, who; unfortunately, make a trade of the gospel. They 
 rill each and all come forward strongly imbued with 
 sectarian spirit, and one set of priests will cry out “Great 
 it the Roman Catholic Church!” another will sav “Great 
 is the Church of England, as by law established!” a third 
 rill trumpet forth “Mighty is the body of Wesleyans!" 
 a fourth will exclaim “Great is the Baptist Association !” a fifth 
 “Great is the Congregational Union!” a sixth “Great is tlu- 
 Unitarian body!" and one and all will, by their actions, declare 
 that they deem the Christianity of creeds of far more importance 
 than religion without creeds. And these interested teachers am! 
 preachers seeing their craft in danger will be actuated thus to 
 tpeak and act by the same selfish spirit which induced Demetrius 
 of old to exclaim “Great is Diana of the Ephesians!" 
 
 By the Church of Humanity in Christ and all Good Names, 
 is meant—first, that all the people of the world form the Church 
 —lienee the Church of Humanity includes the whole human 
 race. “In Christ and all Good Names,” means those who 
 acknowledge the beauties and desire the realization of the pre¬ 
 cepts of Christ and other Good Names. 
 
 I am not blind to the fact that all the sacred books of tho 
 world are made up of good and evil precepts, of truth and fable. 
 I would have the people honestly, prayerfully, and earnestly 
 seek and retain the good and true, and reject the evil and 
 legendery, excepting such myths as are capable of profitable 
 interpretation. The well-informed mind will attribute the legends 
 recorded in the sacred books to the general superstition of a 
 bygone age, and the custom of the times. 
 
 I place that great example, Christ, (Peter, c. ii, v. 21.) at the 
 bead of all Good Names, because I view Him as the greatest 
 apostle of human progression which ever appeared on the 
 stage of existence, for one idea of Christianity is its progressive 
 
 tendency.The teachings and precepts of the philosophers 
 
 of old were confined to a select few, to “ the schools,” but the 
 New Testament is the legacy of Humanity atlarge, and gives 
 more prominence to the sublime doctrine of the immortality of 
 the soul than is elswhere to be found. 
 
 The divine precepts of Jesus are so well known that they 
 peed nut be here recorded. Presuming the reader js [familiar 
 
with the writings of the ancients and moderns, I refer him to 
 the good precepts of the “Good Names" among these; from 
 which voiitmes of excellent morality and practical religion 
 might be extracted. 
 
 Probably, however, it will he said Morality is not Religion, 
 to which it may he replied that Religion is not worth much 
 without good Morality; and if (individually or collectively) 
 Morality be good, Religion will not he bad. 
 
 The Church of Humanity, &c., is a Universal Church, in¬ 
 cluding ail other Churches, embracing all people; we therefore 
 do not possess the power to include or exclude each other. 
 The aspirations of every one’s heart and mind is a great 
 secret, only known to the aspirant and to the searcher of 
 ail hearts. We therefore do not sit in judgment on a folios 
 soul. The present brief statement, and crude notion of a 
 Church of Humanity may be viewed as preliminary towards 
 the realization of the sublime idea of the whole human race 
 acknowledging themselves members of the great Church of 
 Humanity, instead of being members of Sectarian denomina¬ 
 tions. This outline will, doubtless, be enlarged and these crude 
 notions matured by future students. We desire to take Nature'; 
 path and mad opinions leave, we look through Nature up to 
 Nature’s God and are thus convinced.that true religion consist; 
 in love to God and love to Sian. 
 
 There is a God, an all-pervading Almighty Spirit, controlling 
 all things on earth and throughout the innumerable worlds in the 
 immensity of space. And this Almighty Spirit is everywhere a: 
 all times, for God is all and hi all. If we lift our eyes to 
 the heavens His glory shineth forth, if we cast them down upon 
 the earth it is fuhof His goodness: the hills and rallies rejoice 
 and sing : fields, rivers, and woods resound His praise.” 
 
 So inconceiveably great that He pervades infinity ; so incon- 
 ceiveably small that His workings are manifested in the tiny 
 insect and the blade of grass. But oh, ecstatic thought! we 
 find the spirit of God working within the heart of man—that 
 most sacred of all God’s temples— it is God which worhth 
 within ns, loth to will and to do His good pUasnrc. 
 
 There, in the human heart, is the Spirit of God striving with 
 our spirits, labouring to bring about our regeneration—working 
 to place our spirits in harmony with the great and universal 
 spirit of Nature. 
 
 Oh ! short sighted sectarian man, attempt not by creeds to 
 circumscribe that Almighty Power, for it is an all-pervading 
 
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 essence, operating In all places, at all times. If we travel 
 north, east, south, or west, we shall find that spirit operating on 
 inanimate beings ancl in the heart of man. 
 
 In Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, wherever man’s 
 aspirations are after the good and the true, there the power of 
 God is evinced; there is the manifestation of the One Great 
 Spirit, the Infinite—under different religious names; it is the 
 Spirit of God operating on the spirit of man, whatever religion 
 that man may profess. Thou art our father, 0 God / we are 
 the clay and Thou art the potter, and ice all are the work of Thy 
 hand, 
 
 “ All unitor various names adore and love, 
 
 One power immense, which ever rules abOYe.” 
 
 (Humanity conceives differently of God. Men, women.and 
 children throughout the globe, ever did, do now', and ever will 
 create in their own imagination the idea of the Soul of the 
 Universe, according to education, circumstances, and geographical 
 position). 
 
 We say there is One Great Parent above—Jehovah, Jove, 
 Lord, God, the Spirit of the Universe, the Soul of Nature,— 
 that there is one family on earth,—thus "All men.are brethren.” 
 
 Worship is the search after Truth. The more we feel we are 
 iu the presence of the Infinite the more efficacious will be our 
 worship. 
 
 Church, —all the people of the world form one great and 
 universal Church of Humanity. 
 
 Priest, —one who communicates something for the benefit of 
 his fellow creatures, that all may prophecy, that all may learn, 
 that all may he comforted. (1 Cor. xiv, 31.) “1 have believed 
 and therefore have[I spoken, we also believe and therefore speak.” 
 
 Every one of you hath a psalm, (poetry, &c.) hath a doctrine, 
 hath a "tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation ; let all 
 things be done unto edifying (and mild)—thus the whole church 
 mav he in action. "As every man hath received the gift even so 
 minister one to another as good steicords of the manifold grace of 
 God.—\ Peter, iv, 10. “Assemble together and exhort one 
 another.” —Heb. x. 2o. (See Acts viii. 4.) (1 Cor. xii.) 
 Avoid as much as possible the one man system, the monarchical 
 form of ministry; adopt the mode of action laid down in 1 Cor, 
 xiv. 31, Keep calm. 
 
 Grace. —the power (not by law) to act rightly towards God 
 and Humanity. 
 
 Prayer does not affect the Creator—the Infinite—but operates 
 on the creature, bv bringing about a state of mind which is 
 more likely to realize devout wishes. Prayer is the desire of 
 
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 the heart—the love of the Creator and the creature. The true 
 petition is that of the heart) and the heart petitions not but by 
 its desires. 
 
 Devout Meditation is most profitable to the mind. 
 
 Silent Meditation, —adopt silent meditation in private and in 
 public as often as convenient.—Silent meditation gives to all an 
 opportunity of communing with their own souls and with the 
 Infinite. In silence, the well trained mind may enjoy intimate 
 union with itself and the elements of good by which it is 
 surrounded. Silence may Ire most powerful, most eloquent, 
 most beneficial to the soul. It is good to be silent, good to 
 wait, by these means we often obtain the wisdom, light, and 
 guidance of the spirit of good. It is in silence we worship 
 most in spirit and in truth, for then the fountain of the great 
 deep is unsealed, and the everlasting springs give up pure and 
 living waters. 
 
 Baptism may he performed by sprinkling or immersion as a 
 type of purity of mind or spirit. Washing with water, by re¬ 
 action, operates on the mind. 
 
 Breaking of bread and drinking of wine (unfermented) may 
 he practiced periodically, as a type, showing how the bodies of 
 Christ and Good Names were broken—how their spirits were 
 bruised, and how their blood was spilled in the cause of God 
 and Humanity. 
 
 [The outward observance of ordinances may he altogether 
 omitted. Those who view religion as an inward and spiritual 
 life, and comprehend the thing signified, will receive inwardly, 
 spiritually, mentally, the ordinances which they individually 
 consider good for their own souls, allowing each to judge fot 
 himself or herself. (?) Time, circumstance, state, may rendei 
 outward forms unnecessary.] 
 
 The Sahlath, —Reason and Revelation agree that one day it 
 seven should he observed as a day of rest. (See Romans xiv. c 
 •5 v.; Galatians iv. c. 9,10 v.; Colossians ii. c. 16 v.; John xx 
 c. 19,26 v.; Acts ii. c. 1 v.; xx. c. 6,7 v.; 1 Cor. xvi. c. 1, 2 v 
 
 Good ami Evil. —God is all and in all. That which is callei 
 Good and Evil are two manifestations (apparently) of Om 
 .Principle in Nature. Apparent evil produces real good. 
 
 Original Sin. Humanity is prone to good as well as to evi 
 
 The Atonement. —This doctrine is founded on Nature. Hn 
 manity cannot abuse the laws of God (physical, moral, t 
 spiritual,) without being therefore punished—without Atom-in 
 for such disobedience. Nature regulates the system of Rowan 
 and Punishments—both present and future. Most Scriptm 
 doctrines are founded in Nature. 
 
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 The scheme of Universal Restoration and general benevolence 
 inculcated in this brief outline of The Church of Humanity 
 &<■., includes the whole species. 
 
 As the whole is made up of parts, our attention and affections 
 must he evinced towards individuals. Families, communities, 
 the world, the church, are to be reformed only by individual 
 Re-formation. 
 
 Opponents will entertain their opinions till convinced to the 
 contrary by reason and good argument, (a had life neutralizes 
 a bad man’s reasons and arguments). Keep calm, calm, calm 
 and thoughtful. Wound not intentionally the feelings of others. 
 
 An immoral, angry, blustering, unfeeling, dissipated, drunken, 
 shallow,hot-headed, heartless, prolane man or woman, advocating 
 the reitjn of peace and righteousness, resembles a rotten, un¬ 
 sightly'stone in front of a beautiful and stately fabric composed 
 of the whitest marble—an eyesore—out of place. The apostles 
 of the truth must he willing that the flesh may, as it were, 
 be buried alive, so that the mind lives,—they require to he devout, 
 long-suffering, patient, self-denying, experienced, calm, dignified 
 men and women; as poor, yet making many rich, esteeming 
 others before themselves, practically acquainted with the doctrine 
 of the innocent suffering for the guilty, as typified in the 
 life of Christ and Good Names. They must he men and 
 women whose experience has convinced them that a good head 
 and heart, provoke as it were, the censure and ridicule of the 
 many, and they must patiently bear that censure and that ridi¬ 
 cule— For the transgression of the people must ye le stricken. 
 
 Finally, be earnest and devout, be patient and calm, hear 
 others courteously, that you may answer deliberately, and to the 
 purpose. Appropriate a portion of time daily to the exercise of 
 devout and silent meditation, at which period realize the Divine 
 Idea; induce such a state of mind that your sold may feel and 
 say—“ now' am I in the presence of the Infinitemake use of 
 every friend, and every foe; extract sweets from poisons; guard 
 the avenues to thy heart; ever remember that the Kingdoms of 
 Heaven aud Hell are “ within you.” Go, reader, subject your¬ 
 self to strict physical, mental, moral ,and spiritual discipline, and 
 self-examination ; and then, oh ! man or woman—rich or poor 
 —old or young—learned or unlearned, will you be a heaven- 
 ordained minister, and profitable will be your ministry—over 
 (it may he) one, two, ten, a hundred, or a thousand of thy fellows. 
 
 Reader, may heaven grant that you are destined to become 
 such an one. May peace be with you through life, and in 
 death. Amen. 
 
NOTICE. 
 
 I receive many invitations from different parts of the Kingdom 
 in reply to which I say, the manner of my proceedin'"- in 
 reference to Humanity's great mission of progression is in nart 
 Apostolic. I go forth into the highways and h ed ge 1 
 rooms and public buildings, preaching and lecturing (on religion 
 and politics), “without purse or scrip,” (free,) and I return 
 home the same, trusting to Providence for support and success. 
 I hope soon to publish glad tidings in Lincolnshire, Nottingham, 
 shire, Yorkshire, Lancashire, and London. I will answer th" 
 call of the people as soon as I can. I am at home in Cot 
 Palace. 
 
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 Kingdom for tile pains they take to circulate my tracts. I receive rai 
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 P ersons who can afford it, order of their regular bookseller or newsman, 
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