part II, 1078). “He has also left, I suppose, more papers concerning the fourth century, and that fatal change that was then made in the church by Athanasius and his followers of which period he has long appeared to me to be one of the greatest masters that ever was." And this seems greatly to have contributed to his rejection of the Trinity, according to the following account in Whiston's Life of Dr. Clarke:-" About this time I discovered that my friend Mr. Clarke had been looking into the primitive writers, and began to suspect that the Athanasian doctrine of the Trinity was not the doctrine of those early ages; which I had not then any particular knowledge of.". "Whether Mr. Newton had given Mr. Clarke yet any timation of that nature--for he knew it long before this time, or whether it arose from some inquiries of his own, I do not directly know, though I incline to the latter." Page 12. in That the design of Sir Isaac's elaborate Dissertation on the two notable Corruptions of Scripture was to overthrow two of the main arguments for the Trinity, it would seem preposterous to question: and we learn that he was at the pains to send copies of it, in his own hand writing, to some of his friends; and commissioned Mr. Locke to get it published in Holland, either in Latin or French. (See the Life and Correspondence of Locke, by Lord King, p. 215, 230). The copy of it which Le Clerc had was in the hand-writing of Mr. Locke, who, in his correspondence with him on the subject never disclosed the author's name. As to the Bishop of Salisbury's allusion to Newton's suppression of his Dissertation, this is no ground for inferring a change of opinion. From the first he shewed his anxiety not to be known as the author; which is by no means surprising, considering his "fearful, cautious temper," his public station, and the severe enforcement at that time of penal laws against those who impugned the Trinity. In 1662 the Unitarian Biddell died in the dungeon to which he had been dragged from his pulpit. Aikenhead was executed for denying the Trinity in 1696; and the Act for punishing impugners of the Trinity passed in 1699. Emlyn was imprisoned in 1703, and Elwall was prosecuted in 1726, the year before Newton died. He was, moreover, so fond of quiet, "that at an early period of his career he was almost led to abandon even his darling Philosophy, when he found that she was such a litigious lady' as to threaten him with a controversy*:" and yet he had not escaped imputations of infidelity, and even of atheism†, which some of the bigots of his day had charged upon him,-imputations which must have been very painful to one who valued religion as he did. His caution, therefore, with regard to publication, was in exact accordance with his character and the circumstances of his times. Even at a later period the learned Lardner published anonymously his famous Letter on the Logos, after having suffered it to remain twenty-nine years in his cabinet; and the opinions of Milton upon the Trinity lay hid in the State Paper Office until the publication of his work, De Doctrinâ Christianâ, by the Bishop of Winchester, in 1825. HYMN. [From the "American Unitarian Advocate."] "IN THE WORLD YE SHALL HAVE TRIBULATION; BUT BE OF GOOD CHEER." John xvi, 33. THERE must be shade-spots in the pilgrimage; Be of good cheer,-since in the shielded breast * Mr. Whewell's Newton and Flamsteed, p. 12. + Ibid. p. 10.-Whiston's Authentic Records, II. 1080.-Prof. Rigaud in the Philosophical Magazine for 1836, p. 221. So also Locke was charged with scepticism by Bishop Stillingfleet and others; and Leibnitz thus commends his caution in not allowing himself to be drawn by the Bishop into an open avowal of disbelief in the Trinity: Il a trop de jugement pour donner prise à Messieurs les ecclesiastiques, qui sont les directeurs naturels des peuples, et dont il faut suivre les formulaires autant qu'il est possible."-Letter to Dr. Burnet, Locke's Life, p. 196. 66 Wilt thou despair, Thou born of God! because the shallow rills, Another hand shall pluck Ask of God grave To arm thy heart, even as the stripling youth HORSHAM TRACT SOCIETY. THE eighth annual meeting of the Horsham General Baptist Missionary and Tract Society was held on Sunday, August 12th, when, pursuant to an exchange of services. under the direction of the London and Southern General Baptist Association, Mr. Grimes, of Ditchling, preached in the morning, from John vii, 17, and in the afternoon, from Ephes. iv, 14. In the latter discourse, which alone the writer of this notice enjoyed an opportunity of hearing, the causes and evils of a state of religious doubt were very ably set forth, and the duty of earnest inquiry and active zeal in behalf of truth, powerfully enforced. At five o'clock about ninety of the subscribers and their friends took tea together in the chapel. After this social repast, Mr. Robert Rowland was called to the chair. The business of the meeting was opened by the reading of the Secretary's report, which gave a very encouraging and gratifying statement of the condition and prospects of the Society. The number of the subscribers exceeds that of any former period, and larger additions have been made to the library than during any preceding year. The number of books on the Society's catalogue being now 207, and of Tracts 360. Several resolutions respecting the appointment of officers for the ensuing year, &c. were next proposed, and adopted. In proposing that the report of the Secretary be adopted and entered on the minutes, Mr. Grimes offered some excellent observations on the hindrances and encouragements which Unitarians in this age meet with in their endeavours to spread rational views of religion;—on the choice of Tracts for distribution;-and on the prudence necessary to be observed, that our endeavours may be effective. Mr. Ashdowne afterwards took a brief review of the education afforded to the working classes in this kingdom through the charitable exertions of individuals, expressing his strong conviction, that its real worth was very much over-rated, and earnestly calling upon the friends present to exert themselves in obtaining for all the children of the people a better and more useful education. This, he thought, could only be accomplished by the interference of Government and the establishment of a national system of education, as in Ireland, Prussia, and other countries on the continent. The meeting was closed with the singing of a hyma. The friends, some of whom came from Billingshurst, Guildford, &c. seemed pleased with having enjoyed another opportunity of social intercourse and religious sympathy and communion. NOTICE. The Rev. The London and Southern General Baptist Asssociation will hold its next Meeting at Horsham, on the 5th September. J. O. SQUIER, of Deptford, is expected to preach. THE UNITARIAN BAPTIST ADVOCATE. "For effecting a recovery and re-establishment of the long-lost truth.” SIR ISAAC NEWTON. "One Lord, one Faith, one Baptism, one God and Father of all." PAUL. No. XXII.] OCTOBER, 1838. [VOL. II., N. S. TRAVELS IN PALESTINE AND SYRIA. By GEORGE ROBINSON, Esq.; illustrated with Maps and Plans, in 2 vol.: vol. 1, Palestine-Vol. 2, Syria. H. COLBURN, 1837. AFTER two hours' very pleasant ride along the shores of the lake of Galilee, recalling to recollection, as we went along, these, and many other events, of which it had been the scene in the time of our Saviour, we arrived at the town of Tiberias, situated on its western shore, but nearer the northern than the southern end. Within about a mile from the town, and close to the edge of the lake, we came to some hot springs, enclosed by a small square stone building, surmounted by a dome. An outer room serves for the attendants and for undressing; the bath or cistern containing the hot water is in an inner room, and is sunk below the pavement. It is a square of about ten feet. My companion says they consist of a strong solution of muriate of soda with a considerable intermixture of iron and sulphur. They are frequented by persons from all parts of Syria, in rheumatic complaints and cases of early debility. A spectre-like figure was sitting naked up to his neck in the bath, and appeared so absorbed in thought, that he hardly noticed us as we entered. He perhaps considered himself no longer belonging to this world, and therefore exempt from its forms and ceremonies. From the bath, the water runs in a strong sulphurous stream into the lake, leaving a yel |