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conclusion, to which the understanding may 
be led, in the honest and zealous search after 
religious truth, can, without the highest injus- 
tice, be made the ground of moral crimina- 
tion or reproach. 
Such is the view of the character of our 
late President, that has been taken by one, 
who, in forming it, may be supposed to have 
been influenced by feelings and recollections, 
not altogether favorable to an unbiassed exer- 
cise of the judgment. That it is coincident, 
however, with the estimate of others, from 
whom impartiality may be more reasonably 
expected, will appear from the following do- 
cument, which, at the time when it was pre- 
sented to the Society, declared the senti- 
ments of all those members, who were in the 
habit of attending its‘meetings, or of taking 
an interest in its proceedings. 
“© To the Literary and Philosophical Soci- 
ety of Manchester. 
“ We, the subscribed, beg leave to pre- 
« sent, to the Literary and Philosophical So- 
“ ciety, a portrait of our President, painted 
“by Mr. Allen, which, having been in a 
“ public exhibition, has been declared by 
