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Some of the teetotalers who attend the chapel flocked up with 

 great zeal to speak to me afterwards." On the first Sunday in 

 1843, ne notedthat, in the afternoon, Mr. Thomas (a "Chris- 

 tian " minister from Bury) preached for him, " though not a 

 Unitarian ; ... it was very delightful to me ; " and two Sundays 

 after, he walked over to Bury after his services, and preached 

 for Mr. Thomas (" my first time in a Trinitarian pulpit "). He 

 found that one or two of his zealous Unitarian neighbours were 

 much aggrieved with those whom they called Barkerites, and 

 even attributed dishonest motives to himself and Mr. Howorth. 

 Others, however, expressed their readiness to make similar ex- 

 changes ; and, at a ministers' meeting, it was resolved to have 

 an Anti-sectarian Unitarian tea-meeting — " the speeches to ex- 

 press freely the wants and tendencies of our body and the 

 great universal principles of love, etc., and not the old story of 

 Civil and Religious Liberty, etc. One of Mr. Tayler's great 

 objects is to interest the working classes (who, he thinks, are 

 now in a state ripe for all plans of improvement) by the great 

 principles of which Unitarians are the especial stewards." 



In February, 1843, ne wrote to Mr. G. Buckton that, though 

 he wanted an organ for the chapel, " it seemed almost wrong 

 to spend money in luxuries in these starving times/ 7 and that 

 he had no time for music. "I wonder whether I shall ever 

 have time to do anything. I expect not. I shall always see 

 before me such work in the world, in striving to bring sinners 

 into the fold of Christ, that I shall not leave myself much time 

 for 6 music and dancing.' What are you doing in the good 

 cause ? Sunday school, I hope. Anything else ? Just bestir 

 yourself, and go into a few cottages, and see what is to be done. 

 I used to think shells and music the happiest things going : I 

 did not then know the joy of speaking words of peace to the 

 afflicted. If you have only a small capital of time and inclina- 

 tion, you cannot put it out to greater interest than in the tee- 

 total cause : Mrs. Lupton used to tell me so, and since I signed 

 I have found it so." 



In May, he visited his old home. He had written to his 

 sister Mary : " I hope you will find me plenty of preaching 



