Thomas Sadler (1822–1891) was an English Unitarian minister and writer.

Life

He was the son of Thomas Sadler, unitarian minister of

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, and was born there on 5 July 1822. He was educated at

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, studied for some months in

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, and went on to the

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, whence he graduated Ph.D. in 1844. He entered the Unitarian ministry at Hackney, but migrated in 1846 to become minister of Rosslyn Hill Chapel in

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, London, where he stayed for the remaining 45 years of his life. Through Sadler's efforts, a new chapel on Rosslyn Hill was opened on 5 June 1862. He died at Rosslyn Manse on 11 September 1891, and was buried on the 16th on the western side of

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. At the time of his death he was the senior trustee of Dr. Williams's Library, and visitor of

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Works

In 1859 Sadler published ''Gloria Patri: the Scripture Doctrine of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit'', in which he defended the Unitarian position against the views expressed in ''Rock of Ages'' by Edward Henry Bickersteth.

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preached the opening discourse of the new Rosslyn Hill Chapel; it was printed, with Sadler's sermon on the closing of the old chapel, and an appendix on the former ministers of Hampstead. Sadler was specially interested in the history of the older English

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. His tastes led to a commission, in 1867, to edit

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's ''Diaries''. The work appeared in 1869, and went to a third edition in 1872; but only a small portion of the Crabb Robinson papers were used utilised. With some devotional works, Sadler was also author of '' Edwin W Field: a memorial sketch'', 1872;* (

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) ''The Man of Science and Disciple of Christ'', a funeral speech for

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, 1885; and ''Prayers for Christian Worship'', 1886.

Family

Sadler married, in 1849, Mary, daughter of Charles Colgate, but left no issue.

Notes

;Attribution {{DEFAULTSORT:Sadler, Thomas 1822 births 1891 deaths Burials at Highgate Cemetery English Unitarians English writers People from Horsham