They open, close, advance, retreat, retire;

To view the scene sets Death's cold soul on fire.
What genius must o'er such a scene preside?
What tutored skili such mighty movements guide?
What science forge the implements of war?
What courage mount destruction's furious car?
But genius, science, hearts untaught to fear,
And all that constitutes the man, are there.
Soon shall that stream with blood impurpled flow,
To meet the sea's impurpled tide below.
These are your deeds! ye heartless bloody race,
Creation's scourge, and reason's foul disgrace.
But I am merciful, I spare you long:

Witness yon withered, bald decrepit throng;
Who've stood the bangs of life for many a year,
Untouched as yet by my tremendous spear.

"It moves my anger, and provokes my spleen,
To mark the manners of these sons of men.
Assign them labour, and they sigh for ease;
Bid them repose, and toil alone can please;

Let Death withdraw, they court his dread embrace;
But shrink, like cowards, when he shows his face.
Tell me, did ye love life on that fair morn
Ere we two monsters Sin and Death were born;
When virgin nature bloomed divinely fair,
And earth was fanned with Eden's balmy air?
Bird, beast, and fish your high behest obeyed,
The sovereign sceptre of the world you swayed;
Heaven smiled delighted, earth enraptured smiled,
And hailed her glorious lord, heaven's high born child;
Life's orient beams illumed your upward way
To the blest mansions of eternal day.

Death was then but a name, in horrors drest,
You gave him being-Earth can tell the rest.
"Oh! if sincerity your bosom warmed,
If life immortal that false bosom charmed,
Could he, the Prince of life, who rules above,
Display unheeded all his bleeding love!
Around his throne while heaven's refulgent bow
Spreads its wide arch, and spans the earth below,
And thrice ten thousand seraphs on the wing,
Await his orders, and his praises sing;

His voice proclaims the meed of heavenly grace,
Eternal life to all your rebel race.

What sounds celestial burst upon the ear!

Ye sons of men, I bring salvation near!

Flee Death, seek life, obey the heavenly call,
Come to my arms, and I will save you all;
My wrath for past offences I'll forego,
And wash your crimson guilt as white as snow;
Pour on your souls the light of life divine,
And round your brows immortal laurels twine.
When earth shall melt in her predestined fire,
The stars wax dim, and sun and moon expire,
And nature's mighty frame to chaos hurled,
Leave not a fragment of a ruined world;
Secure from harm, indentified with mine,
Your life, your glory, and your bliss shall shine.
"O joyful news to man! let earth rebound,
Hills skip for joy, and mountains dance around,
Let vocal vallies high hosannahs sing,
And nature, all in raptures, hail her king.
He comes! he comes! to head, in bright array,
His ransomed armies to the realms of day:
Whilst I, far in your rear, in dismal form,
Like the grim genius of the thickening storm,
The grisly furies trooping in my train,
Pale want, old age, disease, despair and pain;
Thunder the doom 'gainst lingering sloth decreed,
Urge your retreat, and lash your lagging speed.
Go, blind to truth! and call this tyranny.
Vain mortals, ye blaspheme your God, not me.
"He said: the astonished mother gazed around,
No spectre could be seen, was heard no sound.
With tranquil breast she kissed her babe of clay,
And wiped one soft unmurmuring tear away;
Hearsed his remains, the slow procession led,
Laid low her darling in his silent bed,

And earthed him up; and standing o'er the grave,
My God, she cries, hath taken what he gave;
Blessed be his name. But to her latest breath
No sound of censure passed her lips on Death."

We have taken the liberty to insert that in the 41st line; and to spell the author's word bruik, in the English style brook.

List of Late American Publications.

1. The Duties and Dangers of Prosperity: A Sermon delivered in the Presbyterian Church in Gettysburg, on Thursday, the 20th of November, 1817, being a Day of Thanksgiving on account of the general Plenty and Prosperity, recommended by his Excellency Simon Snyder, Governor of Pennsylvania. By David M'Conaughy, A. M. Pastor of said congregation. Gettysburg: printed by Robert G. Harper, 1817. pp. 18. 8vo.

2. The Extent of the Missionary Field, a call for the increase of Missionary Labourers. A Sermon, preached August the 19th, 1817, before "the Middlebury College Charitable Society for educating indigent youth for the Gospel Ministry." By Alexander Proudfit, D. D. Middlebury, (Vt.) printed by Frederick P. Allen, 1817. pp. 32. 8vo.

3. A Sketch of the Life and Character of President Dwight, delivered as an Eulogium, in New-Haven, February 12th, 1817, before the Academic Body, of Yale College, composed by the Senatus Academicus, Faculty and Students. By Benjamin Silliman, Chem. Min. and Phar. Prof. New-Haven; published by Maltby, Goldsmith, and Co. 1817. pp.

47. 8vo.

4. Elements of the Jewish Faith, translated from the Hebrew of Rabbi S. I. Cohen. Published by H. Cohen, Richmond, Virginia, A. M. 5577. Wm. W. Gray, Printer, 1817. pp.

56. 8vo.

5. Comparative Views of the Controversy between the Calvinists and the Arminians. By William White, D. D. Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. In 2 vols. Philadelphia, published by Moses Thomas, 1817. pp. 1048. 8vo.

6. The Theory of Moral Sentiments; or an Essay towards an Analysis of the Principles by which men naturally judge concerning the conduct and character, first of their neighbours, and afterwards of themselves. To which is added a Dissertation on the origin of languages. By Adam Smith, LL. D. F. R. S. Author of an Inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations. First American, from the twelfth Edinburgh edition. Philadelphia, published by Anthony Finley, 1817. p. 598. 8vo.

7. The Fiend of the Reformation Detected, Part I. By James Grad, D. D. Philadelphia, printed by W. Brown. 1817. p. 143. 8vo.

8. Remarks on the Refutation of Calvinism, by George Tomline, D. D. F. R. S. Lord Bishop of Lincoln, and Dean of

St. Paul's, London: By Thomas Scott, Rector of Aston Sanford, Bucks. In 2 vols. Philadelphia; published by W. W. Woodward, 1817. pp. 1014. 8vo.

9. A Series of Discourses on the Christian Revelation, viewed in connexion with the Modern Astronomy: by Thomas Chalmers, D. D. Minister of the Tron Church, Glasgow. New-York, published by Kirk and Mercein, 1817. pp. 275.

8vo.

10. A Historical Sketch of Opinions on the Atonement, interspersed with Biographical Notices of the leading Doctors, and Outlines of the Sections of the Church, from the Incarnation of Christ to the present time; with Translations from Francis Turrettin on the Atonement. By the Rev. James R. Willson, A. M. Philadelphia, published by Edward Earle, 1817. pp. 351. 8vo.

11. The Migration of the Pilgrims and of their Posterity, considered in an Address, read before the New England Society of Philadelphia, on the 22d of December, 1817; by the Rev. Ezra Stiles Ely, A. M. One of their Chaplains. Published by the Society, at the office of the United States, Gazette. 1818. pp. 26. 8vo.

12. The Benignity of the Creator, and Man's Obligation to praise him. A Discourse delivered Nov. 20, 1817, assigned by the Governor of Pennsylvania as a day of public thanksgiving. By William Neill, D. D. Pastor of the sixth Presbyterian church in the city of Philadelphia. Printed and published by John W. Scott, 1817. pp. 19. 8vo.

13. The Body of Christ: a Series of Essays on the Scriptural Doctrine of Federal Representation. Corrected, enlarged and concluded, &c. By James M'Chord. Lexington, (Ky.) Published by Thomas T. Skillman. pp. 264. 12mo. 14. Institutes of the Christian Religion: by John Calvin, translated from the original Latin, and collated with the author's last edition in French, by John Allen. Philadelphia: published by Philip H. Nicklin, in 3 vols. 8vo.

ARTICLE I.-1. A Pastoral Letter of the Synod of Philadelphia, to the Presbyteries and Churches under their care; dated Lancaster, Sept. 20, 1816. Printed in the Freeman's Journal, and other papers.

2.-A Vindication of the late Pastoral Letter of the Synod of Philadelphia, &c. Philadelphia, Oct. 1816. 12mo.

3.-Extracts from the minutes of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, for May, 1817. Printed by T. & W. Bradford. 8vo.

IT

was our design never to devote a page to the subject of the Pastoral Letter of the Synod of Philadelphia; but circumstances have produced a change in our purposes. A short time since a friend presented to us a number of "The Register," printed in Knoxville in Tennessee, which contains an "extract of a letter from a friend in Philadelphia to a friend in Tennessee, dated May 27th, 1817," and which seems calculated to misinform the friends of orthodoxy in the west, while it misrepresents both the Synod and the General Assembly. Who the writer of this letter is we know not, but he would evidently be thought to be a minister of the Presbytery of Philadelphia, from the assertion, that "our Presbytery" contains twenty four members, and that "there were but three of US at that meeting." We cannot think, nevertheless, that this letter came from any minister of the Synod, because it says "there were some things in the Synod's book," meaning a resolution, “of VOL. I.

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