They open, close, advance, retreat, retire; To view the scene sets Death's cold soul on fire. Witness yon withered, bald decrepit throng; "It moves my anger, and provokes my spleen, Let Death withdraw, they court his dread embrace; Death was then but a name, in horrors drest, His voice proclaims the meed of heavenly grace, What sounds celestial burst upon the ear! Ye sons of men, I bring salvation near! Flee Death, seek life, obey the heavenly call, And earthed him up; and standing o'er the grave, 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. U No. 2. |