OF THE PRINCIPAL CONTENTS. STEVENS, Mr.-His Birth, 7-Education, 7-Early Piety, 12, 51, 53, 59-Purity of Life, 10-Literary Pursuits, 20, 27-Attention to Business, 10, 19-Employment of Leisure Hours, 9, 19-Friends, 11, 27, 28, 163-Charities, 33, 37, 41, 50-Sentiments on the Uses and Acquisition of a Fortune, 82-Writings, 102 to 123-Deep Theologian, 20, 21-Zealous Member of the Church of England, from Conviction and Principle, 53, 189-Attendant on Weekly Prayers, 55-Constant Communicant, 54-Exemplary Charity in a Year of Scarcity (1800) 49-His own Journal of his Life for One Week, 74-Bishop Douglas's (of Salisbury) Testimony to his Theological Knowledge, 21-His Sentiments of giving the Elements, in the Ad- ministration of the Lord's Supper to two Persons at a Time, 55-Presentation to a Clergyman of a Small Service of Communion Plate, with appropriate Texts of Sacred Scripture, for administering the Holy Sacrament to the NOBODY.-An appellation, by which Mr. Stevens was known Volume by himself, and inscribed Oudevos Epya, 117— Members of Nobody's Club deceased, mention of, 166, 171. SCOTCH EPISCOPAL CHURCH.-Short Account and Present State of, 131 to 151-Relieved from Penal Statutes, 137— Bishop Horne's (143) and Bishop Horsley's (139) Sentiments concerning that Church-Fund set on foot towards making an Addition to the Incomes of the Bishops and Clergy (149) and for the Relief of their Widows and Orphans, 141-Committee in London for co-operating with the Managers of the Funds in Scotland, 151-Mr. Stevens's Contributions in Aid of those Funds, 141, 151. BEREAN SOCIETY.-An Ideal Institution, so called, some mention of, 43, 47, 49. SOCIETY FOR REFORMATION OF PRINCIPLES.-Formed by Mr. Stevens and his Friends, 155. MOORE, Dr. late Archbishop of Canterbury.-Amiable Trait of his Character, 158. HORNE, late Bishop of Norwich.-His Sermon on "the "Beloved Disciple," (51) and his other Writings (127) recommended. HUTCHINSON, JOHN.-Some Account of the Writings of that Extraordinary Man, 22 to 27. The Reader is requested to correct the following Errata, viz. Page 78, line 14, for party quarrel read party quarrée. 101, 1, for Mr. Calverby read Mr. Calverley. 135, 136, .... .... .... 12, for four read three, and dele comma after Abernethy. .20, for four read three. MEMOIRS OF WILLIAM STEVENS, ESQ. ALTHOUGH it is to the Author a source of the purest and most unmixed pleasure, to be required to give some account of his departed friend, the subject of this Memoir; yet he should have been happy, as well for the sake of those, into whose hands this tribute of affection may fall, as that more ample justice might have been done to the character of the excellent man, whose life is about to be recorded, that some other person, whose avocations are not so pressing and laborious as those of the writer, had undertaken the task. But having, in the moment of his unexpected death, written a hasty sketch of his character in the Gentleman's Magazine for Feb. 1807, none of Mr. Stevens's numerous friends would afterwards take out of the Author's hands a work, which they were pleased to think was thus appropriated B to him. The labour is therefore cheerfully undertaken, and if in performing it, the writer can come up to his own ideas of the important uses to be derived to society from the close contemplation of such a character, he is sensible that he shall discharge a very essential duty to the Christian world; and he knows assuredly, that, in such a deep consideration of it, he shall greatly improve himself. He is however aware, that he has not to entertain the reader with the life of a man, filling a distinguished station in the Senate, or in the councils of his Sovereign; of one gloriously fighting his country's battles; of great eminence at the bar; or celebrated in the pulpit as an eloquent divine. He was indeed none of these; but yet he was one of the most excellent of men, and therefore it has been deemed advisable to communicate to the world some of the passages of his life. Being convinced that actions, which obtain a great share of worldly applause, are not always most deserving of praise; and that such a Christian, as is here truly described, is in reality a character most important to be held up to universal admiration, it has been thought that a Memoir of Mr. Stevens was well worthy of public attention. It is indeed impossible for any man to deny, the delight and pleasure he has derived from the perusal of the lives of men, who have gained immortal glory to themselves, who have saved their country by their valour, adorned its councils by their wisdom, or captivated Senates by their eloquence and learning. When biography is employed, in recording the lives of such men, delightful as the study is, still its utility, by way of example, is chiefly felt by those who are to fill the same walks of life, as those illustrious persons trod before them. But it is of inestimable benefit to all mankind to know by actual facts, that a life of cheerful piety and purity, of temperance and humility, being that which all ought to imitate, is that to which all may attain. The writer therefore agrees with Dr. Johnson, "that there has "rarely passed a life of which a judicious and "faithful narrative would not be useful:" and he is also of opinion, that the private lives of some persons, such as Mr. Stevens was, belong, in a manner, to posterity for instruction and example. The fault of biography, in general, is, that it is not sufficiently minute: for instance, we find it recorded that the person whose life is written, attained to excellence; but it is seldom pointed out by what means, by what previous preparation, by what course of study, by what exertions of time, of thought, of talents, or by the exercise of what virtues, such heighth of excellence was attained. One view, therefore, which the Author has in submitting this sketch of the life of Mr. Stevens to |