in view. He has had no hesitation in using their very language, whenever it suited him. Compilers seem to be licensed pillagers. Like the youth of Sparta, they may lay their hands upon plunder without a crime, if they will but seize it with adroitness."'* The numerous engravings interspersed through the book, it is thought, will be of utility in making the work interesting, and assist in preserving in the mind the events which they represent. NEW HAVEN, 1834. J. W. B. * Preface to Allen's American Biographical Dictionary. CONTENTS. Page Faith and Practice of the Christians in the first Century Spanish Armada" Irish Massacre of the Protestants Religious Rites, Opinions, &c. of the N. American Indians Joanna Southcot Mission among the Hottentots Progress of Christianity in the South Sea Islands Sandwich Islands Mission Missions among the North American Indians Modern Persecutions in the South of France Bethel Union Meetings 214 |