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The author appears to have been induced to fix on this subject, on account of the difficulty of procuring an adequate number of competent Missionaries, especially among our own countrymen, by several of the Societies instituted for this im portant object. After dwelling on the fewness of the labourers at first, he says, "The zeal, the courage, the compassion for perishing sinners, cannot be so low at present as it was when Christ died on the cross. Believers are immensely more numerous; and prejudices cannot be so strong and general against his cause, nor can the minds of men be so repugnant to the work, the danger, and hardship of attempting to evangelize the Gentiles, as at that crisis. Who then can say, but that within a few years, or even months, hundreds, yea, thousands of labourers, like the first Evangelists, may be sent forth into the harvest ?"

In the prosecution of the subject, Mr. Scott considers, 1. The largeness of the harvest. 2dly, The small number of labourers. 3dly, The duty and efficacy of prayer in this behalf.

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Under the first of these particulars, he observes, that every unconverted sinner on earth, viewed in connexion with the go-pel, and the command of Christ to his disciples to preach it to every creature, and the hope that he may be cunverted and saved, should be considered as a part of the harvest. takes an affecting view of the state of things among ourselves, then of the vast proportion of professed Christians, who still support the tottering cause of the papal Antichrist; then of the reformed and Protestant churches; then of the poor, pitiable, and yet generally unpitied Jews, whom he supposes may now be more numerous than in the days of Solomon. He hints at the populous regions of China, Tartary, Japan, and Hindostan; in short, all the continent of Asia, containing perhaps four hundred millions of inhabitants, dying, yet immortal; sinners, yet generally without the means of grace; idolaers, with thei bloody sacrifices and

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detestable rites; or Mahometans, sunk in sloth and sensuality. next mentions the unnumbered mul titudes inhabiting much injured Africa; nations yet unvisited by avarice or ambition; and also their brethren in slavery in the West Indies. And here he contrasts the benevolent preachers of the gospel among the latter, who consent to fare as slaves themselves, for the purpose of evangelizing them, with the slave-holders of those islands: "they seem not to be of the same species; certainly, in one sense, they are not of the same nature.' He closes this head, however, with an encouraging thought:-"I feel a confidence in giving it as my opi nion, grounded on careful examina. tion, that these prophecies (referring to the prophet Daniel and John) will soon begin to be accomplished; and that within two or three centuries at most," the earth shall be filled with the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea."

He proceeds, secondly, to con. sider the small number of the labourers,-men who deserve the name, particularly in the Gentile world."View Asia, with her immense population! A few Missionaries, sent by different Societies in England and on the Continent, have been, and are zealously and ably endeavouring to evangelize the Hindoos and others; but what are these compared with the sphere of their activity? The vast regions of China and Japan, perhaps, without a single labourer." "I fear that all the faithful labourers in Asia would little more than suffice for the adequate religious instruction of one of the largest counties in this little island."-Our limits will not allow us to enlarge. We earnestly wish that those cold-hearted professors, who have never yet lent a helping hand to the cause of Mis sions, would candidly peruse these pages; and if then they feel not for perishing sinners, we can only say,

How dwelleth the love of God in them!"

These premises admitted, must prepare the mind of the reader før the third part of the subject, The duty and efficacy of prayer on this

behalf. After shewing that this is more evidently and entirely the Lord's work than any thing in the whole undertaking, and pointing out the difficulties and hardships which deter many from missionary services, he offers the following remark: "There is, in general, too small a proportion by far of supplication or intercession, in the devotions of Christians in the present day, Selfishness seems even to infect our religion: we seek comfort, and, perhaps, sanctifica. tion for ourselves, the company, and our particular circle; but, except on particular occasions, we are not apt to enlarge, to multiply our petitions, and fill our mouths with argaments, in pleading for our fellow-Christians and fellow-sinners throughout the world."

This important hint cannot be too seriously considered. We shall only add a paragraph at the close of the discourse, which, we fear, is applicable to many persons who are too indifferent to the salvation of the Heathen to read Missionary Ser. mons. "A thought, at this moment, darts across my mind, which gives me pain and discouragement. There are, I know, even religious persons, apparently so at least, who disapprove the design, and endeavour to damp the ardour of those engaged in it; or, at least, cannot concur in any plan till a sort of Uto. pian perfection, according to their notions, can be discerned in the plans and in the managers of the business. I shall only say, that had such notions generally prevailed in our Lord's days, and in subsequent ages, we should now have been Idolaters; if, in the time of Luther, and his successors in reformation, we also must have continued Papists. Jein your efforts, at least, with some of our Sociefies; and let us have your prayers for them all."

We have contented ourselves with merely an Analytical Review of these discourses; we forbear, as usual, to decide on the merit of their composition. We think, how. ever, they will not be less acceptable to the religious world than any of the discourses of preceding ar s.

The reader will not find the subject exhausted. Every year produces new thoughts on that same import ant business, which, we trust, will grow in the esteem of pious men, and acquire additional assistance, proportioned to the extending sphere of missionary exertions.

The Believer's Justification; or, the Lord Jesus Christ the Lord our Righteousness. Extracted from the Sermons of Ob. Greve, D. D. formerly Minister at Cove try. 12mo, 4d.

WE think it our duty peculiarly to encourage and commend those who endeavour to furnish the poor with evangelical books upon their own terms; a double portion of their blessing will fall on the head of the Editor of this excellent Extract (Mr. J. A. Knight) for this, and other attempts of the same na, ture, small in bulk and in price, but rich with gospel truth.

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THIS little production is design. ed, like the articles in our Obitu ary, to exemplify the power of re ligion in death. Eusebius is repre sented as a useful Christian in life, and a triumphant believer in its closing scene. In the narrative of his dying experience, the author has judiciously interwoven some very striking incidents; and has success, fully repelled, by an unanswerable strain of reasoning, the infidelity of the physician who attended him. The effect of the representation is considerably augmented by the pathetic manner in which it is com posed, and the exhibition it affords of domestic affection. The profit is intended to be distributed among the religious poor at Wilton.

A Funeral Sermon, occasioned by the Death of the late Rev. Joseph Priestley, LLD. &c. By the Rev. Timothy Priestley. 800, L. "For me," says the author of this Discourse, in his preface to it, "to be silent on the death of a

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brother, would undoubtedly appear like disrespect; and might probably be construed either as cowardice or dishonesty." In the Sermon, which is grounded upon Joha xvii. 4, the concluding paragraphs alone relate to the death of Dr. P. of which an account was given in one of our for mer Numbers. We extract them, as exhibiting the sentiments of one who best knew the deceased, and who highly valued his moral character, while he strenuously op. posed his doctrinal views.

"Curiosity has brought numbers to hear what I say of his eternal state. This I say, -not one in Heaven, nor on the road to that happy world, will be more glad to find him there than myself. But I fear, the manner of his departure may be the ruin of many who are far from being devoted to religion, especially those who have none at all. One would suppose these imagine they can get to Heaven by prais ing others. You must walk in the path, or you will never reach that heavenly city where the godly dwell. Many have I heard say, Oh, that I had been so happy as to have had a personal acquaintance with hun!' I have answered, "Your swearing and vain conversation would not make him desirous of your acquaintance."

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Many would be very cautious how they speak of the manner of any man's dying, were they more aware how they betray unpardonable ignorance. Do you ever read the word of God? See how the death of the common wicked world is there described!" There are no bonds in their deaths, but their strength is firm." "When I consider that the praise and glory of free-grace is that which God principally designus; and that we find, ia divine revelation, some of the chiefest offenders have been singled out and made monuments of mercy, such as Mapasseh, Paul, and others; and also, that he who cau create a world in a moment, and raise the dead in the twinkling of an eye, can make a change in any man in one moment, here, and here alone, are founded my hopes. But I should not follow the advice of my departed brother, if I did net warm, and that in the most solemn manner, that none should venture on eternity on any other foundation than an interest in him who gloriously finished this work." P. 34, 35. ·

to his brother, "I should never fear offending any man; I would speak the truth at the risk of frowns from a whole congregation." This anecdote, and several more among those which are annexed to the Sermon, may properly remind evangelical preachers of a wellknown adage, Fas est et ab hoste do ceri. It appears that Dr. P. was always studious and active; and, when a child, was seriously disposed. He derived his aversion to Calvinism from listening, when very young, to the objections which two ministers, of Baxterian sentiments, made against some parts of that system. At the academy, under Dr. Ashworth, he seems to have concealed his real sentiments, and to have vainly endeavoured to do so in the first congregation to which he administered. Most of the anec dotes detailed by Mr. P. though unconnected and desultory, are interesting. One of them we shall cite, on account of the manner in which it has been controverted in other periodical publications.

"One time when he was at Warrington, the tutor in divinity, my brother, and I, spent an afternoon together. The conversation turned upon those surprizing changes we had known in several who had been, like his uncle, brought to embrace religion in the space of a few hours; and how these lived happily, and, at death, triumphed over the king of terrors. The tutor was remarkably affected, and, turnIf these things ing to my brother, said,

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are true, this is something more than phi losophy." My brother answered, True: if ever God had a people under the Heivens, the persons alluded to were men of God." My brother being called over the way to meet some Gentlemen, desired me to stay with the tutor till he came again. By the time, he had got out of the room, the tutor wished to ask me any question he chose. I answered, The more freedom the more pleasing to me.' After answering several questions, I asked him if he thought sentiments like his were cal culated to help a man to face a holy God, He burst into a flood of tears, and, crossing the room, laid his head on my right kace (for he sat on a litd baffet); he wept exceedingly. After some time he recovered himself, and said, "Christ God! Christ God! I cannot believe it; and fear I shall never die like a Christiaa." P. 4. Psalm Ixxiii, 4.

The closing expression refers to the text. The advice alluded to had been recently mentioned. "Did I believe as you do," said Dr. P.

It appears that the tutor in divi. nity at Warrington academy was the late Rev. Dr. Aikin. We cannot but regard this anecdote as cre. ditable to his memory, because it discovers a more serious concern for solvation than is usually found in persons of his theological opinions. His son, the present Dr. Aikin, of Stoke Newington, doubtless aware that it tended to disparage those te. nets which he has held in common with his father, endeavours (in the Monthly Mag. for July) to represent the fact as disgraceful to and inconsistent with the character of the latter. On no better ground than the opinion which he, and others of similar sentiments in Theology, may have formed of this subject, he says, "I do not hesitate, therefore, to pronounce Mr. Priestley's account of his conversa

tion with the Divinity-tutor at Warrington, either altogether a fiction, or at least a gross misrepresentation. It has all the marks of one of tho e miscalled pious frauds, which men, of more zeal than honesty, have, in all ages, been too apt to employ in support of their tenets." P. 513.

Dr. Aikin has not explained what he means by all the marks" of fraud; nor has he instanced one such mark in the anecdote referred to. He leaves us, therefore, in doubt, whether all may not be re solved into its bearing on Socinianism. If he deems this apprehen sion uncandid, he must, at least, allow us to give no more weight to his attempt at invalidating Mr. P.'s evidence, than it would acquire in a court of justice or a court of equity. Non tali auxilio, nec defensoribus istis, Opus eget.

SELECT LIST OF RELIGIOUS PUBLICATIONS.

4to, I. 15.

Cruden's Concordance.
boards; fine paper, tl. 75.
Transactions of the Missionary Society,
No. II. 8vo, Is.

Periodical Accounts of the Missions of the United Brethren, No 40. 8vo, Is. A Philosophical Enquiry into the Properties of Nature. By C. Turner, LL.D. Svo, 4s. 6d. boards.

Fidus and Eumenes; a Poetical Dialogue. Two Parts, viz. 1. The Truth and Excellency of Christianity ;-and, 2. The Last Judgment. By J. Clarke, of Trowbridge. 8vo, 25.

A Complete Body of Divinity. By the Rev. T. Boston. New edit, g vols. 8vo, 18s. boards.

A View of the Covenant of Grace, &. By the same. New edit. 8vo, 55.

The Non-such Professor in his Meridian Splendor. By W. Secker. Revised by M. Wilks, and recommended by E. Parsons and J. Cockin. New edit. 12mo, 25. boards.

The Authenticity, Uncorrupted Preservation, and Credibility of the New Testament. By G. Less, late Professor at Gottingen. Translated from the German, by R. Kingdon, A. M. 8vo, 7s. boards.

Lectures on the Evidence and Nature of Christianity. delivered at Great Yar mouth. By the Rev. W. Wallord. 8vo, 18. 6d. boards.

Thoughts on the Calvinistic and Arminian Controversy. By G. S. Faber, B. D. 8vo.

Three Sermons on the Lord's Prayer.

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The Ringer's True Guide. Containing a Safe Directory for every true Christian, or an Affectionate Address to Ringers. By S. Beaufoy. 12mo, 4d. A Manual of A new edition. Rev. G. Lambert.

Practical Contemplations. Recommended by the 18mo, Is. 6d. bound. Predestination to Lite. A Sermon, preached at Lee Crofts, before an Associ ation of Ministers, and published at request. To which are added, Explanatory Notes. By E. Williams, D.D. 8vo, Is. 6d.

The Beneficial Effects of Christian Excrtions,, preached at Bury St. Edmund's, being the Anniversary of the Sunday schools in that place. By C. Dewhirst. 8vo, 18.

A Sermon preached before the Society for the Suppression of Vice, in St. George's Church, Hanover Square. By R. Watson, D.D. FR S. Lora B. of Llandaff. 8ve, 15.

Divine Justice essential to the Divine Character; a Sermon preached in Mr. Thomas's Meeting House, Devonshire Square, at the Baptist Monthly Meeting. By A. Booth. 8vo, 25.

Moses and Amalek; a Sermon preached at Brigg, on the Fast Day. By J. Clark, Minister there. 8vo, 6d.

A Treatise on Growth in Grace. By the Rev. S. E Pierce. (Recommended by the Rev. Js. Nicholson.) Izmo, 45. 6d. bes.

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

We have been severely censured by an anonymous writer in another publication, for the in ertion of accounts from America of remarkable awakenings and conversions in that country. We only appeal to the respectable authorities from which we derived our information, by which we think ourselves fully justified; and shall now add, from the Connecticut Evangelical Magazine for September 1803, with which we have just been favoured, an Extract of a Letter from the Rev. Mr. BADGER, who has been an eyewitness of the extraordinary circumstances alluded to, and who made a particular investigation of them. This information we merely state, as we did the former, leaving every reader to form his own conclusions.

Extract of a Letter from the Rev. Joseph Badger, Missionary from New Connecticut, dated Canfield, July 19, 1803.

"TAKING into view the progressive attention to religion in the Ohio and Erie Presbyteries, the extraordinary circumMances attending the work, and the clamour raised against it by enemies, full of subtlety and unrighteousness against the truth, I determined to spend two Sabbaths in attending a sacramental season in each Presbytery. Friday, June 17, rode to Mount Pleasant, twenty-two miles, and lodged. Saturday, rode to Salem, ten miles, a congregation about three miles east of this state line, and five miles from the Ohio river; Rev Thomas Hughs, pastor. The people were convened about two o'clock, in a tall shady grove, where was prepared a tent or pulpit, at the foot of an ascending ground, and where were arranged seats and sheds on each side and in front. In the center were placed two tables, about forty feet in length, with

scars.

At this time about four or five hundred were together, and behaved as though eternity was in their view.

preached to them from Luke xi 21, 22. Several fell in time of prayer, and more in time of sermon; some were greatly agitated, cried out suddenly as they fell, and for a few moments struggled violently, but were immediately taken care of by those who sat near them. After struggling a few moments, they law for hours, more resembling a dead corpse than living creatures. Other, tell without n sor rug. gle; and some as suddenly as if they were dead. Oders discovered drep drtress without no se or lading. At evening Mr. Wick preached, as the air was dry and still, candles were lighted, and stuck upon

trees and shed posts, sufficient to enlighten

the whole congregation. The sermon, selengthened out the exercise until about one o'clock, when many retired, and took a little sleep. I slept about three hours. Many of the distressed, and others, did not leave the place. In the morning, two or three hundred attended family worship at the tent. Until ten, the time was spent in singing hymns and prayer, the pious people leading in the worship;-then public exercise began. Mr. Wick preached. There were many fell. Mr. Hughs fenced the tables; after which a psalm was sung, and the communicants weet singing to the tables. The tables were served three times, at which one hundred and eighty persons communed. One person at the table was so deeply affected with a view of divine truth, as to be unable to go from it without help. In time of sermon and season of communing, many new instances of attention took place. I preached again, about four o'clock, from Heb. ii. after which about an hour was spent in taking some refreshment; and the social exercises of singing and prayer were at tended-until near midnight; at which time I preached again from Luke xiii. 3. and then dismissed the assembly at about two in the morning. A number of us retired to a cab a meeting house, and lag down in our loose coats, and slept about three hours. But the great body of the people continued in Plaver and singing through the night. They sang principally hymn from Hartford Collection, of which the serious people are very fond. A gentleman of education and medioal skill attened through the whole season apparently candid, believing he could account for allhe extraordinary exercises on philoso paical principles Pot on Monday morn ing he acknowledged his error, and declared Fimself fully convinced that it was, in

veral prayers, and sing. of hymus,

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