English Reader, the Sequel to the Reader, the Abridged Grammar, the Grammar, Exercises to the Grammar, Key to the Exercises, Lecture Francois, and Power of Religion on the Mind, till he has attained to every necessary accomplishment in the English language. The rank which our countryman* has acquired in the literary world, cannot be contemplated, but with satisfaction, by every American, who feels an honest pride in beholding these proofs of the falsehood of the assertion made by certain French philosophers, that genius could not originate in the western hemisphere. Lindley Murray, as a grammarian, now stands without a rival. His English Grammar has the encomiums of every transatlantic writer of taste and judgment. Twelve thousand copies of it are sold annually in London, and ..... * It may not be generally known that Lindley Murray is a native of NewYork and a member of the Society of Friends. He was bred to the profession of the law, in which he promised to become one of its most shining ornaments. But being attacked with a painful and tedious illness, which terminated in the loss of the use of his lower extremities, he adopted the advice of his physicians, and took a voyage across the Atlantic. His indisposition, however, on his arrival in England, in stead af lessening, increased to such a degree, that he found it necessary to defer the period of his return till some favourable change should take place in his disorder. He therefore purchased a beautiful retreat in the neighbourhood of York, where, with an amiable wife, he has remained nearly twenty years, and where indeed he has employed those faculties, with which he has been so preeminently endowed by Providence, to the benevolent purpose of composing his numerous works on the education of youth. This retreat is not less distinguished for the attractions it presents to literary men, than for the hospitality which reigns at its board. The whole of the profits, which it may be imagin ed are very great, arising from the sale of his books, have been bestowed upon twenty four thousand of the abridgment. In our own country also the sale is perhaps not less extensive. Most of our Universities, espeially those at New Haven, Princeton, New. York, Philadelphia, Williamsburgh, and Schenectady have adopted this Grammar; and ere long perhaps no other will be used in any College in America. There could not be offered a stronger confirmation of the justness of the character we have given of these publications, than will be found in the following quotation from the late Dr. Hugh Blair, who thus conveyed his sentiments on those which were then published. "Mr. Murray's Grammar, with the Exercises and Key, in a separate volume, I esteem as a most excellent performance. I think it superior to any work of that nature we have yet had; and I am persuaded that it is, by much, the best Grammar of the English language extant. On Syntax in particular he has shown a precision, in ascertaining the propriewonderful degree of acuteness and ty of language, and rectifying the numberless errors, which writers are apt to commit. Were I only begin ning my course, as I am now (in my 83d year) on the point of finishing it, I would have hoped to have been style by his instructions and exammuch benefited in point of accurate ples. Most useful they must certainly be to all who are applying themselves to the arts of composition." ..... charitable institutions. Possessed of an independent fortune, and having no children to provide for, he appears to cherish, as his only wish, the luxury of being useful to his fellow creatures. In a late letter to a friend in this country, after modestly adverting to the unparalleled sale and reputation of his books in Europe, he concludes, "I hope that this flattering success has no improper effect upon me. I am sure that my manifold imperfections are sufficient to check elation of mind, and to make me humble. I do indeed feel grateful to the Author of all good, that under my long contin ued bodily infirmities, I am not jet a useless being in the world.” List of New Publications. The Shade of Plato; or, a defence of religion, morality, and government. A poem in four parts. By David Hitchcock. To which is prefixed, a sketch of the author's life. Hudson. H. Croswell. 12 mo. A new edition of this work is contemplated in Boston. Twelve letters addressed to Rev. Samuel Austin, A. M. in which his vindication of partial washing for Christian Baptism, contained in ten letters, is reviewed and disproved. By Daniel Merrill, A. M. pastor of the church of Christ in Sedgwick. 12 mo. pp. 96. Boston. Manning & Loring. An answer to this has been published by Mr. Austin at Worcester. A treatise on the Diseases of Chiidren, and management of infants from the birth. By Michael Underwood, M. D. Licentiate in Midwifery, of the Royal College of Physicians in London, &c. &c. Second American from the sixth London edition. 8vo. pp. 270. Boston. D. West. Reflections on the Rise and Fall of the ancient Republics, adapted to the present state of Great Britain. By Edward W. Montague, jun. 12mo. pp. 336. Philadelphia. C. P. Wayne. A sermon, preached in the audience of His Excellency Caleb Strong, Governor, His Honor Edward H. Robbins, Esq. Lieutenant Governor, the Hon. the Council, Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on the Anniversary Election, May 28, 1806. By Samuel Shepard, A. M. Congregational Minister of Lenox. Boston. Young Minns. 1806. A discourse on the necessity and importance of wisdom and knowledge, delivered at the opening of the Lincoln Academy in New Castle, October 1, 1805. By Kiah Bayley, A. M. pastor of the church in New Castle. Wiscasset. Babson and Rust. The Happy nation, a sermon, preached at the Anniversary Election in Hartford, May 8, 1806. By Rev. William Lyman, A. M. pastor of a church in East Haddam. Hartford. Hudson and Goodwin. 1806. A sermon, preached before the General Assembly of the Presbyte rian church in the United States of America; by appointment of their standing committee of Missions, by Eliphalet Nott, D. D. President of Union College in the State of New York, May 19, 1806. Philadelphia. Jane Aitken. The Virginia Religious Magazine, published under the patronage of the Synod of Virginia, by the Editor, Volume II, for the year 1806. Lex. ington. Samuel Walkup. Sanctuary Waters; or the spread of the gospel. A Sermon, preached before the Massachusetts Baptist Missionary Society, at their annual meeting, by William Collier, A. M. pastor of the Baptist church in Charlestown, (Mass.) Boston, May 28, 1806. Manning & Loring. A Sermon, preached before the convention of the clergy of Massachusetts, Boston, May 29, 1806. By Joseph Lyman, D. D. pastor of the church in Hatfield. Boston. David Carlisle. Bonaparte, and the French people under his Consulate. Translated from the German. The first American edition. New York. Isaac Collins and Son. Sold also by E. Cotton, Boston. The fulfilling of the Scripture, or an essay, shewing the exact accomplishment of the word of God in his works performed and to be performed, for confirming of believers, and convincing Atheists of the present time: Containing some rare histories of the works and the servants of God in the church of Scotland. By Rev. Robert Fleming, pastor of a church in Rotterdam. Charlestown. 1806. Samuel Etheridge. Universalism confounds and destroys itself; or, Letters to a Friend; in four parts. Part 1. Dr. Huntington's and Mr. Relly's scheme, which denies all future punishment, shown to be made up of contradictions. 2. Dr. Chauncy's, Mr. Winchester's, Petitpierre's, and Med. Dr. Young's scheme, which supposes a limited punishment hereafter, shown to be made up of contradictions. 3. Everlasting, forever, forever and ever, naturally and originally, mean dura tion without end.. 4. The sufficiency of the atonement, for the salvation of all, consistent with the final destruction of a part of mankind. Also, the second death explained. Interspersed with direct arguments in proof of the endless misery of the damned; and answers to the popular objections of the present day, against the doctrines of grace. By Josiah Spaulding, A. M. pastor of a church in Buckland. Northampton, (Mass.) Andrew Wright. 1805. Preparation for war the best security for peace. Illustrated in a Sermon delivered before the Ancient and Honourable Artillery Company, on the Anniversary of their election of officers, June 2, 1806. By James Kendall. Munroe and Francis. &c. The Boston Directory, containing the names, occupations, places of abode, and business of the inhabitants. A list of the streets, lanes, courts, alleys, wharves, &c. Bounds of the new wards. Lists of public offices, town officers, physicians, sextons, &c. List of post towns, &c. &c, Illustrated by a plan of the town. Boston. E. Cotton. The Christian Monitor. No. 2. Containing observations on the life and character of Jesus Christ. Munroe and Francis. Boston. Nine Discourses on Baptism, viz. Water Baptism, Christian Baptism, Believer's Baptism, Infant Baptism, Believing parents and their children in covenant with God, Being buried with Christ in Baptism illustrated. To which is annexed, Mrs. Jackson's confession. Boston. David Carlisle. 1806. The Sacred Mirror; or, Compendious View of Scripture History. Containing a faithful narration of all the principal events recorded in the Old and New Testaments, from the creation of the world to the death of St. Paul. With a continuation from that period to the final destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans. Designed for the mental improvement of youth, and particularly adapted to the use of schools. By the Rev. Thomas Smith, author of the Universal Atlas, &c. First American edition. To which is added a copious index, not in the English edition. Boston. Samuel H. Parker. 1806. Sermons on the religious education of children; preached at Northampton. By Philip Doddridge, D. D. A new edition, revised and corrected. Cambridge. W. Hilliard. 1806. A Sermon on Fraud. By Thomas Wilson, D. D. Bishop of Sodor and Mann. First American edition, revised and corrected. Cambridge. W. Hilliard. A Present for your Neighbour; or, the right knowledge of God and ourselves, opened in a plain, practical, and experimental manner. Cambridge. W. Hilliard. A Discourse concerning meekness. By Rev. Matthew Henry. First American edition. Cambridge. W. Drdination. ON Thursday, the 5th of June, 1806, the Rev. Joseph L. Mills was ordained Pastor of the First Congre gational Church in Becket. The parts in the public exercises on the occasion were performed in the pres ence of a numerous assembly, whose Rev. Samuel Shepard, of Lenox, made the concluding prayer.—The great length of time in which the people of this religious society have been destitute of the stated administration of the gospel and its ordinances, and the numerous difficulties under which they have laboured, respecting their ecclesiastical affairs, render it peculi arly pleasing to the friends of Zion, to witness the present union and har mony existing among them. Poetry. GENTLEMEN, TO THE EDITORS. In a garden belonging to Mr. Tyrrs at Denbigh in Surry, England, is a walk terminated by a beautiful alcove, called Il Penseroso, in which are two elegantly sarved pedestals, upon which are placed a Gentleman's and a Lady's skull: each thus addresses the male and female visitants. H. J. THE GENTLEMAN'S SKULL. WHY start? The case is yours or will be soon, And those who longest dream must wake in death. Till steep'd in sorrow, and besieg'd with pain, Yet know, I feasted but to feast a worm. Already sure, less terrible I seem, And you, like me, shall own, that life's a dream. THE LADY S SKULL. Blush not, ye fair, to own me-But be wise, Where are my votaries? Where my flatterers now ? Adieu, those eyes, which made the darkness light. When coxcombs flatter, and when fools adore, TO CORRESPONDENTS. D. D. on Religious Sincerity, and his Short Remarks on Miracles, are receiv ed. This new Correspondent will accept our thanks for his excellent communications. We shall feel ourselves particularly obliged by a continuance of his favours, through the friendly hand, that forwarded the above. In the Remarks on the Death of Mr. Gibbon, by W. we are happy to recognize the hand of a former Correspondent, to whom we wish more frequently to acknowledge our obligations. H. on Christian Faithfulness, exemplified in the Conduct of Daniel, shall appear in our next number. We have received the well written Sketch of the Character and Exercises of Miss A. D. Communications of this kind are always peculiarly acceptable, especially from this Correspondent. L. on the Effects of Human Apostasy, has just come to hand, and is placed on our files for publication. PHILOLOGOS, No. 5, on the Decalogue, is necessarily delayed till our next. AGENTS FOR THE PANOPLIST. Messrs. CUSHING & APPLETON, Salem; THOMAS & WHIPPLE, Newburyport; W. BUTLER, Northampton; WHITING & BACKUS, Albany; GEORGE RICHARDS, Utica; COLLINS & PERKINS, New York; W. P. FARRAND, Philadelphia; ISAAC BEERS & Co. New Haven, O. D. Cook, Hartford; BENJAMIN CUMMINS, Windsor, Vt.; JOSEPH CUSHING, Amherst, N. H.; Mr. DAVIS, Hanover, N. H.; Rev. ALVAN HYDE, Lee, Me.; J. KENNEDY, Alexandria. |