ed as aliens from God, and pests of society; and nothing but the tolerant spirit of our government has kept them from the sword and the faggot. We have seen a ser mon, delivered no longer than three years ago, in the same desk, and on the same occasion, which boldly maintained, that some christians know they are right, whilst other christians only think they are so; and that consequently the former have a right to blame those who think differently from them on religious subjects, And if a right to blame, then a right undoubtedly, to censure, excommunicate, imprison, scourge, and crucify! We leave to persons holding such sentiments to show with what consistency they reject the popish doctrine of infallibility, and also how they reconcile their teaching with the candour,forbearance, and brotherly affection which the gospel uniformly inculcates. The author of the discourse before us attacks this dogmatizing spirit with a cool and manly courage, and drives it from its strong holds. From Matt. xxiii 8, 9, 10, he asserts that, although christians are not in all respects equal, having been educated in different families, and by different instructers; their natural abilities, advantages, age, improvements in general, and religious attainments in particular being different, and consequently differing in their prejudices and opinions, they have, however, but one and the same father, even God; but one and the same master, even Christ; but one and the same rule of faith and practice, even the book of inspiration ;that each brother has the same equal right to investigate and understand this rule according to his own judgment and conscience; that he is not permitted to impose his interpretation or creed upon others, as a lord over Christ's heritage ;-that our Saviour hath reserved to himself the right of judging his own servants ;-and that censoriousness is a great and dangerous crime.' These are the important doctrines and truths, which Dr. R. believes are implied in his text, and which he establishes, illustrates, and enforces with the talents of a good scholar and an excellent divine, The length of this sermon reminds us of the good old times, when our spiritual fathers preached by the hour-glass. Long as it is, however, it ought to have been so much longer, as to have noticed the ravages of death upon the convention in the preceding year, and to have adverted to the charitable design connected with the service. Its style is as it should be, unorna'mented and nervous. In p. 21. 1. 16. the verb conduct which is transitive, is used as though it were intransitive. This is a common errour, and in common writers may pass without reprehension; but in so logical a page, as that of Dr. Reed, it never fails of disgusting a correct taste. CATALOGUE OF NEW PUBLICATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES, For JULY, 1807. Sunt bona, sunt quædam mediocría, sunt mala plura.—MART. NEW WORKS. Letters concerning the Constitution and Order of the Christian Ministry, } as deduced from Scripture and. Primitive Usage, addressed to the members of the united presbyterian churches in the city of New-York. By Samuel Miller, D. D. one of the pastors of said churches. Hopkins & Seymour. Papers, consisting of communications made to the Massachusetts Society for promoting Agriculture, and extracts. Published by the Trustees of the Society. Containing-1. Answers to agricul tural queries; 2. Hints regarding cat. tie, by Sir J. Sinclair; 3. On the management of dung; 4. On the cultivation of potatoes; 5. Of the influence of soils, and their amelioration upon vegetation; 6. On the benefit which farmers would derive from the study of botany; 7. Re-, marks on the use of pumice; 8. On feeding and fattening of swine; 9. Remarks on domestick animals. 8vo. pp. 86. Boston, Adams & Rhoades, printers to the state. 1807. The Philadelphia Medical Museum, conducted by John Redman Coxe, MD. vol. IV. 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Boston, John West, 76 Cornhill, and Oliver Cromwell Greenleaf, 3 Courtsreet. The 1st and 2d volumes of Boswell's Life of Johnson. 8vo. Boston, An drews & Cummings, and L. Blake. These will be published in about two or three weeks. WORKS ANNOUNCED. William Pelham proposes to publish by subscription, a new edition of a popular English novel, for the purpose of introducing a NEW SYSTEM OF NOTATION; by which the variable sounds of the vowels and consonants in the English alphabet may be accurately dis tinguished. The irregularity of sound to which many of our alphabetical characters are subject, has been frequently noticed and complained of; more es pecially by foreigners engaged in learning the language. In some instances a single character is employed to express a variety of sounds; while two or more characters are in other instances combined, to convey one simple sound. Such indeed is the state of our written language,' Mr. Sheridan very justly observes, that the darkest hieroglyphicks,or most difficult cyphers, which the art of man has hitherto invented, were not better calculated to conceal the sentiments of those who used them from all who had not the key, than the state of our spelling is, to conceal the true pronunciation of our words from all except a few well edu rated natives. With such impediments in the way of the learner, it is less wonderful that many should fail, than that any should succeed in acquiring a thorough knowledge of English pronunciation and orthography. To promote the attainment of this object the work in contemplation is proposed on the following principles. 1. By means of a variety of marks placed over the same vowel or diphthong in different situations, to ascertain its sound in each variation. 2. By marks attached to such consonants as have not an invariable sound, to point out their respective variations. 3. Each vowel-mark to denote one invariable sound. 4. The marks applied to the consonants to be varied sufficiently for the purpose of discrimination, and still subject to general rules. 5. No alteration to be made in the figure of any vowel, and very slight additions to such of the consonants as are variable in sound, so as to retain the general appearance of each letter. 6. Every word to be correctly spelled; there being no necessity for false spelling to convey an idea of pronunciation. The learner will by this means acquire the pronunciation, and a knowledge of orthography at the same time. The distinct sound denoted by each mark being impressed on the memory, the learner can never be perplexed on finding the same vowel or dipththong employed to express different sounds as in common printing; because, whatever the vowel or dipthong may be, the sound denoted by the mark above it, remains invariable. The work selected from the mass of English publications for the purpose of bringing into view the scheme of notation above described, is the well-known novel entitled Rasse las, Prince of Abyssinia, by Dr. Johnson, whose name alone is sufficient to establish the merit of all the legitimate productions of his pen. The marks denoting sounds will be on the left hand page; the right hand page will contain the same matter, word for word, the marks of sound being omitted, and the accent distinguished. A specimen of the work may be seen, by applying to the publisher, at No. 59, Cornhill. Boston, July 15, 1807. Messrs. Belcher & Armstrong, of this town, have announced their intention of printing the Poetical Works of Robert Treat Paine, jun. Proposals have been issued at NewOrleans, for publishing by subscription, in four 8vo. vols. price $20, a Digest of the Laws of Castile and the Spanish Indies; with a general view of the principles of the Roman Code, on which those laws are founded. By James Workman, Esq. counsellor at law, late judge of the county of Orleans, and of the court of probates of the territory of Orleans. Thomas Ewell, M.D. author of Plain Discourses on Chemistry, and surgeon to the U. S. marine and seaman's hospitals of Washington city, has issued proposals for publishing a new work, entitled, Letters to a Young Farmer, containing an account of the substitutes for medicines found in the U. States. Mr. Samuel Bragg, jun. of Dover, Newhampshire, proposes publishing, from a late London edition, a work entitled "An Essay on the Spirit and Influence of the Reformation, by Luther," the work which obtained the prize on this question, proposed by the National Institute of France, What has been the influence of the reformation by Luther, on the political situation of the different states of Europe, and on the progress of knowledge? By C. Villers. Translated from the last Paris edition, by B. Lambert. This work will be printed in one octavo volume of about 400 pages, price $2. OUR readers in our next number will receive pleasure and devisit from "The light by a Botanist." ERRATUM.-In the last No. in the poem by the Hon. Benjamin Pratt, instead of As varying Zephyr puffs the trembling blaze, read As varying Auster puffs, &c. So from the root Springs lighter the green ftalk, from thence the LEAVES NATURAL HISTORY is the most pleasing study that can occupy the rational and tasteful mind; the pleasure it affords differs from all others, insomuch, that it brings no satiety; for here gratification and appetite are perpetually interchanging yet the botanist never has, nor ever will recommend it, merely to amuse the imagination, or gratify the fancy. Utility, publick utility is the motive, which impelled him to hold up mineralogy and agriculture to the love of the rising generation. This country, abounding in minerals, is yet dependent on foreign nations for riches, that lay under our feet. However wounding to our pride, we should remember, that no people can be truly said to have obtained absolute civilization, who do not work their own metals. It is true, that every thing for the support of life is continued, with unceasing circulation, from the upper stratum of the earth; it is nevertheless as true, that from the bowels of it a nation draws nearly all her means of defence; labour her tools; commerce her riches; agriculture her chief support; and the fine arts Milton. all their materials. An inferiour nation depends on a superiour for all these instruments. Agriculture, that art, by which alone we can live in plenty, without dependence on other nations, is the great art, which we Americans ought above all other arts to pursue. But agriculture will ever remain a vague and uncertain study, unless we acquire a knowledge of the vegetable economy, and obtain a happy insight into the physiology of plants. Under the head of agriculture we wish to include the culture of forest trees, especially the OAK, which is among trees what iron is among the metals, the strength and glory of a nation. The olive is the product of those countries, where the human race is debilitated by that warmth needful to its growth: instead of this languid foreigner, let let us place in the arms of the United States a branch of the oak with its acorns. † Providence, * Very hard, and not very heavy. †The Romans called the oak ROBUR, and used it metaphorically for great strength of body and mind, or courage to endure to the end; hence our word |