subscription papers towards establishing libraries in upwards of twenty towns and settlements on the frontiers; leaving in each place such rules and regulations, as if attended to, will be a barrier against vice, and a stimulus to improvement in knowledge and virtue. In each of the new settlements where I found any pros. pect of establishing a library, I subscribed five or ten dollars, promising to pay my subscription in good books, as soon as a moral association and li brary company were formed according to the constitution left them. If they did not choose to embrace the offer, according to the constitution, then of course I did not send the proposed aid. But I have heard from a number of towns where the terms have already been complied with. Several letters I have received on this subject since I left the State of Ohio; an extract from one of which I will here transcribe.

"Harpersfield, Feb. 13, 1811. Rev. and much respected Sir,

We return you our grateful thanks for the proposals which you left us. We need not state to you what assistance you afforded us in forming a library company, when we inform you that our subscription amounts to 264 dollars. We have this day adopted a constitution, by which we have bound ourselves scrupulously to observe the laws you left us towards encouraging the youth to read and commit verses to memory. And we have formed a moral society and firmly bound ourselves to suppress vice. We do earnestly solicit your aid in procuring books for us, especially such as may be suitable for youth under eighteen years of age.

Wishing you success in the ministry, and in all your charitable designs, we request an interest in your prayers. May grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit abide with you wherever you go.

Amen.

Signed by order of the Trustees, of the Northern Social Library Company.

Jonathan Leslie, Librarian.

N. B. The above letter is from the clergyman of the town of Harpersfield, state of Ohio.

The books which I have collected I have either sent, or am making provision to send to the frontiers. Some of them are to be set up in small libraries for the benefit of the destitute, others are distributed gratis in schools and private families, with a view to Sevpromote a taste for reading. eral small libraries have already been brought into operation, and their good effects have been felt and acknowledged by many. And I have also had the best evidence, that the tracts and children's books have been useful: for I have heard hundreds of children recite pieces, which I had left them in a former visit. Could I be indulged with room, I might furnish some very striking instances in which I have seen the good effects resulting from my feeble exertions. But I must draw to a close, fearing that I have already trespassed upon the patience of the Editor, and his readers. In taking a general view of the business in which I have been engaged for four years past, I feel a peculiar satisfaction. Though

see much to lament and bewail both in myself, and others, yet from the numerous proofs of liberality, and the very kind and hospitable reception, witnessed in my last tour, I take encouragement to devote another year to the same business. And I pray God to give me strength, wisdom, prudence, and every necessary qualification, for the right discharge of so arduous an enterprise. I do fervently pray, that God would in duce some one, more wise, more prudent, and in every respect better qualified to enter into the business in which I am engaged, either as a leader, or fellow-traveller. For I find, that I have taken more upon my hand than my small strength, and feeble abilities, will enable me to discharge to my own satisfaction.

Perhaps some of those gentlemen, who are thinking of devoting themselves to a foreign mission, would do well to look to our northern and western frontiers They would see

in our own country, and in the Upper Province of Canada, a very great field already white unto the harvest. But it is extremely difficult to say, where laborers are most needed. May the friends of Zion universally and fervently pray, that the Lord of the har vest would send forth many faithful laborers to gather in his precious fruits. And it ought to be a subject of prayer, that the rich may bestow liberally of that which the Lord hath lent them, towards furnishing school masters, religious teachers, and all the necessary aids of instruction, to those parts of the world which are now destitute. Many in our country, as well as in England and her Provinces, have contributed liberally to wards civilizing and Christianizing the world: on whose heads blessings are descending. But many others, and some, who would be thought Christians, are like the rich fool mentioned in the Gospel, laying up stores of worldly goods for many years, and making a god of their earthly substance. May they see their folly before death shall close their eyes. And that God may enable all to conspire together, in the exercise of prayer, in the wise employment of time, and in the use of property, towards building up the glorious kingdom of our

Divine Redeemer, is the sincere desire of the public's most devoted, humble servant, THADDEUS OSGOOD. Boston, June 22nd, 1811.

We gladly subjoin to Mr. Osgood's commuuication the following opinion of his plans and labors, expressed by the Standing Committee of Missions of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in their last annual report. It will be recollected, that a considerable part of Mr. O's tour lies through the country over which the Presbyterian churches extend.

"Nothing now prevents the resum. ing of this mission, [to the Cherokee nation,] but the want of a person well qualified to conduct it. The committee entertained hopes of being able to obtain the services of the Rev. Mr. Thaddeus Osgood, an intelligent, active, enterprizing, and zealous missionary; but, on conversing with him, it was found, that he is engaged in the prosecution of such plans for promoting morality, good order, and religion, along the frontiers of our country, that he cannot, consistently with duty, relinquish them. This disap pointment is relieved by the belief, that Mr. O. will probably do much good by pursuing his own course."

NEW WORKS.

The prophecy of Daniel, relating to the time of the end, opened, applied and improved, in two discourses delivered on a public Fast, April 11, 1811. By Joseph Lathrop, D. D. Pastor of the First Church in West Springfield. Springfield, (Mass.) Thomas Dickman, 8vo. pp. 32. 20 cts.

A Sermon delivered before the Massachusetts Missionary Society, at their twelfth Annual Meeting, in Boston, May 28, 1811. By Timothy Dickinson, A. M. Pastor of the church in Holliston, Boston: Lincoln & Edmands.

God's government of the church and world, the source of great consolation and joy: Illustrated in a

Sermon preached at Hartford, May 9, 1811, before the General Assembly of the State of Connecticut, at the Anniversary Election. By Stephen W. Stebbins, A. M. Pastor of the First Church in Stratford. Hartford; Hudson & Goodwin.

The foundation of God sure and sealed: a Sermon, preached July 31, 1811, at the installation of the Rev. Edward D. Griffin, D.D. to the pas toral care of the church in Park Street, Boston. By Samuel Worcester, A. M. Pastor of the Tabernable Church in Salem. Boston; Saml. T.Armstrong.

An Oration, delivered in Brattleborough, July 4, 1811. By John Noyes, Esq. Brattleborough; William Fussenden.

A Statement of proceedings in the First Society in Coventry, Connecticut, which terminated in the removal of the pastor: with an Address to his late people. By Abiel Abbot, Pastor of the First Church in Coventry. Boston, John Eliot, jun. 1811.

An Address to the Massachusetts Charitable Fire Society: delivered before the members, at their seventeenth anniversary meeting, May 31, 1811. By Benjamin Pollard. Published at the request of the Society. Boston; Russell & Cutler.

The Speech of his Excellency Governor Langdon to the Legislature of New Hampshire, the Answer of the House of Representatives, and the Protest of the minority in the House. June session; 1811.

Letters addressed to the people of Pennsylvania, respecting the internal improvement of the Commonwealth, by means of Roads and Canals. By William J. Duane. Philadelphia; Jane Aitken. 1811.

An Address delivered before King Solomon's Lodge, Charlestown, on the anniversary of St. John the Baptist, June 24, A. L. 5811. By Jolin Lathrop, A.M. Boston: Russell & Cutler.

An Oration delivered before the Washington Benevolent Society, at Washington Hall, in the City of New York on the 4th of July, 1811 By Robert Sedgwick, Esq. Published by the Society. New York; Largin & Thompson.

The Three Patriots; or, the Cause and Cure of present Evils: addressed to the voters of Maryland. Baltimore; B. Edes. 1811.

ination of the Trustees of the College of Physicians and Surgeons, in the State of New York, Samuel Bard, M.D. President, for the degree of Doctor of Medicine, on the 14th day of May, 1811. By Theodoric Romeyn Beck, A.M. Licentiate in Medicine of the Medical Society of the County of New York. N. Y.; J. Seymour. 1811

Letter to the Vestry of Trinity Church, by Bishop Hobart, in answer to a pamphlet entitled "A solemn Appeal to the Church, by the Rev Cave Jones." To which is added an appendix. By the Rev. T Y. How. New-York; E. Sargeant.

A Sermon, delivered at the opening of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S. A. May, 1811 By John B. Romeyn, D.D. Pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Cedar Street, New York. N. York: Whiting & Watson. 1811.

WORK IN PRESS.

Samuel T. Armstrong has in press Christian Researches in Asia, by the Rev. Claudius Buchanan, D. D. with two Discourses preached at Cambridge, in July 1810, and a Sermon preached before the Society for missions to Africa and the East, in June 1810, by the same author. The Christian Researches contain a body of most interesting and authentic infor mation, with respect to the moral and religious state of the Hindoos, and the Jews and Christians in Asia. The profits of this edition are devoted to the support of Missions in India.

ORDINATION & INSTALLATION. ORDAINED, on the 3d ult. the Rev. NOAH COE, by the Hudson Presbytery, to the work of the Gospel ministry, and installed pastor of the Church and Congregation in Chester, (N. Y.) Sermon by the Rev. Samuel Goodrich, of Berlin, (Conn.)

Installed, on the 31st ult. the Rev. EDWARD D. GRIFFIN, D. D. to the pastoral care of the church in Park Street, Boston. The introductory prayer was made by the Rev. Dr. Morse of Charlestown. The sermon was preached by the Rev. Mr. Worcester of Salem, from 2 Tim. ii, 19. The

Rev. Dr. Holmes of Cambridge made the installation prayer. The Rev. Mr Greenough of Newton gave the charge; the Rev. Mr. Homer of New. ton presented the right hand of fellow. ship: and the Rev. Mr. Hunting ton of Boston made the concluding prayer. The exercises were solemn and impressive, and gave great satisfaction to a very respectable audience.

MISSIONARY EXERTIONS.

Mr. Judson, one of the students at Andover who offered themselves to be employed in Foreign Missions, sailed from Boston for Liverpool in the month of January last. The objects of his voyage were, to make a full disclosure of his views, and those of his brethren, to the Directors of the London Missionary Society, and to obtain what information he could in relation to the demand for missions in Asia, and the probability of their success. Three weeks after he sail ed, the ship was taken by a French privateer, and he, with the passengers and crew generally, was put on board the privateer and carried into a small port near St. Sebastians, and thence to Bayonne, where he was imprisoned with his fellow-passengers, and the crew. By the activity of an American residing there, he was immediately released from confinement, and remained a prisoner at large for six

weeks. Having obtained permission, he proceeded to Paris, and thence, after a fortnight's stay, to Morlaix. From this port he sailed in a cartel to Dartmouth, and reached London early in May. He was received with great kindness and affection by the friends of Missions in England, who are much animated with the prospect of being joined in their Missionary labors by Christians in the United States. Mr. Judson visited the Missionary Seminary at Gosport, and attended the annual meeting of the London Mission. ary Society. The Directors consented to take into their service the young gentlemen who offered themselves, relying, however, upon aid from the American churches. As the London Missionary Society expend more than 7,000 pounds annually (above 31,000 dollars) in the Missionary cause, and as the only resources for this great demand are in occasional bequests, and annual contributions, they look with confidence for pecuniary exertions on the part of Christians in this country. They will not look in vain. The Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions meet in the course of next month, and will doubtless devise such measures, as shall make the public more fully acquainted with the claims of the heathen on the benefi cence of Christians.

DIED, lately, at Vincennes, (Ind. Ter) Lieut. JENNINGS of U. S. army, shot by Capt. Pozey. The newspaper account of this murder is as follows: 'It is stated, that some misunderstanding took place between the parties, and P. sent a challenge which J would not accept; that, shortly after, P asked J. into a room, offered two pistols for his choice, and told him to fight, or be shot; that on his still refusing, P. fired at and wounded him; that J. then wrested the discharged pistol from P and attempted to leave the room, when Pozey fired the other pistol, shot Jennings dead, and then escaped."

This atrocious murder was perpetrated in the true spirit of duelling. Though duellists profess to be exempt from base and revengeful passions, it will be found that the challengers, in a great majority of instances. are desperately bent on revenge of the most bloody and malicious kind Of this they generally give infallible proofs. How besotted, then, must be the understandings, and how hardened the hearts of those, who continue to encourage this exhibition of wickedness, by palliating its enormity, or shielding it from punishment.

We regret much that Our limits will not allow us to quote at length a letter written from Cambridge, only four weeks before the author's death; from which it appears that as he approached the confines of earth, and the light of heaven shone brighter upon him, he discovered within himself more and more of the infirmity and deceitfulness inherent in human nature: in this ingenuous and penitential epistle, while he complains of giving himself only "half to God and half to the world," he speaks the secret and bitter experience of many a brilliant young man's heart. Vol. 1. p. 249.

After the letters, follow ten copies of verses on the death of Henry, which at least testify the esteem in which he was held by his contemporaries. The first volume closes with the poem on "Childhood," which we have already mentioned, and a number of lesser juvenile pieces. Among these we wish that the frantic address to "Despair," had been omitted, as neither worthy of the living, nor honorable to the dead author.

The second volume commences with "Clifton Grove, and VOL. IV. New Series.

other poems," originally printed in 1803. These having been long known, we shall proceed to notice some of the succeeding pieces, now first published, which fully prove that had his life and faculties been spared, Henry would not have disappointed the hopes of his admirers by his maturer compositions; for though he wrote little in verse during his two last years, the fragments found on the back of his mathematical papers show that his genius was taking giants strides toward the noble heights of Parnassus.

The "Ode addressed to Mr. Fuseli," is written in a style of poetry, resembling that artist's style of painting, in which grace and sublimity are wonderfully mingled with extravagance and absurdity. The opening of the "Ode to the Earl of Carlisle," is far more pleasing, but the latter stanzas, being very complimentary, are very insipid. The remark may seem odd, but it will be found to be true, that as satire is the liveliest, so panegyric is the dullest of all poetry. Must we search for the cause of this in the caprice, or in the malig nity of human nature? Dryden's "Mac Flecknoe," and his Eleono

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