ciety, by the Rev. JEDIDIAN MORse, D. D. from Luke x, 1, 2: After these things, the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and every place, whether he himself would come. Therefore said he unto them, the harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth laborers into his harvest. The sermon was interesting, and well suited to the present state of the world. A copy was requested for publication, and will soon appear.

The Rev. JosHUA BATES, of Dedham is appointed to preach the next annual sermon, and the Rev. JouN CODMAN, of Dorchester, his substitute.

Rer. CYRUS YALE. The Rev. David L. Perry made the introductory prayer; the Rev. Samuel Shepard, of Lenox, Mass. preached from Mark xvi, 15; the Rev. Mr. Hallock made the consecrating prayer; the Rev. Mr. Gillett gave the charge to the pastor, and the Rev. Mr. Miller the charge to the people; the Rev. Mr. Marsh the right hand of fellowship; and the Rev. Mr. Beach made the concluding prayer.

At Mendon, (Mass.) the Rev. SIMEON DOGGETT. Sermon by the Rev. Mr. Pipon of Taunton.

At Bristol, (R. L) the Rev. WALTER CRANSTON, Tutor of the Greek Language in Harvard College, to the order of deacon in the Episcopal Church. Sermon by the R. Rev. Bishop Griswold.

At Stratford, (Con.) on the 24th of Sept. last, the Rev. MATTRżw R. DUT TON, as pastor of the congregational church in that town. The Rev. Dr. Dwight preached the sermon from Gal. i, 8, 9.

At Norwich, (Con) Oct. 27th, as pastor of the congregational church in Chelsea Society, the Rev. ALFRED MITCHELL. Sermon by the Rev. Professor Porter, of Andover.

On the 12th of Oct. the Rev. WILLIAM K. GOULD was ordained as an Evangelist by the North Consociation of Hartford County.

OBITUARY.

DIED, lately, in England, capt. H. GRIMES, aged 82, the last surviving officer who fought at the battle of Emsdorf in 1760.

At Newton, (Mass.) TIMOTHY JACKSON, Esq. aged 53, for fifteen years in succession a representative of that town in the General Court.

At Windsor, (Ver.) capt. THOMAS HEWITT, keeper of the state prison. His death was occasioned by a wound revived from a convict.

In Geneva county, (N. Y.) Mrs. SEELE, killed by a blow on her head by her husband, who afterwards cut his own throat.

In England, JOHN LINCH, a gardener; who, having sat up in a green-house to wateli against robbers, was found dead in the morning. He had all the appearance of having died by suffocation, the vitality of the air being destroyed by the mephitic exhalations of the plants.

At Chilicothe, Ohio, the Rev. J. P. CAMPBELL, aged 46, author of a manuscript natural history of the western

country

At Norfolk, (Vir.) SAMUEL MARSH, Esq. attorney at law, a native of Connecticut.

FATAL EXPERIMENTS IN BALLOONS.

M. ZAMBRUARI, accompanied by a friend, ascended in a balloon from Bologna, (Italy,) on the 21st of Sept. last. On their descent the balloon became entangled in the branches of a high tree, and before it could be disengaged, caught fire. The two aeronauts leaped out. M. Zambeuati was killed upon the spot; but M. Bonoga, his friend, survived, though some of his limbs were broken.

The ascension of the mechanician Bittorf, from Manheim, (Germany,) was equally disastrous. When he had risen to a considerable height, he perceived too late that his balloon was damaged, and had no other resource than to open the valve. The balloon descended with extreme ve locity; the inflammable matter which it Ionisined took fire; and the shreds of the balloon fell on M. Bittorf's head and breast, which were much burnt. On a sudden, the erazy vehicle struck upon the roof of a house two stories high, from which he was precipitated, and died the next day in great agony.

Rev. Daniel Hopkins, D. D. Senior Pastor of the third church in Salem. By the Rev. Brown Emerson, A. M. Pastor of said church. Salem; T. C. Cushing. 1815. pp. 28.

A Key to the Bible Doctrine of Atonement and Justification, or a Pinn to Harmonize the Scriptures of the Old and New Testament: in thirty sermons; all of which originate from Gen. ii, 17, and 1 Pet. xviii, 19. In two parts: with au Appendix. By Samuel Whitman, A. M. Pastor of the church in Goshen, (Mass.) Duston; S. T. Armstrong 1815.

A Discourse delivered in Milford, (Mass.) on Lord's day, October 30, 1814; occasioned by the Return of a Company of Artillery, under Captain Rufus Thayer, from camp, at South Boston. By David Long, A. M. minister of the town. Published at the request of the hearers. Boston; S. T. Armstrong. 1814. Sro. pp. 72.

Christian Psalmody, in four parts; comprising Dr. Watts's Psalms abridged; Dr. Watts's Hymus abridged; Select Hymus from other authors; and Select Harmony; together with Directions for Musical Expression. By Samuel Worcester, D. D. Pastor of the Tabernacle church, Salem. Boston; S. T. Armstrong. 1815.

The Spirit of Paul the Spirit of Missions. A Sermon preached at New Haven, (Con.) before the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, at their annual meeting, Sept. 15, 1814. By James Richards, A. M. Pastor of the first Presbyterian church in Newark, (N. J.) Boston; S. T. Armstrong. 1814. 8vo. pp. 26.

Reflections for every day in the year, on the Works of God: and of his Providence throughout all Nature. From the German of Mr. C. C Sturm. The first American edition. In two vols. Hudson; Ashbel Stoddard. 1814.

A Harmony in Greek of the Gospels, with notes, by William Newcombe, D. D. Dublin; 1778: Reprinted from the text and select various readings of Griesbach, by the Junior Class in the Theological Seminary at Andover, under the superintendance of Moses Stuart, associate professor of Sacred Literature in said Seminary. Price $8 50 in boards, 8vo. few copies are printed in 4to, on a beantiful paper, at $7 50 in boards. Andover; Fing & Gould. 1814.

IN PRESS.

A

S. T. ARMSTRONG has in press, Memoirs of the Life of Josep Samui C. F. Frey,

who was born a Jew, but is now a Minister of the Gospel in London; in which are related many Jewish Customs and Ceremonies. Written by himself. To which is added an Address to Christians in behalf of the Descendants of Abraham.

WORKS PROPOSED.

Messrs. Bradford & Read, Boston, propose to publish in one volume 8vo. price $2 50, the Five Dissertations on Fever of the late George Fordyce, M.D., F.R S.

Messrs. Wells & Lilly, of Boston, propose to publish by subscription, Discourses on various subjects by Dr. Jeremy Tay. lor, formerly bishop of Down and Connor: To be comprised in 3 vols. 8 vo, at $2 a volume in extra boards.

Messrs. Flagg & Gould, of Andover, propose to publish, by subscription, Harmonia Sacra, or a choice collection of psalm and hymn tunes, &c. with a thorough bass for the harpsichord and organ. Collected from the most celebrated masters, and made use of in the principal churches in London. With an introduetion to Psalmody. To be revised and superintended by the Rev. Eliphalet Pearson, LL. D. The work will contain about 230 pages 4to. on goed paper, and be deliv cred to subscribers, half-bound and lettered, at 82 50. To non-subscribers the price will be $3.

POETRY.

VERSES

Br James Mongomery, on the death of the Rev. Thomas Spencer, of Liverpool, who was drowned, while bathing in the tide, on the 5th of August 1811, in the 21st year of his age.

Thy way is in the sea, and thy path in the great waters; and thy footsteps are not known. Ps. lxxvii, 19.

From an English publication.

Or earth, in ocean, sky and air,
All that is excellent and fair,

Seen, feit, or understood,
From one eternal cause desce: Is
To one eternal centre tends,
With God begins, continues, ends,
The source of ev'ry good.

Him through all nature I explore,
Ilim in his creatures I adore,

Around, beneath, above:
But clearest in the human mind,
His bright resemblance when I find,
Grandeur with purity combin'd,
I most admire and love.

Oh! there was one-on earth awhile,
He dwelt; but transient as a smile,

That turns into a tear,
His beauteous image pass'd us by,
He came like lightning from the sky,
As prompt to disappear.

Sweet in his undissembling mein,
Were genius, candor, meekness, seen,
The lips that lov'd the truth,
The single eye, whose glance sublime
Look'd to eternity through time,
The soul whose hopes were wont to climb
Above the joys of youth.

Of old-before the lamp grew dark,
Reposing near the sacred ark,

The child of Hannah's prayer
Heard through the temple's silent round,
A living voice, nor knew the sound,
That thrice alarm'd him, ere he found,

The Lord, who chose him, there.

Thus early called, and strongly moved,
A prophet from a child approved,
Spencer his course began;

From strength to strength, from grace to

We agree with our correspondent R., as to the tendency of the piece on which he animadverts; but we have hitherto abstained from noticing the work in which that piece appeared. We see no reason at present for altering our course in this respect. If R. wishes for his manuscript, it shall be left at the publisher's, on his making known to us such a wish. We thank him for his communication, though our previous determination forbids our making use of it.

Several recent communications will be duly attended to.

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VOL. XI.

NORWICH, CONNECTICUT.

THE mortal epidemic, which so extensively prevailed in this country, in the years 1812 and 1813, will long be remembered. For several successive months, especially in 1813, the pestilence that waiketh in darkness, swept through the land; and the strong, the active, and the useful, as .well as others, were smitten down to the grave. Among the victims of that terrible disease, which filled so many hearts with anguish, and clothed so many families in mourning, was the excellent man, whom this sketch is designed to commemorate.

It is an office of no small delicacy to characterize the dead. Though they are anaffected by the censures or applauses of men, still the claims of truth, in this case, are preeminently sacred, and should never be sacrificed to the partialities of friendship, or the false maxims of the world.

The subject of this memoir possessed an assemblage of excellencies, which made him dear to those who knew him, To such persons this outline of his character may present a precious though imperfect memoriVOL. XI.

The Rev. Asahel Hooker was born at Bethlem. (Con.) in the year 1762. He was a lineal descendant, of the fifth generation, from the Puritan patriarch, the Rev. Thomas Hooker, first minister of Hartford, (Con.) a man of God, whose praise is still in the churches Many of those amiable qualities, which were unfolded in more mature years, were among the earliest traits of Mr. Hooker's character. From childhood he was distinguished by fondness for books, sweetness of temper and manners, and prudence in speech and behayior. The circumstances of his early life were in some respects favorable to the cultivation of these qualities. Though his parents, on account of many doubts respecting their own per sonal piety, did not make a public profession of religion till they were considerably advanced in age; yet their serious res pect for religious institutions, their correct examples, their fidelity in the instruction and discipline of their family, made a salutary impression on the tender mind of their son.

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But still more deep and salutary impressioss were made on his mind by the instructions of the Rev. Dr. Bellamy, under whose faithful and powerful ministry his childhood was spent. That great man was indeed a burning and shining light in the American church. For sound piety, clear and discriminating intelJect, and energetic eloquence, he has had few superiors in any age or country. But these strong and cultivated powers of Dr. Bellamy, which qualified him for the discussion of the most profound and sublime subjects, were united with a happy familiarity of style and manner, which 'rendered his instructions easy to be understood by the lowest of his hearers. The fact deserves notice, that the sermons of one, who was among the first preachers of his age, often made a deep impression upon the hearts of children. Nor did he think himself excused from feeding the lambs of his flock in a more particular manner, pressed as he was with the labors of the study, the care of the churches, and of students in theology. The intervals betwixt divine service on the Sabbath, he statedly devoted to the catechetical instruction of the children, who were collected from all parts of his parish, and arranged in classes for that purpose. On these occasions, as well as in pastoral visits, his particular attention was attracted by the sprightliness of young Hooker, which he did not fail to encourage by little presents, and other marks of approbation. Though Dr. Though Dr. Bellamy, in his intercouse with men, was often chargeable with austerity of manners, he could,

with perfect ease, accommodate himself to the tender capacities of children, and exhibit all that simplicity and kindness which are requisite in their instruc tion.*

It was the will of Providence that the invaluable religious privileges which had attended Mr. Hooker's childhood, should be

*Let it not be thought foreign to the design of these pages, to say, that so eminent an example is worthy of imitation. Among the excellent ministers that adors the churches of our country, probably there are too few, wno suitably blend the labors of the study with the details of pastoral duty. We have deemed it more have sunk the catechist in the metaphy honorable to speculate than to act. We sician. Our champions have not learned the blessed art of building the walls of Jerusalem with one hand, while they wield the polemic pen with the other. Men of the world reverse this proceed. ing. They rely more upon action, than upon speculation. The latter has its use

in the affairs of husbandry, commerce, and war. But it is action that gives men bread; that builds and mans fleets; that establishes and overturns empires. Nothing but systematic and vigorous action, can repair the waste places of the church, and make her comely as Jerusalem, and terrible as an army with banners. If

Christian ministers should unite, for example, in the work of catechising chil dren and youth, and carry it to its highest practicable extent, what an incalculable amount of good would be accomplished! In every place almost, it would attach the hearts of old and young to their pastor. It would assist him in adapting the instructions of the pulpit to the capacities of his hearers, and have a tendency to render his sermons serious, plain and profitable. It would enable him to turn to the best account his pastoral visits, and, in some of those precious moments that are too often wasted, on such occasions, to drop a serious remark that infant mind. would fix an indelible impression on the

The system of catechising as practised in Scotland, has been productive of the most salutary consequences, and probably it is not too much to say, that in this country more has been done to promote correct religious opinions, by that little anual called the Assembly's Catechism, than by any other mere human compo sition.