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Thou whose rejoicing eye of light
Look'd forth, at God's inspiring call,
When order lay in boundless night,
And darkness wanton'd over all;
Whence thy perpetual youth, O Sun!
Since life, and light, and time begun ?
Exulting on thy course sublime,
How bright thy yellow cresses glare,
As still they wave unhurt by time,
High o'er the azure depths of air;
As still thy wings unwearied go,
While earth and ocean laugh below.

When first thy ruddy pinions lave
The skies, careering round the day;
The moon sinks down the western wave,
Retreating from thy fiery ray;

The stars are blench'd; the ghost of night
Flies sullen from thy blasting light.
Unchang'd art thou; when darkness shrouds,
When angry nature weeps around,
Far, far above the ebon clouds
Thy splendours sweep the blue profound;
Where still unshaken wheel the spheres
Beyond the reach of parting years.
The mountain oak, with age shall fall,
The everlasting hills decay;

But thou shalt hear the morning call,
Till heaven and earth shall pass away;
Thy youth, thy strength shall last, O Sun!
Till life, and light and time are done.

The following beautiful and affecting lines, are taken from a small volume, entitled "Songs by the Way," by the Rev. Mr. Doane, late of the city of New-York.

LIFE'S LITTLE LINES,
"Noting, ere they pass away,,
The little lines of yesterday."
Life's "little lines," how short, how faint,

How fast they fade away:
Its highest hopes, its brightest joys,

Are compassed in a day.

Youth's bright, and mild, and morning light,
Its sunshine and its showers,

Its hopes and fears, its loves and tears,
Its heedless, happy hours;
And manhood's high and brighten'd noon,
Its honours, dangers, cares,
The parent's pains the parent's joys,

The parent's anxious prayers,

Fade in old age's evening gray,
The twilight of the mind;

And when old age, with wintry hand,

Has frosted o'er the head,

Virtue's fair fruits survive the blast,
When all besides are fled;
And faith, with pure unwavering eye,
Can pierce the gather'd gloom,
And smile upon the spoiler's rage,
And live beyond the tomb.

Be ours, then, virtue's deathless charm,
And faith's untiring flight;

Then shall we rise from death's dark sleep
To worlds of cloudless light.

OBITUARY OF REV. DR. JOHN H.
LIVINGSTON.

The following tribute to the memory of the late venerable Dr. Livingston, is copied from the Bridgeport Courier. The Rev. Mr. Dey, from whose sermon it was taken, was a student under Dr. L., to whom he was warmly attached; and we presume that this pious tribute to the memory of his excellent preceptor, will be received with pleasure, and read with interest, by the friends of both.

The effect of its delivery, we understand, was such, that all who heard it, deeply sympathized in the great loss the church and the world at large have sustained. The text selected for the occasion, was from 2d Timothy, i. 12.-For I know in whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day. After stating the nature of religious faith, and the reasons which induce the Christian to confide in the Saviour, and after repeating the words of the text, he proceeds

"Such was the language-such the uniform sentiment of my spiritual father, the Rev. Dr. John Henry Livingston, who a few days since fell asleep in Jesus. In

him, religion has lost one of her brightest

ornaments; thousands, a tender and endeared friend; society, one of the loveliest knew him; but his eminent standing in the of men. Perhaps none of you personally church of Christ-especially his connexions with my revered grandfather, and his innumerable acts of kindness to your unworthy pastor, with which many of you are acquainted, render it my incumbent duty, as well as dearest privilege, to pay the tribute of gratitude and affection to this devoted servant of the Lord Jesus. Permit me, then, to give a brief sketch of Whether we

Then sink in death's long, dreamless night, this excellent character.

And leave no trace behind.

Yet, though so changing and so brief,

Our life's eventful page,

It has its charms for every grief,

Its joy for every age.

In youth's, in manhood's golden hours,
Loves, friendships strew the way
With April's earliest, sweetest flowers,
And all the bloom of May:

contemplate him in the public or private walks of life, he demands universal respect and veneration.

"As a preacher of the unsearchable riches of Christ, he was equalled by few. Pcssessed of every requisite to form a pulpit orator, he carried the art of preaching to the highest perfection. In the language of the excellent Cowper

'I would express him simple, grave, sincere;

In doctrine uncorrupt; in language plain, And plain in manner; decent, solemn, chaste,

And natural in gesture; much impressed
Himself, as conscious of his awful charge,
And anxious mainly that the flock he fed
Might feel it too; affectionate in look,
And tender in address, as well becomes
A Messenger of Grace to guilty men.'

"For more than half a century this herald of God stood a faithful watchman on the walls of Zion. Jesus Christ and Him crucified, filled his every thought, until he terminated his course in the hallowed stillness of a Christian's grave. His sermons were always extemporaneous, proceeding from a heart tenderly alive to the welfare of his fellow-creatures, and ever anxious to promote their eternal interest; and perhaps no man, since the days of the Apostles, had greater reason to rejoice in beholding the work of the Lord prosper in his hands. When necessity required, he never hesitated, however painful the office, by the terrors of the Lord to persuade men. He never slightly healed the wound which sin had made; or said to the impenitent,

Peace, Peace,' when there was no peace. But in imitation of the Master whom he served, it was his best delight to direct the sinner to the mercy-seat of Jesus. He displayed the sufferings of Christ like one who was a witness of them; and held up the Blood-the precious Blood of atonement-as it issued warm from the cross of a saviour. On all occasions, he sought to approach every avenue to the heart of man; by admonition, and by entreaty-by the plainest language, and by the richest allegory-by the affections of humanity, and the powers of eloquence-he called upon those who had ears to hear, or who had hearts to feel; and many, very many sinners, saved by grace-the precious fruits of his ministry-are now rejoicing round the throne of God.

"As a Professor of Theology, he was peculiarly distinguished. Earnestly devoted to the cause of religion and the prosperity of Zion, he endeavoured by every means in his power, by his public lectures and his private counsel, to qualify his students for the high and holy office for which they were destined. His extensive learning, his dignified deportment, his fervent piety, and his affectionate address, excited their warmest love and admiration. Oh! never can they forget with what expressive tenderness he uniformly called them his dear children,' and implored the blessing of heaven on the solemn duties of their station.

"As a Christian, he adorned the doctrine of God in all things, and consecrated every power of his gifted mind, and every affection of his sanctified heart to the

Saviour's service. The most superficial observer took knowledge of him (to use the language of another) that he had been with his Great Teacher in the privacy of his chamber, for instruction; at the cross of his Redeemer for pardon; at the throne of his Intercessor, for acceptance; and at every stage of the life of his Perfect Pattern, for example. Wherever there was ignorance to enlighten-affliction to console apathy to remove-or vice to reform;-in a word, wherever he saw the print of his Master's foot-step, he was anxious to plant his own. Mercy, mild as the dews of heaven, glowed in his bosom. The complexion of his heart was warmly benevolent. He loved not to look on that side of nature, which shadows, clouds, and darkness rest upon, but viewed with a benignant eye the follies and frailties of man. In the private duties of the closet, in the public ordinances of religion, in the every-day offices and enjoyments of life, he possessed the love of his covenant Father-the tenderness of his sympathising Redeemer. The morning awoke him to prayer-at night he paused upon the blameless day, and sunk to sleep in prayer; and with an humble hope that his prospects and desires extended beyond the narrow horizon of threescore years and ten, he rested upon the inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away.

"As a friend, no language can express his worth. To know him was to love him. Tender, affectionate, and sincere, he was ever anxious to rejoice with those who did rejoice, and weep with those who wept. His death, like night, has cast a darkness over my soul; but like night it has revealed ten thousand stars that were hid by day, when I walked in the light of his countenance. Forgive the introduction of my own feelings to your notice. However feeble the tribute of affection and respect I can thus pay to departed excellence, believe me, it is abundantly merited. He was a friend, faithful and true to me. In the dark hour of adversity, when the reeds on which I had leaned for support pierced the hand that trusted them, and the collected clouds of woe and misery were ready to burst upon my head, this friend--this counsellor --this father, interposed on my behalf, and saved me from impending ruin. If I forget thee, thou blessed transcript of the mind of Christ! thou blessed copy of his transcendant love! if I forget thee, let my right hand forget its cunning; if I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth. Oh! brethren, when I think of his tenderness, which consoled me in moments of distress; his soothing kindness which compensated for the frowns of the world; his steady attachment which supported me amidst its un

kindness and ingratitude--I feel my inability to do justice to his memory. When I reflect that the face which used so often to kindle into a smile at my approach, is disfigured by corruption; that the eye which had so often sparkled with affection, or melted with tenderness towards me, is closed in darkness; that the voice which had so often commended me in prayer to God, is lost in silence; that the hand which had so often given to mine the pressure of affection, is cold and motionless; and that his immortal spirit has departed to the bosom of his Saviour and his God--with the prophet of Israel I would exclaim, My father, my father! the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen

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thereof. The guide of my youth-the friend of all mankind is gone! Ten thousand bursting hearts re-echo-' He is gone!'--but while he is ascending, may we catch the mantle, and feel the inspiration! He is gone to those whom he loved, and those whom he lost--to Jesus, the Mediator of the New Covenant--to God, the Judge of all--and to the spirits of the just made perfect, to reap the reward of his labours, and to enjoy that ineffable happiness which eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither hath it entered into the heart of man to conceive! Farewell, then, dear Servant of Christ, farewell! sweet be thy sleep in the tomb, and kind be thy thoughts of us in Heaven!"

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A LETTER TO CHARLES BUTLER, ESQ. of Lincoln's-Inn, in Vindication of the English Protestants from his attack upon their Sincerity in the Book of the Roman Catholic Church. By C. J. Bloomfield, D. D., Bishop of Chester.—This is an admirable pamphlet, in which several of the more glaring errors and improprieties of Mr. Butler's work are very properly exposed. We, however, regret that the Bishop did not enter into a fuller discussion of a controversy for which his talents, temper, and learning so eminently qualify him. We are happy to find from this pamphlet that Dr. Bloomfield does not derive his opi nions of dissenters from either the Catholic Dr. Milner, or the Quarterly Review. He looks into their own productions; and our thanks are due to him for the candour and liberality displayed in some passages of this tract. We hope and expect that the mis-statements and false reasonings, both of the Protestant and Popish "Book of the Church,' will receive a much more elaborate ex

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posure than has yet fallen to their lot. They are both calculated to do immense mischief to the cause of genuine Christianity, and it is yet a problem which

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A SERMON on the Duty of Family Prayer: preached in the Church of St. Botolph, Bishopsgate, on Sunday, February 22, 1825. By C. J. Bloomfield, D. D., (now Bishop of Chester,) Rector. Second Edition.

A MANUAL OF FAMILY PRAYERS, for the use of the Parishioners of St. Botolph, Bishopsgate. 1s. 6d.

NEW SERIES, No. 4.

This Manual we understand is by the author of the Sermon. Both publications evince the piety and zeal of the Bishop of Chester. We are, indeed, rejoiced to find the bishops of the church enforcing this duty upon their people, and we trust the success they desire will attend their exertions. The Manual contains prayers for every day of the week.

JULIANA OAKLEY, by Mrs. Sherwood. 2s. 6d. This is a well meant and well Sherwood's entertaining little tracts told tale; and to the admirers of Mrs. will be an acceptable present.

THE YOUNG SCHOLAR'S ASSISTANT, or an Introduction to English Reading. By Robert Connel -This is a very well constructed and admirably printed firstbook for the use of young English readers.

THE CHRISTIAN PREACHER'S ASSISTANT: consisting of Rules and Observations, designed to conduct him to the most eligible method of preparing and delivering Sermons, &c. &c. By Andrew Ritchie.Though this is not exactly a new publication, yet, as it has hitherto escaped our notice, we take this opportunity of recommending it to young preachers. It contains, within a small compass, the most judicious remarks that have been made by a great variety of authors upon the composition and delivery of Sermons.

A TRUE HISTORY OF THE PROTESTANT REFORMATION IN ENGLAND AND Cobbett. By a Protestant. No. I. 3d. IRELAND, &c. &c. in Reply to William

A NARRATIVE of some remarkable In2 F

cidents in the Life of Solomon Bayley, formerly a Slave in the State of Delaware, North America, written by Himself, and published for his benefit; to which are prefixed a few Remarks, by Robert Hurnard. 1s. 6d. This tract, the simple narrative of a freed slave, is calculated both to expose the evils of slavery, and to subserve, by the profits of its sale, the comfort of the aged sufferer. It appears that he is now employed as a preacher among the American Methodists.

tinguished individual to whom the letters were addressed has felt their force, embraced the truth, and that the volume was published at his urgent request.

THE MAN OF SIN IN A DECLINE, according to the Prophesy of St. Paul. By the Rev. J. Nicholson, A. M., Curute of

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THE SIXTH REPORT of the COMMITTEE of the SOCIETY for the Improvement of PRISON DISCIPLINE, and for the Reformation of Juvenile Offenders.

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A MANUAL FOR CHURCH MEMBERS, drawn from the New Testament. By Dr. Newman, of Stepney.

CRUSO; the Blessing and Duty of a tender Conscience.

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New Testament in the Original Tongue, SCIENTIA BIBLICA: containing the with the Authorized English Version, and Parallel Passages, printed in words at a Copious and Original Collection of length. The whole so arranged as to illustrate and confirm the several clauses of each Verse; with the various Readings and the Chronology. 3 vols. 8vo. £3. bds. Large paper, £5. bds.

CALVINISTIC PREDESTINATION, re

pugnant to the General Tenor of Scripture, shewn in a Series of Discourses on the Moral Attributes and Government of God; delivered in the Chapel of Trinity College, Dublin. By the very Rev. Richard Graves, D. D. &c. &c. &c,

MEMOIRS OF MR. JOHN STANGER, late Pastor of a Baptist Church at Bessels Green. By William Groser. London, 1824. 12mo.-It was once said of Rome, that it contained almost as many statues as men. If the present rage for biography suffer no diminution, we shall soon be enabled to adapt that aphorism to modern times, and say that the press is as prolific as nature in the anticipate that its competition with naproduction of lives. We wish we could ture could be equally apparent in the healthiness and longevity of its offspring. In the present instance, perhaps, the long life, and the public and private virtues of Mr. Stanger demanded some especial tablet to his memory. The acchiefly extracted from the papers of the count now presented to the world is deceased. The editorial labours are executed judiciously, and we have no doubt will commend the volume to the of the pious individual to whose memory attention of many of the numerous friends they are consecrated.

THE BENEFICIAL INFLUENCE OF WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE: a Sermon preached in the Independent Chapel, Blandford, at the Anniversary of the Sabbath School. By Richard Keynes. Price 1s. 6d.

PACALTSDORP; or an Account of the remarkable Progress of Civilization and Religion in a Hottentot Village, originally called Hooge Kraal, in a Letter from the Rev. J. Campbell. London, 1825. 9d. - The object of this little tract is so excellent, and the proof it affords of the harmonizing effects of religion so cogent, that we cannot refuse

to recommend it to all interested in the missionary cause. The reader will find in it a remarkable proof of the power of religion on a tribe of the most debased nation in the world. A memoir of the pious Mr. Pacalt, by whose ministry this great work was effected, is prefixed by the venerable Secretary of the London Missionary Society.

A HISTORY of the CHRISTIAN CHURCH, on the Plan of Milner. By the Rev. John Fry, B.A. 1 vol. 8vo. 12s.

THE LIFE AND DEATH OF THE CHRISTIAN. A Sermon occasioned by the Death of the Rev. J. Whitehouse, of Dorking. By the Rev. T. Lewis, of Islington, together with the Address at the Interment, by the Rev. George Clayton, Walworth.

IMPRESSIONS OF THE HEART, relating to the Nature and Excellence of Genuine Religion. 1825. 12mo. 3s. 6d.-Impressions of the heart are most forcible when they proceed from a vigorous effort of the head. Full credit must be given to the author for the devotional spirit he uniformly manifests. We hope his volume may tend to diffuse the same disposition in those who peruse it.

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THE ADVANCEMENT OF SOCIETY IN KNOWLEDGE AND RELIGION. By James Douglas, Esq. 8vo. 9s.

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WORKS PREPARING FOR THE PRESS.

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A PROPOSITION REGARDING THE INFLUENCES OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, ADDRESSED TO MINISTERS.

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There are two things admitted in theory by the great body of Christians, but not acted upon to the extent that might be wished, the necessity of the Holy Spirit's agency to give prosperity to the church, and the certainty of the communication of his influences in answer to prayer. The testimony of Scripture again and again repeated, the detail of the labours and successes of the Apostles and primitive Evangelists, the experience of the true ministers

of the church in all ages, and the consciousness of every Christian, prove beyond debate, that the Spirit, and the Spirit alone is the source of all vital religion. And is it not equally obvious, that there is a connexion between the exertion of the Spirit's power and prayer?" This the word of God asserts in unequivocal terms, and the history of experimental religion corroborates its truth. Persons who are pious, are more instrumental in conveying spiritual blessings to others than those who are not. And amongst the pious, those ministers and Christians who are most eminent in spirituality, most ardent in their desires of usefulness, most fervent in their prayers, most abundant in their

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