conceive, perfectly coincident with that of our Church ; it would have been found in a work, proceeding from high authority, which has recently issued from the press. The friends of evangelical theology, no less than those of the oppressed African race, have occasion to regret the loss of the distinguished talents of the late Bishop of St. Asaph : but he has left behind him a memorial of his theological opinions * which will not carry with it the less weight, when the circumstances are considered under which it has met the public eye. The CONDUCTORS of the CHRISTIAN Oeserver will embrace another opportunity of making their readers fully acquainted with this seasonable production. In the mean time they will observe, that could they have emulated the eloquence of this learned and lamented prelate, they would gladly have chosen the same language in which to have enounced the same sentiments. With him they woull say to their fellow Christians in general, but especially to the clergy of the land; “ Leave these barren disquisitions. Apply yourselves, with the whole strength and power of your minds, to do the work of Evangelists. Proclaim to those who are at enmity with God, and children of his wrath, the glad tidings of Christ's pacification. Sound the alarm, to awaken to a life of righteousness, a world lost and dead in trespasses and sins. Lift aloft the blazing torch of Revelation, to scatter its rays over them that sit in darkness and the shadow of death : and guide the footsteps of the benighted wanderer into the paths of life and peace.” p. 29. The CONDUCTORS of the Christian OBSERVER have intimated, on many former occasions, that it was their great aiin to recommend to their readers a plain and practical religion ; and that they should feel themselves greatly indebted to such correspondents as should aid them in their design. They likewise suggested, that this important end might be much promoted, by the occasional introduction of that ligher spe * Charge delivered to his clergy in the month of August, 1806. Hatchard. cies of writing, which amuses while it instructs, and which may therefore serve to conciliate the attention of the intelligent youth of both sexes to the concerns of religion; an object which is certainly of immense moment, and yet often of extreme difficulty. They have reason indeed to be grateful for the many valuable contributions which they have received to both these departments of their miscellany. They hope however to be excused, if they venture to call on their correspondents for continued support, in a cause which, they do not hesitate to say, is worthy of their best exertions. At the close of the Number for December (p. 798) the CONDUCTORS of the CHRISTIAN OBSERVER have stated the ground on which they have thought themselves entitled to increase the price of their publication. What they have there said, they doubt not, will prove satisfactory to every considerate mind; and to that they refer their readers. They have now only to renew their acknowledgments to their correspondents for the able assistance afforded by them, and to the public for its liberal patronage; and again to express their anxious desire, that the efforts which they employ to · advance the interests of the Redeemer's kingdom, may obtain his approbation and blessing, and may tend to his glory. BEING FOR THE YEAR 1806. NUMBER I. REVIEW or..., Daubeny's Discurses.... Foster's Essays...Latte on the Death of Mr. Pitt... Simeon's Churchman's Cone fession....... Predestination, &c...On I Tim. vi. 10... LIT. AND PHIL. INTEL...Great Britain.... Ou fortifying Youth against Infidel Prin. France...Denmark...Germany ... Russia ciples...On Anger ..Importance of Man- New Publications............p. 120--121. ner in the Pulpit.. A Mitigated Law... Relic. INTEL... Mission to Tartary... Theological Library...Means of rightly West Indies... Catechising, p. 122-126. iinpressing the Minds of Children... Au- Pub. AFFAIRS...Continental Intel...East vantage of Preachers being able to spell Indies and Ainerica... Great Britain- ...On the Inscription by Mr. Fox to the General Reflections... New Ministry, Memory of the late Bishop of Down and ECCLESIASTICAL PREFERMENTS ..p. 135, MISCEL...On interesting ourselves about Political Events...llustration of that Charity which believeth all Things to RELIG. COM...Funeral Serinon Men's Prejudice, and of that which Dath of Martin Luther... Bishop Lati- mer's Sentiments on Baptism, theChurch, Preachins, Interpretation of Parables- 24 2...On 1 Tim vi. 10... Prophecies re. specting the Destructian of Jerusalem.. The Critical Review........... p. 26-52 Men...Private Religious Societies.. The necessary Erudition...Hebrew and Italia East India College---Comet...Germany an Bibles..... ... Vew Publications ......... MISCEL., Scott's Lay of the last Minstrel RELIG. INTEL... New South Wales... Ture ... Ducliing...Horrors of the Slave Trade tary -C'ipe of Good Hope - Niis ion ... Anti-jacobin's Review of Foster's Es- Society to Africa and the Easi--Society Says...Lines on a Danghter's Loss of for promoting Christian knowledge Sight... PUB AFFAIRS...Continental Intelligence REVIEW OF... Robinson's Christian System ...Great Britain-Parliamentary Pro- ...Toke's Principles of the Quakers... 59-63 Moral Evil, Predestination, &c... Foster's OLTTARY... Right Hon. William Pitt... LIT. AND PHIL. INTEL... Great B itain... Distress in Germany. East India College...N-W Publications, RELIG, INTEL... Institution for Poor Pious Clergy mell... East Indies... America R:18. COM...Character of John Lord Prisoners of War.. .........p. 190-193, Harrington...Bi-bop Latimer's View of Pu3. AFFAIRS.... Continental...('ape of Good Hope... America...Great Biiiain, Taith, &c... Marginal References...On Parliamentary Proceedings, &c. p. 193 viplatinz Truth...Mr. Daubeny's Omis. son of a Not...Character of Cowper OBITUARY... Rev. Dr. Black... Mr. Dale M:SCEL...Advice to Ladies on reading History...On the Principle of Expedi- erey adopted by Mr. Malthus... A Hymn RELIG, Cov... Death of the Earl of Sa. Infidelity and Credulity--Extract lisbury...Private Sentiments of the Re. trom Mr. Pitt's Speech on the Slave formers on Justification, &C... Letter to a Office... Means of the Prosserity of the MISCEL...On the Rev. Sydney Smith's Church... Aiterbury's Dcfence of Luther, Lectures ou the Education of Females... and Justification ... Dre:s proper for The World As It Is.........P. 343–355, Christians... Society proper for Chis. REVIEW OF...Clowe's Defence of Swe- denbergianism... Pinckard's Notes on MISCEL.. Flattery... The Golden Pllar... the West Indies...Cottage Library of The Mother of Augustin-loid Bzcoo's Christian Knowledge...Innes's Reasons Recommendation of Clerical Societies, f'i separating from the Church of Scut- REVIEW OF... Robinso's Christian Sys. LIT. AND PHIL. INTEL...Great Britain... tem.... Gibert's Sermops.... Napleton's France.... Germany.... Italy .... Russia 330. ing Conversations... Murray's Spelling RELIG. INTEL... Society for Suppression of Vice... Society for distressed Ger: LIT. AND PHIL, INTEL...Great Britain... mans ..Mission to Tartary, p. 381- 384. D. 249–252. ECCLESIASTICAL PREFERMENTS ...p. 390. Jews... Mission to Tartary, p. 253–255. Pus. AFFAIRS...Continental...Cape of Good Hope...Great Britain... Suoday- drilling.....Parliamentary Proceedings, RELIG, COM... Bishop Ridley, Nature of the Catholic Church... Eternity of future OBITUARY...Execution of Richard Patch, Punishment...Difiercuce between gene- ral and particular Religion...Qualifica- tions of a Christian Minister...Danger of delaying the Concerns of the Soul in lingering lilnesses............. 393–103. MISCEL.... Education of females of the upper Ranks... The World As It Is... The Case of the Hon. Miss Seymour, re- the Blessedness of those who inocin... Duties binding on Christians in their cently decided in the House of Lords, p. Intercourse with others... Letters to a REVIEW OF... Pinckard's Notes on West Indies... Hints for the Securiiy of the ... Education of Children, p. 265--279. Latablish: d Church...Grabame's Birds MisceL...Flattery... The World As It Is... of Scotland, and other Poeins... Cottage Library... LIT, AND PHIL, INTEL... Great Britain... REVIEW OF.., Forsyth's Principles of mo- New Works, Ladies Committee, Friend- ral Science...Edinburgh Review of For- ly Female Societies, Schou's, &c. &c... sytb... Buchat's Memoirs on an Ec- clesiastical E tablishment in ludia, p. France... Italy...,Russia...Cbina.... New 99-308, ............ 442-444. RELIG. INTEL... British and Foreign Bi- ble Society...Cape of Good Hope, Ota- heite...North America......p. 410-419. PUB. Arrains... Continental, Peace, &c. $17. RELIG, INTEL... Baptist Mission in India... ...South America...St. Domingo...Great United Breturen...Jamaica... Labrador.., Britain, Parliamentary Proceedings, &c. Greenland.... North America.... Pritish ... Horrid Cruelty of a Guinea Captain to and foreign Bible Society, p. 319-323. Pub. AFFAIRS... Continental... Fast Indies ECCLESIASTICAL PREFERMENTS, p. 419– 654. ... Parliamentary Procceilings, &c. p. Relic. CON.... Account of Lady Mary Vere, . On I Cor. iv. 4...On 1 Tiin, vi. 10...On rendering Sermons intelligible RELIG. COM... Account of Bishop Jewell... to the Poor... Principles of the Quakers ...On preaching Sermons composed by vantages fowing from Religion, p. 457- HISCEL... Female Dress... Dictionary of REVIEW OF... Faber's Dissertation on the False English... Filial Piery rewarded... Prophecies... Bates's Christian Politics Extracts from Burnet and Secker... Ar- ...Edinburgh Review.........P. 614-635. chetype of the Bible Society, indefinite LIT. AND PHIL. INTEL., Great Britain... Piraseology, Anecdote of the King, Switzerland ..., Denmark...... Russia...... Matt, v. 14, Frederick II. of Prussia on Greece...East Indies....New Publica. Feld Sports ..p. 472-481. .....p. 617_649. REVIEW OF... Bates's Christian Politics... Pub. AFFAIRS...Reflections on the Ge. Blundels Sermons...Cooper's Sermons neral Election) ...Continental...Malta... ...Pinckard's Notes on the West Indies, Great Britain.... .p. 653-658, p. 482-507. Letter from the Rev. Basil Woodd respectLIT, AND PHIL. ITEL... Great Britain... ing the Tartar Mission ...P. 060, Holland... Spain... Italy...New Publications ... .....p. 511-513. RELIG. INTEL... Missions to Africa and NUMBER XI. p. 514-516. Relig. COM.... Bishop Ilooper...On 1 Tim. PUB. AFFAIRS... General Reflections.... vi. 10...On Acts xiv. 23...Character of a Continental...Great Britain, p. 517- Christian... On the Pretence of Proprie. 522. ty for Couformity to the World...On OZITUARY...Rev. Tromas llervey, p. 522. the Connection between Religion and Melancholy..... p. 601-673 Miscel.. The World As It Is......p. 683. NUMBER IX. REVIEW OF... Faber's Dissertation on the Prophecies... Miss Hamilton's Letters on Natro. COM.... Bishop Ridley...On the the Formation of Religious and Moral Er Anno Domini...Oo Forms of Prayer Principles... Primary Charge of the ... Why are Religious Persons often not Bishop of Norwich..... p. 688–707 Happy...Generai Character of Which- LIT. AND PHIL. INTEL... Great Britain... cotc's Divinity, with Extracts...On Self- Stereotype printing, &c ..... France...... deception .........P. 525-541. Holland...Germany... New Publications MISCIL .. Advantages of our Navy...The p. 711-713. World As It Is... Exposure of a certain Relig. INTEL.... Society for promoting dangerous and pesiilent Publication, p. Christian Knowledge... Mission to Tar542-543. tary..... .....p. 114, 715. REVIEW OF... Woodhouse's Translation of PUB. AFFAIRS... Continental... Great Bri the Apocalypse...Sir Matthew Hinte's tain...Remarks on the Elections, &c. p. Works... Fuller's Discourses on Genesis 716-720. ... Edinburgh Review of Franklin's Life OBITUARY... Right Hon. Charles James and Works........... .........p.553--572. Fox... Henry birk White...Dr. Henry LIT. AND PHIL. INTEL... Great Britain... Richmond ..P. 7214727, France ... Hollanıl...Denmark.... United States ... New Publications, p. 577 579. NUMBER XII. RELIG INTEL...Mission to Tartary...Methodist Conference... British and fo. Relig. COM.... Reformation, John Rogers, reigo Bible Society .....P. 550, 531. and Laurence Sanders. On I Tim. Pub. AFFAIRS...Continental... Battle of vi. 10...On Matthew ii. 23...On GeneMada... Mata... Buenos Ayres... Creat sis v. 19. .Causes of Melancholy in ReBritain... Ecclesiastical Preferments, p. 584-387. ligious Persons...On improper Singulari. ty... Remarks on the Religion of Which cote... Letter of Archbishop Tillotson... NUMBER X. On the Peace of the Gospel, p. 729– 745. RELIG, COM.... Account of Sir Matthew MISCEL.... View of Lord Barham's Naval Hale... Archdeacon Philpot...On I Cor. Arministration... Evil of atiixing Terms iv. 4...On composing Sermons...On as- of Reproach to Religious Characters... certaining the State of our Affections to- Testimony of Marmontel, Voltaire, and wards God... Barclay's View of the Au- Rousseau, to the Wretchedness of a thority of Scripture,.........p. 589–604. Worldly Life.. A Hymn for Christmas Miscel ..First Protestant Mission to In- Day, by Chatterton .........p. 747-755, dia...On Peinale Employment...On kil- REVIEW OF.... Fellowes's Poems....Diary Jing Game for Ainusement... Hermit's and Letters of Colonel Blackader .., Méditation... Puritan... Epigram on Pope Priinary Charge of the present Bishop of Clement IV. by Ciaconius...Critical In- St. David's...Grant's Sermons, p. 755-consistency..................p. 607–613. 773, |