History of the Greek War.-We are gratified to learn that our countryman, Dr. Howe, proposes to publish a Sketch of the Greek Revolution, from its commencement to the beginning of the present year. His intelligence and education, and particularly his residence in that country during most of the period of its struggle for independence, give us confidence that the work will be read with great interest. It will form an octavo of about 450 pages.

Ecclesiastical Documents.-Mr. Gardner B. Perry, of Bradford, Mass., wishes, for an object which he supposes will prove of public utility, to make a collection of documents of the following description, viz.

Decisions and results of Ecclesiastical Councils, Resolves of Associations general and particular, Articles of agreement and communion, Judicial decisions and declarations of local churches, and the doings of all other bodies of men, civil or ecclesiastical, touching the polity, privileges, and powers of the church; the condition and privilege of membership; the rights and responsibilities of Pastors, together with all other documents, printed or written, which are connected with the above subjects, by way of reply, exception, remonstrance, or in any other way; within the bounds of the NewEngland States, and wherever else in this country the Congregational form of government prevails.

He therefore respectfully requests the community, both Clergymen and Laymen, to afford him that assistance which they may have it in their power to render, by forwarding such documents, of whatever date, on the above subjects, as they may possess, or when copies of documents deemed particularly valuable cannot be sent, to inform him where they may probably be found. And to accompany such documents, if they need illustration, with such explanatory notes as shall be necessary for better understanding the same.

These documents, after he has made that use of them for which they are desired, shall be returned, if requested; and if not, put in some public instituVOL. II. No. IV.

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tion where all persons may enjoy access to them.

They may be directed either to him, or left at the Bookstore of Messrs. Pierce & Williams, No. 20, Marketstreet, Boston.

The New-England Primer has been recently published in Maine, which omits those parts of the Shorter Catechism relating to the Divinity and Atonement of Christ, the Decrees of God, the Sinfulness of Human Nature, &c. &c.

Irving's Life of Columbus.--Two volumes of this work, which has been looked for with so much anticipated delight by the reading community, have been published in this country, and the third is in the press.

Scholar's Quarterly Journal.-Mr. Emerson Davis, Preceptor of Westfield Academy, Mass., has issued the first number of a periodical, with this title. The design is to cultivate and gratify a taste for the Sciences, and to excite a spirit of inquiry concerning them.

The Student's Manual of Languages. A small quarto has been lately published in Philadelphia, under the title "Tables of Comparative Etymology and Analagous Formations in the Greek, Latin, Spanish, Italian, French, English, and German Languages, or the Student's Manual of Languages; designed to facilitate the study of them, by a connected view of their declensions, methods of comparison, conjugations, interchangeable letters, and similar terminations." The author in part, and general editor, of these Tables, is Mr. John Lewis, of Virginia, a gentleman who seems, from this work and a pamphlet which he has recently issued, to have given a close and successful attention to philological studies. Mr. Long, the very learned Professor of Ancient Languages in the University of Virginia, prepared the Greek and Latin tables for the present Manual; and Mr. Lewis acknowledges himself, in his preface, to be indebted to Dr.

Blatterman, Professor of Modern Languages in the same University, not only for the German additions, but for a revision and correction of the Tables. The Preliminary Observations abundantly answer the purpose of explaining and facilitating the use of the work.

Shuckford's History.-The learned Dr. M. Russell, Minister of the Episcopal church in Leith, is continuing the work of Shuckford, on the connexion between Sacred and Profane History. Two volumes have been lately published, which contain, among other important things, a view of the Jewish History, during the government of the Judges,and the early history of Greece. In the two volumes which are forthcoming, much important information may be expected concerning the History of China, and India, the author having full access to the books and manuscripts of the Editors of the Memoirs of Muhamed Baber, Emperor of Hindostan. In this collection are some rare articles in oriental history, and antiquities.

Religious Newspaper in London.— A prospectus for the first religious newspaper in the United Kingdom, conducted on the principles of the religious journals of our country, has been issued at London. The price of the paper is seven pence for a single copy. It is well encouraged.

The Rev. Alva Wood, Professor of Mathematies and Natural Philosophy in Brown University, has been appointed President of Transylvania Üniversity, at Lexington, Kentucky.

Romans is preparing for the press by A Commentary on the Epistle to the Thomas Erskine, Esq.

Mechanical Association of Middlebury College.-A Society by this name has been formed by the students of Middlebury College, for the purpose of securing to them a regular and profitable exercise. The officers of the College give their sanction to the project, and have made arrangements for a suitable building, apparatus, and the appointment of an agent.

RELIGIOUS.

A Discourse, delivered in the Chapel of Yale College, on the day of the Annual Thanksgiving; Nov. 1827. By Eleazar T. Fitch. 8vo. pp. 34. NewHaven. Treadway & Adams. 1823.

Considerations for the American Patriot: A Sermon delivered on occasion of the Annual Thanksgiving, December 12, 1827. By Elisha W. Baldwin, A. M., Pastor of the Seventh Presbyterian Church in the city of New-York. 8vo. pp. 24. New-York. J. P. Haven. 1828.

The Exclusive System. A Discourse delivered in Groton, Massachusetts, at the Installation of Rev. Charles Robinson, November 1, 1826. By James Walker. Boston. Bowles & Dearborn. 1827. 8vo. pp. 56.

Unitarian Christianity free from Objectionable Extremes. A Sermon, preached at the Dedication of the Unitarian Church, in Augusta, Geo. Dec. 27, 1827. By Samuel Gilman, Pastor of the Second Independent Church, Charleston, S. C. Charleston. James S. Burges. 1828. 8vo. pp. 44.

The Peculiar Features of Christianity. A Sermon preached at the Dedication of the Meetinghouse of the Second Parish in Saco, and the Installation of the Rev. Thomas Tracy as their Pastor-November 21, 1827. By F. W. P. Greenwood. 12mo. pp. 22.

The Name of Christian the only appropriate Name for Believers in Christ. A Sermon, preached at the Dedication of the Third Congregational Church in Cambridge-Dec. 25, 1827. By Charles Lowell, Minister of the West Church in Boston. Cambridge. Hilliard, Metcalf, & Co. 1828. 8vo. pp. 24.

Means by which Unitarian Christians may refute Misrepresentations of their Faith. A Discourse delivered at Townsend, Massachusetts, February 10,1828. By Nathaniel Thayer, D.D. Minister of Lancaster. Lancaster. F. & J. Andrews. 1828. 8vo. pp. 16.

A Discourse on Regeneration. By Bernard Whitman of Waltham. Boston. Bowles & Dearborn. 1828. 12mo. pp. 60.

A Sermon on the Nature and Extent of Christian Liberty. By John White,

Minister of the Third Parish in Dedham. Dedham. H. & W. H. Mann. 1828. 8vo. pp. 27.

MISCELLANEOUS.

The American Journal of Science

and Arts. Vol. XIV.-No. 1. April, 1828. New-Haven.

The Life of John Ledyard, the American Traveller: comprising Selections from his Journals and Correspondence. By Jared Sparks. 8vo. pp. 325. Cambridge: Hilliard & Brown.

1828.

Electro-Magnetism: being An Arrangement of the Principal Facts hitherto discovered in that Science, with plates of the Apparatus. By Jacob Green, M. D., Professor of Chemistry in Jefferson College. 16mo. pp. 210. Philadelphia: 1827.

Love of Admiration, or Mary's Visit to B. A Moral Tale. By a Lady. 18mo. pp. 160. New-Haven: A. H. Maltby. 1828.

A Sketch of the First Settlement of the Several Towns on Long Island; with their Continuation. By Silas Wood. A New Edition. 8vo. pp. 181. Brooklyn, N. Y. 1828.

An Epitome of General Ecclesiastical History, from the earliest period to the present time. With an Appendix, giving a Condensed History of the Jews, from the Destruction of Jerusalem to the present day. Illustrated by Maps and Engravings. By John Marsh, A. M. Pastor of a Church in Haddam, Ct. 12mo. pp. 420. NewYork: Vanderpool & Cole. 1828.

A History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus. By Washington Irving. In three vols. 8vo. G. & C. Carvill, New-York. 1828.

Beauties of the Souvenirs for 1828. Selected by J. W. Miller. 18mo. pp. 244. Boston. S. G. Goodrich. 1828. The Right of Universalists to Testify in a Court of Justice Vindicated. By a Member of the Bar. Boston. Bowles & Dearborn. 1827. 8vo. pp.

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Letters of an English Traveller to

AMERICAN EDITIONS OF FOREIGN WORKS

Memoirs of Goethe: written by himself. 8vo. pp. 360. New-York: Collins & Hanway.

Memoirs, including Letters, and Select Remains, of John Urquhart, late of the University of St. Andrew's. By William Orme. 2 vols. 18mo. Boston: Crocker & Brewster. 1828.

The History of Modern Greece, with a View of the Geography, Antiquities, and Present Condition of that Country. From the London Edition, with a Continuation of the History to the present time. 8vo. pp. 500. Boston: Nathan Hale. 1828.

Elements of Natural Philosophy, by E. S. Fischer, Honorary Member of the Academy of Sciences of Berlin, Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy in one of the Colleges of the same city, &c. &c. Translated into French with Notes and Additions, By M. Biot, of the Institute of France, and now translated from the French into English for the Use of Schools in the United States. By John Farrar, Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy in the University of Cambridge, New-England. 8vo. pp. 346. Boston. 1827.

Universal Geography, or a Description of all the Parts of the World, on a New Plan, according to the great Natural Divisions of the Globe: accompanied with Analytical, Synoptical, and Elementary Tables. By Malte Brun. Improved by the addition of the most recent information, derived from various sources. 4 vols. 8vo. Philadelphia. Anthony Finley. 1827.

RELIGIOUS.

Efforts to promote the observance of the Sabbath in the State of New-York. -The efforts which were made by ecclesiastical bodies and men of influence in various parts of this State for this purpose, the past year, have been followed the present year by more extended, and systematic, and, as we hope, more successful exertions. The public sentiment seems to have been awakened to the subject, particularly by the very rapid increase of business and travel on the Sabbath by boats and stages, and the consequent evils to be apprehended, along the whole extent of their rivers and canals.

A meeting was held in Rochester in January by a few friends to the right

observance of the Sabbath, at which

the following resolutions were adopted: Whereas the violation of the Sabbath on our canal has become a most alarming evil in our State; and whereas, we believe the good sense and sound principle of the Christian community is decidedly against such immorality; and believing that the evil can be corrected; therefore

Resolved, That we are of one heart and one mind on this subject, and will use our best exertions to prevent the violation of the Lord's day on the Erie

canal.

Resolved, That we will give our bu siness and patronage to such lines of boats as do not travel on the holy Sab

bath.

Resolved, That we invite all the friends of sound morality, in all the villages and towns in the State, to cooperate with us in this important object.

To these resolutions the names of thirty-seven gentlemen were annexed. On the 5th of February, a larger meeting of the citizens of Rochester was called, in order that there might be a more extended expression of opinion and feeling on the subject. About four hundred were present, and, after a temperate and friendly discussion, adopted the first and third of the above resolutions by a unanimous vote, and the second by a considerable majority. The division on the second, is under

stood to have been occasioned, by a belief, on the part of many, that its provisions were not practicable.

The proceedings at Rochester encouraged a few individuals at Utica to attempt a similar improvement in the travelling by stages between Albany and Buffalo. After consulting with other gentlemen in their vicinity, and in various parts of the country, they issued a circular, proposing a meeting of delegates for this purpose at Auburn, from all such places as should desire to be represented in a meeting of this description.

Accordingly on the 15th of February, the time appointed, delegates assembled in Auburn from Utica, Clinton, Manlius, Auburn, Geneva, Lyons, Canandaigua, Rochester, Palmyra, the counties of Yates, Ontario, Wayne, Penn Yan, Skaneateles, Mentz, and and Seneca. Twenty-two delegates were present. The following resolutions have been published as the results of this convention:

That this convention view with peculiar gratitude and joy the many evidences before us that the feelings of this community are opposed to the profanation of the holy Sabbath, by the running of stages on that day.

That we feel called upon by a voice from every part of the State, to adopt measures calculated to secure obedience to the fourth commandment.

med] be, and they are hereby appointThat [thirteen gentlemen here naed commissioners to establish a line of lines of stages between Albany and Buffalo and Niagara, that shall not tra

vel on the Sabbath.

That we, as members of this convention, and for ourselves as individu. als, pledge our patronage and support in favor of the said line or lines of sta ges, when put into operation, and that we will give our influence and exer tions to promote this moral enterprise.

That the proceedings of this convention be signed by all the members present, and that the editors of papers in this State friendly to the Sabbath, be requested to publish the same.

That no ordinary circumstances will induce us to travel in packet boats which violate the holy Sabbath, when

the proposed line of stages shall have been established.

That we will concur with the friends of religion and morality in New-York, Albany, and Troy, in all proper measures for encouraging steam boats on the Hudson river which shall not run on the Sabbath day.

That this convention highly approve of the efforts recently originated in Rochester to check the violation of the Sabbath on the Erie canal; and that we pledge ourselves as citizens and men of business, to give our patronage to such men as do not permit their boats to run on the Sabbath.

A meeting was held for the same object at Albany on the last day of February, at which resolutions were passed expressing the peculiar satisfaction with which they regard the proceedings at Rochester and Auburn; the high value which they attach to the Sabbath, apart from its divine authority; the necessity of mutual cooperation and concurrence to prevent its profanation; its peculiar liability to be profaned in the State of New-York, on account of the great amount of travelling and transportation; and pledging themselves to use their best exertions to dissuade the owners of stages, steam boats, canal boats, and hackney coaches, from running them on the Sabbath. In pursuance of this design, the following pledge was unanimously adopted, signed by sixty gentlemen present, and ordered, in connexion with the resolutions, to be printed in a pamphlet form, and submitted to the public for signatures:

We, the subscribers, approving of the resolutions passed at a public meeting of the citizens of Albany on the 29th February, 1828, do, in pursuance thereof, pledge ourselves that we will use our best exertions to dissuade the owners of steam boats, canal boats, stages, and hackney coaches, from travelling on the Sabbath, and that to encourage such of them as shall cease running on that day, we will, and do now, solemnly agree with them, with each other, and with the Christian public, to patronize such of them as shall duly observe that day. And in like solemn manner, we agree to abstain from all travelling on that day, except in cases of necessity and mercy.

A committee, of twelve gentlemen,

was appointed to correspond with other associations throughout the State, with a view to arrest the progress of so great an evil.

Similar exertions are also making in the city of New-York to suppress the same evil. Among the petitions lately presented to the Common Council, says the Observer, we notice one from sundry citizens, praying that measures may be taken to effect the closing of shops on the Sabbath ;-which was referred to the Police Committee. The number of signatures, we understand, is four thousand five hundred and tirenty-six; including many firms, which in all cases are reckoned as units. The length of the petition is upwards of ninety feet, with two tiers of solid names abreast, and much of the distance three. A great number of the petitioners are gentlemen of the highest respectability, influence, and wealth; while others are, in part, the very men who keep their shops open on the Sabbath, being compelled, as they say, to do so in self

defence.

The extent to which this evil prevails in New-York, is not probably known even to those who witness it as

often as the Sabbath returns. We

have facts to present, as ascertained by actual investigation. The number of shops found open on the eleventh of November, (either entirely or partially,) for the evident purpose of trade,

was FOURTEEN HUNDRED AND SIXTY

NINE!! Of this number, 422 were dram shops, 420 groceries, 283 fruit shops, 26 clothing shops, 58 shoe stores, 10 hat stores, 1 tin shop, 18 confectioners' shops, 1 soap and candles shop, 4 segar shops, 1 furniture shop, 1 pawn broker's office, 1 vegetable store, 57 bread and cake stores, 10 dry goods, 1 paint shop, 53 oyster shops, 70 barbers' shops, 27 butcheries, 1 blacksmith's shop, 2 thread stores, 1 comb store, and 1 lamp and oil store. If at one half of the groceries, fruit shops, and oyster shops, liquors are sold by the small measure, which is probably a low estimate, then of the 1469 shops kept open on the Sabbath, 800 are in effect dram shops.

These facts are full of meaning. They tell us why our poor-houses hospitals, and prisons, are so crowded with inmates, and so burdensome to our wealthy inhabitants, while the churches are so thinly attended in comparison