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1833 resentative of the church—and- that which he pledges and promises is the pledge and promise of every individual member—for duties to be performed, by a mass of men are to be regarded as belonging to a mass made up of individuals. Each individual must do his own dtjty, or it will be 101 l un touched by the whole. It is not the church, as its members, visits them7rT|^row, ’expostulates with them in sin, simulates them to effort and braces them to holiness—but, “if one mem ber suffers, all the members suffer with it; or if one member rejoice all the members rejoice with it,” in the church, as in the human frame. It is easy, then, to be per ceived, that when the members of a church, be they filly, or two hundred, witness the ceremony, each one of them, in fact, enters into an engagement, in the presence of.thc assembled congregation, (and who knows of how vast an invisible multitude Itesides of those who take an interest in the affairs of earth ?)' —to watch over, to exort, to stimu late, to assist, to promote the religious growth of the individual thus admitted to their fellowship. Whether they feel the force of their vows or not, they thus pub licly make them. Whether they propose any such obligation or not, they assume it. Whether they perceive their responsibility Ot not, still they lie under it. Asa citi zenfeomes under all of the obligations be fonging to citizenship by the fact of his be ing a citizen, so by being a church mem bier does every member really bring him self under a responsibility to perform all the resulting duties, whether he avow his distinct determination to do so, at frequent intervals or not. As long as any one re mains in the church, he is thus bound. No circumstances nor opinions can loose him. And if he prove recreant to his vows; he sins against his own reputation, the mem bers admitted successively to communion, the church at large, the cause of piety, and Christ, the exalted Head. The right hand of fellowship as present ecPto a church at its organization, in the person of one of its members, is generally lass thought of, in the light of a pledge from the association; or, perhaps we might say, is regarded as a mere unmeaning ce remony,—a mere act of submission to tire laws of custom. But the relation here is, if possible, more sacred than in the former case, inasmuch as more wide and visible interests are concerned. If that infant church is afterwords in trouble, the church es of the association have bound them selves to assist it. If its'pecuniary affairs are in volved, they arc pledged for its aid. Ifils doctrines beepioe corrupt, they are bound to seek its reform. If any of its members are unworthy, they are bound to put forth an effort that no part of the vine of Christ be burthened with unfruitful branches. If they have no minister, ‘the churches of the association are under obligation to syjnpa, contribute their own misnisters for a time, that the feeble band may be encouraged. And by all Suitable mean's fire fne mem bers of the whole associated body pledged tf> aid the infant company, to the full ex tent of the divine rule—‘as ye would that others should do to you, do ye even so to them.’ In view of the above hints, we see how holy is the relationship that binds Chris tians together! How strong the union of the followers of the Lamb! By public and solemn pledges, they are understood to live for one another’s good. If they rc ifcem their pledges, they are truly branch es united to one vine, members belonging to one body, planets revolving about one glorious centre, bound each to each, and all to the glorious sun, by an attraction, that shall outlast even the grand principles that cement universal nature. Truly sweet must it be to belong to-such a compa ny! There, we should always find, not one, but many, who would case for us in our depression, breathe sigh for sigh, anil weep with us tear for tear, in all our sor rows. And there \vc should find kindred souls who would tread with us the rough paths of mortality, and whom we would hail with joy at the right hand of God. It is, perhaps, a fair inference from the state of the church, and ofindividual chur ches, and Christians, that but few perceive their obligations or fulfil their duties. In volved in the hurry and bustle ofthe world, and busied in its cares and pleasures, the church and obligations resulting from church-membership have come, in the niinds of most men, to appear a subordi nate concern. Hence we have many fee ble societies —societies which rarely enjoy the benefits of the ministry, or arc uniform ly put off with inferior talents and abilities, while others in the association are surfeited with privileges and enjoyments. And it is because individual church-inembers have so dim a preception of the responsibilities connected with the right hand of fellow fchip, that piety flags and withers, and no man regards it—the members, one by one, fall asleep, and no man wakes them—cor ruption enters and no rhan .repels it—the hypocrite’s hope is indulged,” and no man points it out—the spirit of prayer droops, and no man attempts to quicken it—the brethren make heartless, unmeaning con fessions, and no man faithfully tells them of it —and revivals become . unknown. Here,. if we are not greatly mistaken, lies oq.c grand point of error in our churches. Here is the sou rce of many a wo. In this field —the obligations centered by th.e right hand of fellowship—lies a mine of thought, rich in precious jewels. The field indeed has been but slightly travelled. The surface of the ground is scarcely bro ken, and all the excellence it contains has been boasted of rather than gathered and enjoyed. But careful search will lead to results we have never anticipated. The train of thought Here introduced, if follow ed out, may lead to anew order of things in the whole church militant. The obliga tions here set forth, if acknoledged and fulfilled, may cast new beauty yvejs pty kingdom of Christ on earth. The Irriag rwatersv 1 hat (WArem” t nt'TTTiv I I. may be loosed from the obstructions we have thrown about them. The glory of ‘the body of Christ,’ may shine out lrom the clouds where it has been hidden, and -the anticipated millennium, after this tem porary reign ofdarkness, may burst forth upon ‘is in all its loveliness. From the American Baptist Magazine. Present Stale !’ Religion. At the present time, there is, for the most part, an unusual languor resting up on the churches. Two or three years since, almost every city and village and neighborhood was visited by the Holy Spirit. Religion was the universal theme ol conversation. Daily additions were made to the church ; and we loudly hoped that there would be no reaction. Some Christians even confidently expected that the morning-hart dawned, VVKfcm wouhTEie followed by no night—that the glory long waited for had come—that the angel with the millennial trumpet had received his final and desirable commission. Anew impulse was given to all our religious ope rations. The church seemed to arise in her might, clothed in the splendid array ol holiness, to go out to victory—or rather, “leaning on the arm of her Beloved,” she came up out of the wilderness, laid aside her plaintive notes, took her tuneful harp from the willows, and sung in sweet melo dy the greatness of her Redeemer. The impulse then given to our benevo lent, and especially to our missionary so cieties, has never yet died away. Our treasuries are supplied. Men—not enough, indeed —but more than ever before, have come forward and laid their energies on the missionary altar. The dark horizon is constantly kindling up at new points, with the fires of some fresh light-house.— ho distance from station to station is rap idly diminishing, and the banners of the cross are planted, so that its soldiers can almost see “eye to eye” throughout the enemy’s country. So many heralds of salvation have never, in the history of our country, gone abroad, in the same space ol time, as since those days of the outpour ing ofthe Holy Ghost. But witli all this, the spirit of revival has boon growing lower and lower, day by day. The flickering light gradually and almost imperceptibly diminished, till we are now leil in darkness. If is cheering, indeed, to see the externals of Christianity thus flourishing. Wo delight in the out ward beauty, and in the activity and libe rality ofthe church. But oh! wUjA.bfc KHiiujiy Hwißiuiil ’jjjWty Ms Wlmt is thereto be admired in a body ofj beautiful proportion's and'exquisite propor tions, after the living spirit has fled ! We may love it, because it belonged to a belo ved friend; but then, as to the question of real intrinsic loveliness, how vain to ask it! Or, if it be lair for a day, the worm of corruption will soou commence his gnaw ings, and the charm will become disgust ful. We trust, indeed, though the church be slumbering, she, is not dead. Though the light be dimmed, it is not extinguished. — Though the spirit within has ceased to send out a glowing warmth, it is still there ; and wc would gladly arouse it again. We love thb tokens we see that the Christian world is beginning to act from a principle of du ty, and not merely from excitement; so that, although the joy ol’ revivals is want ing, yet, with steady march, the hosts of God will advance to the ruin of satan’s kingdom, and tire upbuilding of Immanu el’s. But this is not all we wish, it is our desire also to see. the blessed influences of religion, diffused and diffusing themselves every where. We wish to behold the rich, and glowing, and breathing marks of true, spiritual life, maturing and increasing in Christians; and to find, on every side, a like spirit, day by day, waking up in others. We wish to sec in every congregation the fixed eye—the attentive countenance —tin; listening ear —the tear of penitence. We cannot be satisfied, nor feel that God’s will is done and his name glorified, till wo see evidenceof a present Spirit hovering.over crowded assemblies. We shall not fisrl right until the Saviour comes back to his weary heritage ; and till the thirsty vine yard puts forth again with the freshness and verdure of Spring. . To produce the present state of religious depression, attention to the externals ol religion has, probably, contributed largely. W e mean, the machinery ol the church, if | we may so speak, the matter of societies, agencies, and missions, treasuries, church building, and associations, have so occupi ed the Christian world, that the cultivation of invyard piety lias been too much neg lected. These things are all necessary ; but they should not be permitted to over step their proper limits. As soon as we sutler them to encroach on the cultivation of our own hearts, they are out of place. While we have been conducting that which belongs to the external of revivals, the spl it of revivals has “one from us. Religious controversies, or ralher, con troversies on the- subject of religion, have quenched the flame of revivals. Nothing is more I rue than the couplet of Dr. Walts— “ The Spirit, like a peaceful dove, Flies from the realms of noise and strife.” It was when the pcntecost seasons of 1831 were in the glow of their excellence, and the servants of God were girded up to an amount of effort and of success truly as tonishing, that “Satan came among thepi.” Slight improprieties began to. multiply in number, and increase in magnitude, in some parts of our country. It was sus~ .peeled .that there were traitors, or, tw. hast; false , brethren ia the ranks of the efiur!#P and the-cry’ “to a ten"-—was v oiwnded team town to town, and from mountain to moun tain, till victory ceased, and intestine war began. And then, what a flame of bitter controversy —of mutual heart-burning, cri mination and recrimination—charges and replies was kindled tip. Forgetting the command—“ work while the day lasts” — Christians began to abandon their own hearts and the promotion of revivals, and entered into questions of delate, which might display their own theological acu men, but would hardly lie expected to bring plain, common people to Christ. While they were discussing the doctrines of re ligion, its duties were too much neglected. While they were “contending earnestly for the faith once delivered to the saints,” they overlooked the fact, that that faith is a living faith, manifested by walking with God and seeking the conversion of sinners, more beautifully than by a warfare, of words, Where words are insufficient to pro duce conviction. These remarks, it may justly be said, arc more applicable to some other Christians than to Baptists. We need to be expostulated w ith, only so far as we have imbibed the unhappy spirit that has prevailed around us ; but, just solar, it becomes tis to repent, and to sot a wor thier example. Let us all humbly anil faithfully examine ourselves. “The Lord is with you, while ye he wth him ; and if ye seek him, ho will be found of you ; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.” The tumult and noise of controversy, seems now, in a degree, to have subsided. The outward affairs of the church, at home and abroad, in Christendom and in foreign stations, are prosperous. Why then should we not return to duty, and “strengthen the things that remain, that are ready to die !” The reasons tor so doing need hot-be urged. Every Christian feels how desirable is a new and universal impulse from heaven. Every one prays daily, at least in words, and many, wc trust, in spirit, for a revival that may again bless our churches. The whole world is agreed in one thing; that Christians, as instruments of good in the hands of God, are bound to use effort; and that God promotes his own benevolent ends, through the agency of “means. Be fore wc pray again, then, for a revival, let us ask ourselves, if wc are determined to use the proper means, w hen they are point ed out to us—if we are willing to act as agents in promoting the conversion of inch to his praise? If wc are not, then we have grounds to suspect our Christian charac ter. We have reason to enquire for tbi reason of our hope of salvation, ands e soul.” If we are eagerly seeking the path of duty, and waiting for the showings of the Spirit, wo can, doubtless, see some thing in our previous habits preventing the Saviour’s return. Jn ourellbrts, then, to promote a revival of religion throughout the land, let us fix our minds, definitely, on these points:— 1. Is the Spirit stayed because of any deficiency on my part t Am I, in any way, the cause of the present religious depres sion ! By positive or apparent sin, or by neglect of any duty, do 1 contribute to bin der a revival ? 2. Am l milling to have the work of God revived; and, for the sake of promot ing that end, am l willing to (brsuke the cherished sin—to do the neglected duty— to come up to the full course of human ef fort, as my own conscience and. the Holy, Ghost demand ! 3. Permit us to add—if these questions arc answered affirmatively, will you do it now ? Wo would distinctly reeogui/.e the agen cy of the Spirit in all those operations, where hfs special presence is manifested. But, at the same time, wc would have it (bit with equal distinctness that divine in fluence docs not, and never will preclude human responsibility. The deficiency to be remedied is not in God, but in man. Let us hear and weigh his own challenge — “Bring all the tithes into the store-house,, and prove me now herewith, saitli the Lord of hosts, if 1 will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room e notigh to receive it.” “Hath he said, and will fie not do it? Hath ho spoken, and will lie not make it good?” From the Christian Watchman Sacred Trilidriii. Notwithstanding so much has been said j and written concerning the defects of our | version of the Sacrc.d Scriptures, it is an j undeniable truth, that this version is, on the w hole, one of the best, if not the very tscst, which has ever been made. So that should any one attempt, without Consulting the English version, to make a better one from the original, it is doubted whether he i could make one which should he so good j as the one wc now have. This truth will be much confirmed, if wc consider I lie sim ilarity which there is between the elegant, and correct version of Georanni Diodati, an honest and learned Italian professor of divinity, and our own. If we compare these two versions throughout, we shall scarcely find any material difference be tween them. If wc likewise take the Peshito Syriac version ofthe New Testa ment, and compare it with our version, we find that we may read page after page, THE CimiSTl/utf 2K3EX. tHM discern scarcely a shadow of difler tsace between them. Now this surely af ufbrds a,wonderful proof of the correctness ppf 9S V>rsion. For the Peshito was made period. By home, it is syn tirst century. There are also many other versions of the Scriptures, which by their agreement with our version, go to prove its correctness. llow greatly then do those evince their ignorance who arc continually talking about the incorrectness ofthe English ver sion, and thfc importance of an acquaint ance with t/fio original languages, in order to attain tl£ true meaning of scripture.— They shpw that they have but little ac quaintance with the original languages; for if they had a thorough acquaintance with the|h, they must know and acknow ledge tl(e excellence of the version now in use. flencc wc may sec, that the hum ble Christian need not be alarmed, lest, on account of bis not being acquainted •with, the original lungunges, he shall not be abl to know the true meaning of tie sacred oracles, for lie may be assured that his own Bible contains every thing that is necessary for him to know in order to pre pare for heaven and its holy employments. Yes, blessed be God, our Bible contains every tiling necessary for faith and prac tice—w ould that Christians prized and read it more! Awful will be their sentence at the last great day, if they heed not its warnings, and love not its precepts. — Great is their ingratitude to God, if, when he ’kindly grants them the light of revela tion, while thousands of our race are still enveloped in the darkness of nature, they refuse to walk in the light of the Lord. But although not only what I have just now written, but much more, might bo ad vanced in favor ofthe English version, yet still wo must not consider it to be wholly with lit defects, or that an acquaintance with the original languages is not highly desirable, in order to correct any errors which cur translators may have edly made, and to be enabled to answer the objections of infidels and teachers of false doctrines. To show the importance of thus being’ acquainted with the original languages, 1 will cite a passage from An drew Fuller’s works. Speaking of the restoration of the Jews, he says, There seems to be reference made to this circum stance in Is. 24. 23. “Then tlie moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the Lord of hosts shall reign in Mount tit i i iui 7m* farclj ls an* dents gloriously.” Now a slight atten tion tp the Hebrew original would have shown him, that the word rendered an cients; does not refer to the Jewish people in general, considered as God’s ancient people, but t<’ a certain class of the people, who Were styled ancients or elders, either from 6ge, or some other circumstance.— So that to argue the restoration of God’s iindenf people from Ibis verso, would be wholly’inappropriate. I will also adduce a passage from the Scriptures, Job ii. D—‘Dost thou still re tain thy integrity ? curse God and die.’— The Hebrew word which is here rendered curse, is rendered, upwards of fifty times in other parts of the Bible, by the word Idess, vGuch is the proper signification of the original word. But our translators have given it a meaning directly contrary to the true one. The reason why they did so, is obvious. They thought the sense required it. But the sense does not neces sarily require it, and therefore it should not lie thus rendered, especially when there is an express word in Hebrew, which sig nifies to curse, and which would, doubtless have been used, if tbclloly Spirit, who in dited die Scriptures, had wished to signify that Ibe wife of Job commanded him to curse his God. To confirm the assertion, that the word ought to be rendered bless, we have the concurrent testimony of the must approved German, French, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese versions, in all of” which the word is rendered in this way.— So that oil doubt with regard to the true signification of the word in this place, is thus happily removed. For when we see so many correct scholars of different na tions thus agreeing in the signification of life word and the original, plainly confirm ing the same, we have almost demonstra tive evidence with regard to its true mean ing- This, then, is the correct translation, “ bless God, anid die.” There are other passage- which might be adduced from holy writ, to show the importance of an acquaintance with the original languages, but these will suffice. 1 low ought then every minister of Jesus Christ to make himself acquainted with ihe word of God. in the original languages, that he may be enabled to instruct the peo ple of hi* charge, and to answer the objec tions ol infidels and scoffers. And how ought he to drink into the spirit of the Scriptures. It is to lx: feared that there is an awful negligence in this respect among , the professed ministers of Christ. They possess perhaps a great deal of human science and learning; but how little do they know and feel 1 lie truths which are contained in the word of* God. “ May God forgive the sin of the ministry in tins, .respect, and particularly my own.”, - rh ..nigh vre ,may neglect the C.’bfe, ’■■■■ ITU,I - u ‘ti n,.f ft . 1 r! a-., ‘tfeur h e.rrr.- are not affected by the truths therein con tained; they will only serve to aggravate’ our condemnation. Better had it been for us, never to have read the Bible, than to read it, and disregard the truths which it reveals! Oh that we were wise, that we understood these things, that it might be well with us and opr children forever. DEMUTII. . From the Christian Watchman. Preaching to Preachers—Wo. 9. Ministers are not understood. They often take their people to be wiser than they really arc ; wiser in the knowledge ot terms, and even of many very com mon words. There are probably hun dreds of words in almost every sermon of some ministers, of whose meaning a very large proportion of their hearers have the most vague and inadequate conceptions, and many of which they are utterly ignor ant. In this respect, they want “preaching to” at least, 1 think so. Ol’the objections to the use of simpler language, which are commonly brought, 1 am not wholy igno rant; but they seem to me to have very little weight. Why should not simple lan guage, such as is adapted to the apprehen sion of the ignorant adult, and even chil dren, be as captivating when spoken to an audience as when written in a hook 1 Yet I have always observed that those books which interest the young most, onstage ill J ° . O O most deeply the attention of parents. Where is the child that lias been more in terested in the writings of Edgeworth, and Sherwood, and Gullandet, than its parent? In like manner, I am fully persuaded that no sermons would be more popular among parents, than those which should be suc cessful in engaging the attention of their children. Is it not a pity, then, that a re term cannot be effected, if an audience consist of 500 adults and 500 children, of whom none but. 200 adults understand the sermon, Would it be important to. interest, instruct and improve the remaining 800 ! Yet it has been my lot to hear, probably, a thousand sermonfe, which to a greater pro portion than four fifths of the audience, were to all intents and purposes delivered in an unknown tongue. Sermons, too,are often much too intel lectual—They “play round the head” of the hearer, but “come not near the heart;” no, not within a mile of it. Some, and those not a few, are wholly metaphysical. 4 fear uiel/tU'BTery If tilt. l oFfhc” presnching which was common in Judea 1800 years ago. It savors too much ofthe school and the study. All is smooth and fair—beauti fully written, and eloquently spoken; and it is no uncommon thing to secure atten tion to the sound lor an honr or more. But u hat good is accomplished? The hearer may be intcllectulized, (excuse the term) he may even be moralized, but he is seldom, if ever CinhsTiAxizEii. In spite of your logical, systematic discourses, the heart often remains as untouched as if it were among the frosts of a polar winter. I am not certain, even, that these results have not become more common, since al most all sects have fallen into the habit of relying on a n educated ministry. I should be sorry, however, that my suspecions on this point should be well founded; for such results are by no means necessary; and no man perhaps lias more confidence in a well educated ministry than myself.. The wid er the ministerial range of knowledge is, coeteris paribus, the better. Ministers would do more good, in myo pinion, if they interspersed their discour ses with more familiar illustration and an ecdote. Why, I would again suggest, has 1800 years produced such a change in the character of Christian sermons? Is not human nature.nearly the same in all ages and countries? But, lastly, it appears to me ihat minis ters are yielding too much to the popular clamor for practical discourses. True, c very thing should be practical;, but this is not what is intended. It is dry morality which is wanted. Alas! here is one of the capital errors of the day; and when it will be corrected, no one-can tell. It is not confined to a sect or two, who, in ef fect, trample openly on the great doctrine ofthe cross; perhaps by denominating it a great central gallows, or something equi valent ; but is, it seems to me, stealing ils march, on nearly all seels. On this point, more than all the rest, it is believed, minis ters “preaching to.” A’ Layma x. prom the American Baptist Magazine. II tv. Si van Jones’ Letter. Valley Tow as, June 11, 1833. Dear Sir, —Our meeting at the mission house commenced on Saturday, and closed last evening. Bro, John Wicklilfe preached a thrilling and affectionate discourse on Saturday af ternoon ; after which 1 gave some advices preparatory to attendance on the Lord’s supper next day. l’rayer-ineeting on Sab bath morning at sunrise. After breakfast wc had church-meeting, to hear l-he expe rience of candidates. Five came forward to tell us what God had done for their souls, and wc rejoiced in the hope that the Holy Spirit lmd commenced a work of grace in their minds, which he w ill carry on toper lection. W bile the candidates were preparing for baptism, bro. Dsufawe, or Andrew Fuller, preached an animated and affectionate’ discourse, under which the congregation Were much affected. : “ v ‘ We then proceeded’fertile r.vpr, with *-• eatididates, on.e,ma)f and -fix females, “Tito of whom hn<T Tfeeii approved by the church before. The shcreixordinance was’ then administered by brother John Wick liffe. ’ “ ‘ “ 1 know you would have been highly gratified to w itness this Christian ordinance administered, tor the first time, by the first full Cherokee that ever laid believing peni tents in the Saviour’s liquid grave. His whole sold seemed to be absorbed in the great things represented by', this sacra., meat. . 1 trust this will be followed by multiplied, instances of the efficacy of sovereign grace , in transforming the human character, and raising individuals from the lowest state of degradation, and setting them with tho princes of his people. 1 am vours, &c. EVAN JONES. The Rev. W. Edehnan said that a pious servant, being occasionally sent by a gen- ’ demon’s family to a neighboring town to procure novels, adopted the innocent strata agem of inserting small Tracts between the leaves. They were read-—and in a short time the novel gave way to the Bi ble. London Tract Magazine. - ~~ PROSPECTUS FOR PUBLISHING AT SCOTTSBOF.OTJGH, NEAR MIL LEDGEVILLE, GEORGIA, A LITERARY PERIODICAL. ENTITLED, The Georgia tlcaricmician AND Southern .loiivunl f Education To be dll oled to the interest of Education, IN OCR OWN STATE PARTICULARLY, AND ADAPTED TO THE WANTS OF FAMI LIES AND COMMUNITIES, 23v ROBUI2T C. BROWIV, . OF SCOTTSBOROUGH. ?’ fH FI H Editor is of opinion that philosophical J- Education, as it. is generally conducted m our Universities and Academies, is too much confined to the communication of know- ■ ledge, and that too little attention is bestowed on the fern iat ion of tiid .intellectual habits of judging, reasoning, and communication, by which alone, the prosecution of science, after leaving School or College, and the business of active life, can be succcesfully pursued. It is, therefore, his design, to conduct this work in reference to the analysis of the human mind, and to endeavor to forward the grand object of fitting our sons and daughters for practical life There being no work of the kind in the Southern country", it is taken for granted, that no one w .the propriety -of einlea 'vorinfr to establish an organ of good, so much needed. We adopt the sentiments of no pari’ ty; wn are pledged to no society; nor is it our wish to dictate as to any mode, or course, to be pursued in general or particular instruc tion, Our aim shall be, to open the avenues of thought oil tills important subject; and by our efforts, endeavor to bless the country or our adoption, the land of our children, the home that we love! At a time when manual labor schools, and other respectable institutions are rising around us, it is reasonable to expect, that some mode of communication, with regard to the success or failure of any attempts, is very desirable.— Teachers need a. periodical wherein they may’ express tlicir views, and from which they may learn the views of others, and gather en couragement and guidance in the arduous task of instruction. It is our design, to collect . information'from every source, and make our paper an organ of communication, between distant teachers nrd the friends of Education in general. 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It shall be tho constant aim ofthe Editor, to unite all conflicting interests and views, in the no ble object of training children in the ways of wisdom; and diffusing a taste for literature, the arts and sciences; which ever tend to make a happy and enlightened people. Advertisements of Teachers, Schools, and Books, will be inserted at the usual rates, but this class of advertisements only ; as it is in terbed to make the Academician subserve the purposes of Education and general informa tion. The paper will be published semi-monthly, at Three Dollars per annum, payable in ad vance, and will contain eight pages —in a good type, on the plan of the American Far mer—Twenty-four numbers making a volume; which will he accompanied with an elegant title page, and general index. Editors willing, to further the cause of edu cation in our Sir.te, will confer a favor by pub lishing this Prospectus, and the stew will be reciprocated in any way desired. 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