Religious World Displayed, or a view of the four grand Systems of Religion; Judaism, Paganism, Christianity, and Mohammedism, and of the various existing denominations, sects and parties in the Christian word; to which is subjoined a view of Deism, and Atheism. By the Rev. Robert Adam, B. A. Oxford, minister of the Episcopal Congregation Blackfriar's Edinburgh; and Chaplain to his R. H. the Earl of Kellie, 3 vols. 8vo. Sermons, by the late Rt. Rev. Theodore Dehon, D. D. 2 vol. 8vo. price to subscribers six dollars in boards. A Commentary on the Book of Psalms, in which their literal or historical sense, as they relate to King David, and the people of Israel, is illustrated; and their application to Messiah, to the Church, and to individuals, as members thereof, is pointed out with a view to render the use of the Psalter pleasing and profitable to all orders and degrees of Christians. By George Horne, Lord Bishop of Norwich. 1 vol. 8vo. "The ancients were chiefly taken up in making spiritual or evangelical applications of them; [the Psalms] in adopting their discourses on them to the general exigencies of the Christian church, or to the particular necessities of the age in which they wrote. The moderns have set themselves to investigate with diligence, and ascertain with accuracy, the literal scope and meaning. Piety and devotion characterised the writings of the ancients; the commentaries of the moderns display more learning and judgement. The ancients have taught us how to rear a goodly superstructure; but the moderns have laid the surest founda tion. To bring them in some measure together, is the design of the following work; in which the author has not laboured to point out what seemed wrong in either, but to extract what he judged right from both; to make the annotations of the latter a ground work for improvements, like those of the former; and thus to construct an edifice, solid as well as spacious." Life of Wesley; and the rise and progress of Methodism. By Robert Southey, Esq. 2 vols. in 1-8vo. Tracts published by the Prayer Book and Tract Association :-No. 1, on Family Worship, by James Bean :-No. 2, The Faith and Practice of a Churchman, by Rev. W. Stanley : -No. 3, The Beauty of Holiness in the Common Prayer, by Thomas Bisse, D. D. R. P. & C. WILLIAMS, have a large Stock of BOOKS, to which they are constantly making additions from various parts of the United States, and from Europe—will procure for orders such Books as they may not have on hand, if to be had. C REPLY ΤΟ THE REVIEW Of Dr. Wyatt's Sermon and Mr. Sparks's Letters ON THE PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH, WHICH ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN THE CHRISTIAN DISCIPLE AT BOSTON, AND SUBSEQUENTLY, IN A SEPARATE FORM AT BALTIMORE: IN WHICH IT IS ATTEMPTED TO VINDICATE THE CHURCH FROM THE CHARGES OF THAT REVIEW. BY A PROTESTANT EPISCOPALIAN. "Founded in truth; by blood of martydom BOSTON: R. P. & C. WILLIAMS, CORNHILL-SQUARE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS, TO WIT: BE IT REMEMBERED, that on the third day of July, A. D. 1821, in the forty fifth year of the Independence of the United States of America, Robert P and Charles Williams, of the said District, have deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof they claim as proprietors, in the words following, to wit: A Reply to the Review of Dr. Wyatt's Sermon and Mr. Sparks's Letters on the Protestant Episcopal Church, which originally appeared in the Christian Disciple at Boston, and subsequently in a separate form at Baltimore. in which it is attempted to vindicate the Church from the charges of that Review. By a Protestant Episcopalian. "Founded in truth; by blood of martydom Cemented; by the bands of wisdom reared In beauty of holiness with ordered pomp, In conformity to the act of the Congress of the United States, entitled, "An act for the en. couragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts and books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies, during the times therein mentioned:" and also to an act entitled, An act supplementary to an act, entitled. An act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts and books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies during the times therein mentioned; and extending the benefits thereof to the arts of designing, engraving and etching historical, and other prints." JOHN W. DAVIS, Clerk of the District of Massachusetts. TO THE READER. IT is proper to premise, for the correction of an erroneous opinion which we know has been industriously circulated, that this controversy did not begin on the part of Episcopalians. The sermon of Dr. WYATT, to which Mr. SPARKS grappled himself with such eager haste, was written, as we understand, for the ordinary duties of the pulpit, without any view to publication. Its delivery, as we dicover from the author's address to his parishioners, was occasioned by a public discourse of one of the presbyterian ministers of Baltimore to a congregation collected by advertisements in the newspapers of that city, and in which the clergy of various denominations were included: the appointment, at that time, of ruling elders led the minister to exhibit his views of the constitution of the ministry and of the doctrines of the gospel. "Both the opportunity and the manner were deemed unexceptionable," says Dr. WYATT. About the same time, a sermon, intended as an attack on the peculiar principles of the Episcopal church, and which had been recently delivered before a Presbyterian synod in a neighbouring part of Virginia, was publickly advertised and offered for sale at the Bookstores in that city. About this time too, had occurred the ordination of Mr. SPARKS; to be present at which the clergy of that city were invited by an advertisement in the newspapers.* *The ordination of Mr. JARED SPARKS, to the pastoral charge of the first Independent Church of Baltimore, according to the ancient and established usages of New-England, will take place tomorrow. The gentlemen who have been invited, together with the delegation from the respective churches to compose the ordaining council, are, &c. &c. Several of these gentlemen will assist in the services of the day. The Sermon will be preached by the Rev. Mr. CHANNING. 10 o'clock in the morning. clergy as feel disposed to attend," &c. The services will be commenced at Seats will be reserved for such of the Baltimore Newspaper, May 4, 1819, Had they attended, they were to have been gratified with the sermon, then delivered by the Rev. Dr. CHANNING of Boston, since published, and controversial in the highest degree. These circumstances known, it is not to be pretended, even for a moment, that the Episcopal church, has, in this instance, manifested a disposition for controversy. On the other hand, the publication of Dr. WYATT's sermon was eagerly seized on as a pretext for an attack on Episcopalians, and lest a volume should not be sufficient, either in bulk or strength, it was backed, in true bitterness of spirit, by the Review in the Christian Disciple. We have not taken our pen with the view of protracting this controversy. Much of this Review was deemed very objectionable, and calculated to give very false ideas of the church, to those who know very little concerning it. Better fitted for general eirculation, it would probably reach places, whither Mr. SPARKS's volume would not penetrate. The correction of the misstatements was easily made, and it was therefore thought best to furnish some corrective, which, partaking of the ephemeral character of the attack, might be quickly read, and pass away with its cause. As our object is not controversy, and as perhaps, we have said enough for the purpose we had in view, we shall not easily be prevailed on to give the subject farther notice in this way. |