The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1820-12-26
.NEW BOOKS.
Iusr RECEIVED AND SoR SALE AT rsE
Portland Book- Store.
No. 2, MascaASr's Rew, Middle Strta
By JOSEPH JOHNSON,
IEMPLI C4H.HIN.a


Songs Of The fempir, or Britgrua!tr Collection o.
Sacred 'iust.
Eighth edition. Pice $40 pee doz. 81 single.
rT,rE public opinion in favour # former eli
Il tcns cstai. wsfk, has been 80 amply exp, ess-
ed. by ihe sale they have met with, that The
Pfoprictess ROW have il in ibs:r power 10 oher
the rrescn. enlarged and improved cd,t..o.
The, Asacr III m,siyes, lhat j, con, ans ls,s.r
collection of.p! rived Church or congTrgs
n.sio han can TIC 'ouad in any beck now exs.p,
besides sesy co'ni'e'e,t pI0poftiou 81 sh-u
lunes in al the v,.ie,y q measures for u,u.
Sunday service, there Is added SELECTION If
Anthems sud legsr Hmm Turt, TO- p. ,iculsr
OCCASIONS. THIS viii render. 10 more suaab.s
and convcni-n, iot ths prscl ice sed m,rnyemen,
Of common school, snd cho' ch tbo.rs. A con.
siderable propagation of h Music has sever be.
fore been aablisAed ii tais coasr,, 2ad wi
.bsFefore hsse sil 'is eiIee. u origins. c,miosl
tons. The 7 "Pfle,e,s .adSsompicss hive C.
united no lsnas ~rrxsriiDns ~ thsi, powcr &C.
render the nerk asferiec, in all rcspecss a. po.,
slbie.
In this edi ioa nlili la been le sling object,
'he.ef re the CT a acter q. he music, i "a oehel-
ell, VA be found suised % eve, sobrr. sscsed
and siir lous ,ufpose, aud d.pted toiite at
public worship srpong all Societies and denonl-
nations oi Cbristisns.
MUCH uaH oSaN uohF, ii.I ~ &c IN DA 1Dtic-
tier, Tescaefg. and others, 10 improve the s,,le,
Of Singing n sur churches and ooal,rega'icns
but Ill the desired effects of lh.i- ender,l,.
mus, be cor fined, and OF h,as bsasdt ulrough-
out the cQumnnsiy 81 .srge, without The seee, al
introduction. sn, use, of uorrec', ghss'e, and d.
vctonai Rifsit Thst che con,en Of tais book
are ofthsl rhsrsc er, the following Ie,psc sU,c
,es,smon,cs fully rro'e.
To the Ccmpiitrs and Publisher, IF the Brsdgcwalsr
Coii.ciion Of saersd Mim,e
GgNrbsars--lhc Trustees e he Handle,
and Hsj,in 3'eie,j, having ,een ias wsrk spt-
tlet, songs Of hs Tempe, ~ Brid.e water
caiis 81 Sacred Muse could ut ,rirsin
from expressing the satisfaction they dessed
from the examination o. lis p,ges F0r beauty
Of style. ju.ine,. OF ,Gsfia,isn, sad ooffeciness
Of hasos.y, IA Is ,q1siiel by few, il sny, and
sAesIied 10y noa,, Of which they have .ay knos,-
e1ce. y
Much praise is due 20 the eompiless fsr ,lieir
great rssrs, "a snd supesir taste /; and tn,hs
publishers f.. - haodsome cxecui.on. Tbs
Trustees hope tn, is elrcuts,ion may 30 .. ca
tensive rs lis merls. ! am, Ccntlemea. w.,h
much fesPco,, yod' obedieni ses,as,
NJ. S. PARKER, aeerstarg.
By order ef,he b ard o. Trustees III ,hs l..n-
del aud IIsyin S"eietl.
Letter from, the President Of Ne Hoadfi md Haydn
Society, Ne,s-York, 10 he sstp,aers --daitd
Nec York, Aug. 81, 1919
GENrLssss-Hsving lately ox.mined Col
lection Of Sacred Music, published by YETI en'i-
had f" S,ns II the rsmp.e, ~ Bridge wsies Cs-
lection ofs.es ii Muse" Ava il N, selfof .hs
mssns of saying, consider this Collection as he
ing BY far the best | have met with published in
the Un,tcd s,,,e', snc should be glad To fod II
generally used in Gus Churches, as means oi
fA ering An imtroves ,as,e for ,his increasing
part Of Christian Worship.
lam. respectfully.
Y,sr humble Servant,
BENJAMIN ARMlTAGE.
From Rer. DR.. MDowELL, President % he Ella
a6e,hfewn Society for The promotion ef Sasrei
Mus,c.
The subscriber having been requested 10 ex-
M = his oninion cf q COLLECTION CT Sacfg0 Music,