The Litchfield County post., 1827-09-13
On the LIST Of January, 1925 sci be ublishedth first
number Of the.
RELIGIOUS MAGAZINE
Or Spirit Of the Foreign Theological Journals.
and RevieWs.

and Reyiears.
Al time when all the sciences are in aesa;e of RAM
i'd Improvement, and of extended application-when
greater degree of knowledge is prevailing all class
es Of soc:ry~wnen the Influence of genius and tale
en upon the condition of is greater than at any
former PERIOD it is believed that Religious Mage.
sine, upon extensive and liberal plan, suited to all
orthodox sects of the Protestant Churches-and com.
binng great yarity and abundance with cheapness
will be acceptable addition the literature of the
American religious public. &@
Such a Journal it is now proposed to form by Sc.
ections Of the best articles from the various religious
magazines and reviews Of Europe. These are now
numerous, and have made such an arrangement as
will enable us to receive extensive collection Of
them, without regard to denomination, at the earliest
possible period. With this view, labour sor ex.
pense will be spared These selections will be care.
fully made with referance solely the merit of the
papers, and their tendency advance the interests
of pure evangelical religion No article which can
afford grounds of offence to any orthodox Protestant
general principles of the Christian Observer NAV he
referred to astandard by which shall be guided
is, however, distinctly stated, that will not at.
tempt to make the publication subservent to the pur.
poses of any particular denomination. We shall SC.
ect from the Presbyterian Episcopal, Methodist or
Baptist writers, according their papers shall answer
the avowed purpose of the publication.
When we look at the number of theological Jour-
nails, especially in Great Britain, and the ability
with which the most prominent topics of the day
made subservent to religious instruction. is mpossi-
received from the periodical press a most powerful
supports and while will be seen to be desirable that
the influence of this knowledge and talent should ex.
tend to every family in our country, it will to be
almost necessary the clergy who is anxious dis
charge the duties Of his sacred Office with knowledge
as well as with zeal.
Having access to all the of literary informa-
ton, we shall be able to give readers early &C..
count of every new work which will tend to practi.
Gle Improvement, increase the stock of theological
learning.
Such Magazine would be valuable in any country
but in one of SO rapid growth as ours where we
are from necessity so far behind the literature of Eu
rope it must be Of peculiar importance. So strong.
y does this now appear to US, that astonsled
that necessity had not earlier lead to its publication.
For several years past the MustMn, literary Journal
on the same plan has been published with much sue
cess, in this city-and Medical work, to be compil.
ed in the same way is just announced. Perhaps this,
of the Christian Observer This excellent and pop,l
lar work will longer be reprinted here, and we
shall make very copious selections from it.
wide field Of religious intelligence will be open
to and we shall faithfully collect from it what is.
most important, and present it in form as much con-.
densed as propriety will permit.
Each monthly number of our work will contain 3
or times as much matter the Christian Observer
and will be printed in style Of great neatness The
early numbers will be adorned with engrayines which
are now prepared expressly for the work and if its
success enables us to so, shall continue to pre-
sent plate with every number The expenses will
be great but we look to the religious public general.
ly for cordial support in our important enterprise.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
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Seven dollars and half, II not in advance.
NO SUBSCRIPTION can DC discontinued until all arrear
ages oe pa'd-but the publisher reserves to himself
the right of retaining the numbers in his own nos
session as collateral security. w NJ yTSs
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the Litchfcld Bookstore, where the numkerS iii
be delivered to subscribers at the Rhiladelphia nr;
free Of postage. Clergyman and others wishing for
The work can be accommodated perhans lSss,ssx n
this way than BY ordering the wOrk through he Poss
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erai OF the religious publications Of our country. -