Litchfield enquirer., 1829-02-12
IAe ChristS0n Spectator,
FOR 1RNN.

I THE CHRISTIAN SPEC'TATop ...u A.
 ,D or .S M psDs!eo quarterly. This chanca in ,I,s psn Ot .ne work Is adopted from V1ro." 'a sne
 tons, arising chiefly out of the rrrse0s cons'dera- perodlcal press At the time of the rs,aI oI tne ,ne Nnrlsnan spectator there was no Th"o1s..o'1 o1 masaa'ne .I our county Now, however SeTe cra homDer, several of which have a,on,eS .N ".e c'seiy the plan of this work: and the Clr;.s pte ea,or, bc'ng the less needed as religious M,scI It IS presumed may be mOre useful bv pssnr,;m!, ;!, I'snets"ln as Iheo'og'csl Journal. IL may be re- marked, al D that maiy of te topics which f,: mpr,v gave great value 10 our monthly Magazines -,ha rc ligious narratives and lighter msctIianies-Dr, ed since the introduction of religious newspapers ,e; appropriate place in those vehicles Ii ;s ,hnrsr deemed eXrcdlen, to omit topics of this nature and 10 occupy tue space thus redeemed with more eiaL rate dslusiiiOns. And as the subjects treated or will hecoIne more generally shose ol wide and per mancnt interest, and will rCQUirc extended ond varied dscussion it IS believed that the ouor,erlv trm of publication is tie best adopted 10 tEe obiecf
 It Is to be considered, too, that Literature has s Q"ar'crlIcS, and Science it's massive Journals while we Iiatcno corresponding work dcvosed to Theology Yet in h" department oi periodical literature is an able aud prominent journal so imperi0usly denandpd Without such a work the moral influence of inc press is incomplete. Il s not enough that ,hCre religious misCeanies devoted to local or sec,ar an objects however useful in their sphere. It is not sufficient that our country s sUpplied however abun- dant'y, with religious newspapers and missionary nagazines. Indeed the very abundance ot,hese pub.
 cations occasions the greater necessity for works of another kind devoted to discussion; for while their object is simply to publish intelligence, and while their topics are of nature peculiarly adapted to in. icres religious minds with little demand for mental application, there is reason to apprelcnd tla, they may become too exclusively the religious reading of the community, to the prejudice of those thorough views ot truth which are so important to an enligRt. ened and wholesome piety. ft V h.
 These then are the ohiec.s of the Christian Spec. tator. Its leading feature will be doctrinal discus. son,--thc medication of sound Theology, as it re. garis the friends no less than the enemies ofru.h- the ed6caon ot believers well as the convincing of crrorists and gafnsayers. And while Theology, both science and a profession, will be made more prominent than it has heretofore been other objects, scarcely less important, will not be overlook ed. The promotion oC healthfGl tone of li,eraure the interests of education and morals the discussion of plans and measures; and in word. whatever sub- ject may have bearing on the moral welfare of the community, will claim the attention of the Christian Spectator.
 In respect to the size of the,work, the conductors have felt some hesitation. With the change of form they have been strongly inclined to increase tue Der of i's pages; but as they could not possibly do this without enhancing the price, and as they were desro0s of accommodating it to wide circulation as is practicable, especially among the clergy, they have thought best for the present to promise only volume of the same size as those of preceding years, and at the same price: The matter of the work will be exclusively originals to make room for this, Intel ligence will be omitted. The following are the
 | TERMS-The numbers will be issued on the first of March, June, September, and December; and will contain average of not less than hundred l and sixv-eight pages. The price is Three Dollars, payable the first of March. As the price is very iow it is hoped that this condition in respect to pay. ment will be faithfully complied with. | New.Aaven, Jan. 1899.
 | GFMr. J. Garritt is agent for the above work in Ltch6ed, and will deliver it to subscribers free of postage. 35