The banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1844-1847, 1846-09-09
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VIC may occupy rs people. At the
present day therefore; feel it TO be :, So
lcmn duty resting OH myself, and all 9TH
crs south; to exert ourselves. rs fur as we
arc able, in promoting every enterprise
that has for its end. the independence, and
welfare Of our much abused portion of
the Union. Aud however much our arri
cultural and commercial cnlarra.:s-
m"ntS cal! on us for action-tlloy consti-
tutc, in fact, the least Of our difficulties
| for the claims Of literature and religion
arc truly yet more impcri,ivc. 1t is
with an eye, especially to this latter III
tcrc$t, that have undertaken this arti-
Gle; and have been urged to it Nv the
recent pcrusal OF il prospectus proposing
to issue in Columbia, first OF january
next, Il review To be called the Southern
| Presbyterian Eer.m, under the cui,Ii-
;ncc Of three Presbyterian Cirrnvmcn
Of that city: whose learning and ability.
have already yic.d them and cnyal,i4
reputation iii the literary and religious
world. As this prospectus is short, bcy
leave to lay it before your readers it
will also cnblc many of them TO detect
readily in It's pure vigorous style, the ia
milinr name of one Of those who design
to conduct the Rccicv
can association Of PRESBYTERIAN
Ministers in the Town of Columbia.
propose to publish a quarterly work,
theological and partly literary, to be
called The Southern Presbyterian Re
ricm. cas- its title imports, it will be dc
voted mainly to the exposition and dc.
fence of the doctrines and poii,y of the
| Presbyterian Church in tho United
States of America. Still, as it is de-
signed to be thoroughly evangelical and
protestant, its Editors hope to give it at
fractions for all who love the truth as it
is in Jesus 1t will be the unnnching
advocate of spiritual religion, and will
devote no small portion Of its pages to
the great questions connected with the
Romlsh and Prclatical controversies
1t Is to be an original work, and though
it will; perhaps consist chiefly Of Re
views, and critical notices of recent
works, yet dissertations and essays upon
particular subjects, without reference TO
existing publications. will fall equally
! within its designs In the literary dc
| partmcnt, the Editors arc anxious that
1t should sustain tho reputation for learn
ing, which has generally been accorded
to the Presbyterian Clergy. 1t will de-
icnd the claims of tho ancient Iangua.
gcs; cndcavor to raise the standard Of
education, and to dillusc sound princi-
pies in Moral Philosophy. Every effort
will be made to render it worthy ofpublic
patronage. Each number will consist
Of one hundred and fifty octave pages,
and the first will be issued carly in Janu-
uary, provided sufficient number of
subscribers can be procured to justify
the undertaking. The annual subscrip-
ton will be Three Dollars, and for the
first year it must be paid in advance, to
meet the expenses which must be incur
red at the very beginning Of the enter
prise Until further notice is given, all
communications must be addressed to
the Editors of the Southern PRESBYTERIAN
Reric1c, Columbia S. c."
Now Mr.. Editor, there is no Yankee
catch-pcnny in this, and it must strike
every one, that the successful establish
mcnt of this proposed able Review will
so far towards satisfying an important