voyage. Owing to the defective state of the apparatus with which they were furnished, these appear to have been neither very important nor very satisfactory. The Translation is uncommonly well executed.

Art. VIII. The Remembrancer, for such as believe in the Truth as it is in Jesus, of every Denomination. Preceded by Three Chapters, explanatory of Man in the Fall, and Unbelief; of God's Free Grace; of Regeneration, &c. Designed as a Pocket Companion. By a Member of the Society of Friends. Third Edition, enlarged. 32mo. pp. 224. Woodbridge. 1823.

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HIS neat pocket volume consists entirely of passages Scripture, without note or comment, arranged with great judgement under distinct heads, so as to exhibit at one view, the declarations of the sacred volume bearing on the particular subject of each chapter. It is divided into two parts; the first containing the explanatory or introductory chapters referred to in the title-page; while the second is principally intended to promote the encouragement and consolation of the truly pious and devoted Christian. The titles of the chapters, will give a sufficient idea of the design and spirit of the compiler.

Chapter I. Prophetical and historical allusions to the atoning sacrifice of Christ for sin; also of Him, as the author and finisher of our faith, unto whom believers are encouraged to look, as their only foundation and means of sanctification, justification, and redemption. II. Encouragement to the righteous to confide in God's unmerited mercy and loving kindness, and in his immutable promises. III. Encouragement to the mourners in Zion to trust in the Lord, under various trials, afflictions, and temptations to evil. IV. Encourage ment to the doubting and fearful mind under feelings of unworthiness. V. Of the duty and privilege of prayer, and encouragement to maintain patience, and a persevering watchfulness thereunto, under dispen⚫ sations of barrenness and darkness of mind. VI. Encouragement and promises under persecution. VII. Exhortations to Christian charity, obedience, and brotherly love. VIII. Incitements to offer praises unto the Lord Jehovah. IX. Promises to those under discouragement, principally through affliction of the body X. The certainty of death; the saint's triumph and his support in death.'

Two striking declarations, if we have not overlooked them, might have found a place in chapters V. and IX.: we refer to 1 John v. 14. and Phil. iii. 21. Possibly, there may be detected some other accidental omissions of this kind; but, so far as we have examined the volume, the selection is sufficiently com prehensive, and free from all appearance of partiality or eva

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sion. We have pleasure in recommending it, as a pocket companion' that will be found useful to Christians of all denominations.

We ought to have taken an earlier opportunity of correcting a representation made in our article on Quaker Orthodoxy, of which this little manual by a member of the Society of Friends, reminds us. We stated, speaking according to the best information of which we were then in possession, that we had heard of no Quaker Tract Societies.' We are happy to say that there are such societies in existence, although the characteristic and exemplary quietness of the proceedings of Friends had prevented our hearing of them. An Institution was formed in 1813, under the title of the "Asso"ciation for printing and distributing Tracts on Moral and Religious Subjects, chiefly such as have a tendency to elu"cidate and support the Principles of Christianity as held by the Society of Friends." Which Association appears to be in full activity. In the Report for 1821, which now lies. before us, the subscriptions and donations for the past year amounted to nearly £300; and it is stated, that the number of Tracts issued, amounts to 48,349, of which 8620 were for gratuitous distribution. Some of these tracts, (the series then extended to No. 30,) are in the French, German, Italian, Dutch, Danish, and Welsh languages. Among them are Thoughts on some important subjects, selected from the writings of Chief Justice Hale;" "Detraction and Curiosity "about the Affairs of Others, chiefly taken from the writings "of Archbishop Leighton;" and "Bishop Burnett's Exhor"tation to the Practice of Religion." The price of the Tracts, which averages 1s. 2d., must limit, however, the circulation. Connected with this Parent Association, there appear to be already formed some auxiliary Tract Associations. We have a report of the "East Suffolk Auxiliary Tract Association of "Friends" as far back as 1817. It contains the following brief address explanatory of its object, copied from the Report of the Parent Society in London for 1816.

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It is apprehended that the Society of Friends, though generally known in this Island, is, in some parts of it, still misrepresented, that our belief in the fundamental truths of Christianity is called in question, and the grounds of our religious testimonies misunderstood. A persuasion of this kind, and a full conviction that our faith and principles are in strict accordance with the doctrines of the New Testament, and tend to promote the present and future well-being of man

kind, are powerful calls upon us to make more general use of such means as may be proper for conveying religious information. It is also thought, that many serious persons are prepared to give our writings a candid perusal, and that the present is a favourable time for us to use endeavours, in this way, to increase the knowledge of the spiritual and peaceable kingdom of the Messiah.

Whilst other professors of the Christian faith are attempting, through the medium of the press, to diffuse their religious opinions, and some of them have, through the Divine blessing, been instrumental of good, inactivity, in this respect, on the part of the members of our Society, would indicate a degree of indifference to the value and importance of their religious principles, with which they would be unwilling to be charged."

A number of Tracts also, bearing more exclusively on the religious tenets of Friends, have been issued from more than one country press. Besides these Tract Associations, there is, moreover, a" Scripture Lesson Fund," the object of which is so admirable, that it deserves to be more generally known. We shall transcribe an Appeal to Friends' on behalf of this Fund, without date, but circulated during the last year; as it contains much interesting information.

" The Plans for the education of the Children of the Poor in a cheap and effectual manner, which first originated in this country from JOSEPH LANCASTER, having gradually extended since the year 1808, to all the four quarters of the world, and being now adopted in most of the nations of Europe, many thousands of children who would probably otherwise have grown up in ignorance, have received or are now receiving instruction: this affords an opportunity which should not be lost for fixing the great principles of Christianity, the foundation of all pure morality, in the infant mind, by a selection of texts from the Holy Scriptures, without note or comment. Lessons for this purpose have been prepared, which are divided into three parts, and contain a connected selection from the Bible, under the following heads :-Ist. Historical lessons, selected from the Old Testament. 2nd. On our duty towards God and man, selected from the Old and New Testament. 3rd. Selections from the four Gospels, and from the Acts of the Apostles. It is proposed that this Selection should form the common reading lessons in all these Schools in whatever nation they may be established

The Emperor of Russia in the winter of 1819, encouraged the making of the present selection, ordered it to be printed at his own expense, and to be used in all the Schools in his extensive dominions. The third part, or selections from the New Testament, is already printed in the common Russ upon large sheets, which are pasted on boards and suspended round the walls of the School-rooms: there is also an edition of the whole, in 8vo.; and as the Old Testament was not translated into common Russ, the Emperor ordered those parts of it which enter into these lessons to be immediately translated. It was estimated that more than twenty millions of persons in that em

pire had never heard a line of the Holy Scriptures, in a language that they could understand; the Christian feeling and paternal care of the Emperor will provide for the wants of these millions, but other nations will require the assistance of Great Britain to begin this great and good work.

In several nations where Schools upon the British system are established, not one thousandth part of the population have ever read the Sacred Scriptures :—this was the case in Russia; this is the case in Greece and the Ionian Islands, and pretty much so in Sicily, Italy, Sardinia, Spain, Portugal, and many other countries; but as the printing of an edition of these Scripture lessons is attended with a considerable expense, and moreover as other lessons far less useful may be adopted if these are not supplied, the Committee of the British and Foreign School Society are raising a subscription which is to be kept entirely separate from its general fund, and to be applied only in printing editions of these Scripture lessons in foreign languages, not only on large sheets to be pasted on boards and hung against the wall as School lessons, but also in an octavo pamphlet. It is intended that these lessons should be sold as far as it is practicable, and the proceeds employed to print other editions. An edition of the third part, or selections from the New Testament, has been printed in Italian, not only in octavo, but also on large sheets for the use of Schools, and copies have already been sent to Malta, Naples, Rome, Florence, Leghorn, Milan, Turin, &c. Application has been made from South America, where Schools upon the British system are about to be established, for assistance in printing Reading lessons, and accordingly it is intended to print an edition of these Scripture lessons in Spanish; the want is so pressing that although the funds have not yet been subscribed, the Committee have concluded to proceed without delay, not doubting but that they shall receive timely

assistance.

STEPHEN GRELLET and WILLIAM ALLEN, in travelling through Greece, observed with sorrow that the great mass of the people in the different islands, though professing the Christian religion, were as ignorant of the contents of the Holy Scriptures as the Turks themselves; but they appeared a fine race of people, and likely to do credit to any care that might be bestowed upon them: they received some copies of the New Testament in modern Greek, and some Greek Tracts with avidity; and in the island of Tinos, said to contain 80,000 inhabitants, after the travellers had parted with all they could spare, and were sailing away, a small vessel put off and followed them in hopes of getting some more. During their stay at Scio, they visited an establishment for the education of youth, chiefly of the higher class, containing 600 pupils, at the head of which is the benevolent Professor Bambass, but it did not appear that the Scriptures were used in the School; they exhibited to him the third part of the selection which they had cut out of a Greek Testament; he read it with interest, and said that he should greatly rejoice to see it adopted in their Schools. The Metropolitan of the Greek church in this island, to whom the selection was also shewn, expressed his entire

satisfaction with it, and said he thought the accomplishment of such an object would be a blessing to his country. It is proposed, as soon as the funds will allow of it, to print an edition of these lessons in the modern Greek; and this is the more necessary, as some of our countrymen who are endeavouring to revive learning in Greece, have principally directed their attention to the higher branches. STEPHEN GRELLET and WILLIAM ALLEN, on visiting the few existing Schools, universally found the classical writings of the Greeks, but in no one instance did they meet with a Bible or Testament in any of the Schools. As however the plan of the British and Foreign School Society is about to be introduced, it is of the utmost importance to be able to provide a set of Scripture lessons with as little loss of time as possible. In Italy also, where Schools for the Poor are rapidly spreading, and where hitherto the Scriptures have not been used, this selection was fully approved, the conductors of the Schools expressed an anxious desire to obtain such a work, but stated that various difi culties would prevent its being printed in Italy.

Such an opportunity as is now afforded for spreading a knowledge of the Great Truths contained in the Holy Scriptures, and of exciting a desire among the nations who have sat in darkness, to possess the whole Bible, has perhaps never before occurred in the annals of the world. The education of the Poor is proceeding in an unprecedented manner, and its progress should be every where accompanied by the inculcation of those Great Truths which, if universally acknowledged and acted upon, would introduce the glorious times foretold by prophecy," when the kingdoms of this world shall become the kingdoms of our Lord and his Christ."

On the subject of Quaker tenets, it is not our intention to offer any further remarks; but we have felt it due to those estimable Members of the Society for Friends, who are thus actively bestirring themselves for the promotion of religious knowledge among their own body and of the general cause of Education,-to shew that there is such a thing as Quaker zeal as well as Quaker orthodoxy; by which we mean, that genuine benevolence which is inseparable from true piety.

Art. IX. Martha: a Memorial of an only and Beloved Sister. By Andrew Reed, Author of " No Fiction." 2 vols. small 8vo. Price 12s. London. 1823.

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F Mr. Reed's former work, we were able to speak only in terms of qualified commendation, having strong objections to the class of works with which it ranks as a sort of religious novel, and not deeming the execution wholly unexceptionable It has obtained, however, a surprising popularity, and has, we would fain hope, been useful in many quarters. We objected at the time to the title, and our remark might then appear