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eloquence, and manly arguments, or the incomparable liveliness and power of reasoning, to enable a congregation to see things that are not. I could never induce a man to believe, by the magic influence of a long whining exhortation or prayer, that twice five would not make ten in America, as well as in France! In a word, I never thought I was a great man-I never desire to be what the world calls a great man. No verily:

"My name from out the temple where the dead

Are honored by the nations-let it be-
And light the laurels on a loftier head!
And be the Spartan's epitaph on me-

Sparta hath many a worthier son than he."

In testimony whereof, I sign the same with my own hand, this seventeenth day of October, in the town of Knoxville, and state of Tennessee, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four, and in the fifty-ninth year of American Independence.

WILLIAM G. BROWNLOW.

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Origin and design of the American Sunday School

The copy-right question and the American Sunday

School Union-difference in the sales of its books

to different unions or schools-different denomina-

tions represented in the Union-the Calvinists have

a preponderating influence, &c.

The books of the American Sunday School Union sec-

Some among the many misrepresentations made by

the managers and agents of the American Sunday

Correspondence between bishop Otey of the Protest-

ant Episcopal Church, and the Rev. Mr. Shepherd,

agent of the American Sunday School Union.

Speeches of Messrs. Powell and Burden, in the Sen-

ate of the State of Pennsylvania, on the application

of the American Sunday School Union for an act of

American Tract Society--Its origin-Principles-De-
sign and tendency.

CHAPTER IX.

The American Home Missionary Society-its ori-

gin-its principles and tendency.

American Bible Society-its rise and progress-im-

prudent conduct of some of its agents-the whole

Society liable to be abused, &c.

American Education Society-its rise and progress—

its principles, &c

The American Board of Commissioners for foreign

missions the rise and progress of this Society-its

true character, &c.

CHAPTER XIV.

American Temperance Society-its rise and pro-
gress-its design, &c. &c.

The American Colonization Society-its rise and pro-

gress--the subject of slavery considered.

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Delaware county, in New York, a great moral waste.

Five millions of people in the United States are still

without a preached gospel.

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Anderson county in East Ten., a great moral waste.

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Review of Rev. Wimpey's eatechism on church gov-

PART III.

CHAPTER I.

The New England clergy opposed to the war of 1812.

Address of the charitable society of New England.

Effects of the laws of Connecticut.

Extracts from a discourse delivered on the 4th of July,

1827, in the 7th Presbyterian church in Philadel-

phia, entitled "the duty of christian freemen to elect

christian rulers," by Ezra Stiles Ely, D. D. Pastor

of the 3d Presbyterian church in that city.

Ambitious designs of the Presbyterian ministry, or,

the case termed "murder will out," or, an account

of the great Presbyterian plot, relative to "a central

society," in 1828.

History and mystery of a certain 41 dollars and 44

PART IV.

CHAPTER I.

Calvinism in its true colors, as contained in the wri-

tings of John Calvin.

CHAPTER II.
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Confession of Faith.

CHAPTER III.
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Genuine Calvinism, as contained in the Westminster

Calvinism, as contained in the Larger and Shorter cate-

chisms of the Presbyterian church.

Hopkinsian Calvinism, as contained in Doctor Hop-

kins's sermons, and system of divinity.

Hopkinsian Calvinism, as set forth in a work called the

"Seven Conversations between Athanasius and Do-

cilis, on theological subjects."

A brief notice of Rev. Abel Pearson's "Analysis of

the principles of the divine government, in a series

of conversations, &c."

A brief notice of a work entitled, "Questions on the

system of didactic theology, taught in the southern

and western theological seminary."

A brief notice of the doctrines of the leading denomin-

ations in our country, and a word of advice to those

who think of uniting with some church.

NARRATIVE

Of the life, travels, and circumstances incident there-

to, of William G. Brownlow-Preliminary re-

Parentage 242-death of his father-idem-born and

raised in Wythe county, Va.

Obtained religion at Sulphur Springs, 20 miles east of
Abingdon.

Was received into the travelling connection on trial in

the fall of 1826, and appointed to Black water cir-

Near freezing to death.

Account of the conference in Knoxville in 1827.

Was appointed to French Broad circuit, and then to
the Maryville circuit.

Account of a Hopkinsian sacramental meeting at Ma-

ryville-Mr. Minis's sermon.

Account of Mr. Brown's sermon at Louisville.

Returns to former circuit-wars among the Hopkin-

sians-scramble among the Hopkinsian preachers

for the money collected-one of them claims and

keeps the most of it-ludicrous account of their dis-

Account of the head waters of French Broad.

Conference meets in Jonesboro' in 1828.

Receives deacon's orders, and appointed to travel in
Washington circuit.

Controversy and law suit with a Hopkinsian elder.

Travels through the Cherokee nation.

Singing and praying of the Indians.

Conference meeting in Abingdon in 1829.

Appointed to the Athens circuit.

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