THE Connecticut Evangelical Magazine. VOLUME IV. CONSISTING OF TWELVE NUMBERS, TO BE FROM JULY 1803 TO JUNE 1804. THE PROFITS ARISING FROM THE SALE OF THIS MAGAZINE ARE PRINTED BY HUDSON & GOODWIN, FOR THE EDITORS, PREFACE. A T the commencement of another volume of this Magazine, the Editors are naturally reminded of their obligations to their numerous correfpondents, and to the public for the encouragement given to this work. Thefe obligations they gratefully acknowledge. The paft favors they have received induce them to proceed in their undertaking; and to enter on the publication of the fourth volume of a work defigned to convey religious inAtruction, and to accumulate a fund for the fupport of miffions to the new fettlements. To the fuccefs of fuch an undertaking, the friendly affiftance of their brethren in the miniftry and others who have the means of furnishing materials for the work, is abfolutely neceffary. The Editors would repeat the remark formerly made that a Magazine, in order to please that diverfity of taftes which there is in readers, must contain a variety of matter. Without this it must foon become uninterefting if not tedious, and confequently its fale muft diminish. Would the patrons of this publication attend to the above remark they would fee the neceffity of making exertions, that the Magazine may preferve the reputation which the numerous lift of fubfcribers fhows it has already acquired. Without fuch exertions its credit muft foon fink, and thus a great fource of profit to the Miffionary inflitution be flopped. To the friends of miffions this would be a circumftance greatly to be regretted. For the miffionary field is continually enlarging; and many years muft elapfe before it will cease to be the duty of Chriftians to exert themfelves to fend laborers into this field. The profits of the preceding volumes have far exceeded the original expectations of the Editors; and they indulge the hope that their correfpondents will enable them to publish another volume whofe merit fhall fecure to it a fale equally extenfive with thofe already published.-Exertions on their part shall not be wanting: They will cheerfully devote their time to the compilation of a work whofe object is to diffeminate evangelical truth and to enlarge the kingdom of the Redeemer. They afk the prayers of all good people that a divine bleffing may accompa ny their labors, and that their monthly pamphlet may be made inftrumental for the awakening and converfion of finners, the comfort and edification of faints, the promotion of truth, and the advancement of the divine glory. |