which have too often an intimidating and dispiriting effect.

Of the Memoir now published, nearly half was written by herself, and with the 'modesty and unobtrusiveness,' as it is justly observed in the advertisement, which distinguished her character.' The following paragraph, relating to her religious views, forms the conclusion.

'I have already mentioned the perplexity and embarrassment of my mind, while writing my View of Religions. After removing to Boston, and residing in that city while the disputes upon Unitarian sentiments were warmly agitated, I read all that came in my way upon both sides of the question; and carefully examined the New Testament, with, I think, a sincere and ardent desire to know the truth. I deeply felt the difficulties upon both sides of the question, yet prevailingly give the preference to that class of Unitarians, who adopt the highest idea of the greatness and dignity of the Son of God. I never arrived to that degree of decision that some have attained on that subject. In this, and every other disputable subject, I would adopt the following lines;

"If I am right, thy grace impart
Still in the right to stay;

If I am wrong, O teach my heart
To find the better way.

The additional Notices by a friend are of an interesting character, and enhance the value of the publication.

We have purposely avoided giving long extracts; for those who have read the volume, will not require them, and we would not deprive those who have not, of one particle of the pleasure to be derived from its continuous perusal. The work needs nothing to recommend it to patronage, except its intrinsic merit, and the curiosity and interest which must be felt in regard to the subject of it by all who knew her, or

have read her writings. It has an additional claim, however, to the notice of the benevolent, as the profits of the sale go to an aged and infirm sister of Miss Adams, to whom it is left as a sort of legacy.

The last tribute of respect is, however, yet to be paid to the honored subject of this notice. Her remains are to be removed to Mount Auburn, near Boston, the spot selected for a cemetery. Subscriptions for a monument to her memory have been raised, and it will be erected in the spring. There seems to be almost a poetical unity in this arrangement; that one who so devoutly

'Looked through nature up to nature's God'

should be one of the first tenants of a spot combining so mucli natural beauty; and which possesses that magnificence of wood and water, which bespeaks it 'a temple not made with hands.'

TEMPERANCE.

We have given some account of the formation and operations of Temperance Societies. We mean to do the little we can-would that it were not a little-to keep alive an interest in this subject, and give that interest a right and useful direction. Our own interest grows and warms with every hour's attention that we give to the subject, and with every article of information that reaches us showing the progress of the work and the blessings that attend it. Some of the information, to be sure, is not just what we desire. Some of it in fact is what we least of all wish. We hear of extravagance and imprudence on the part of the friends of temperance, such as surprises and grieves us, such as cannot fail of obstructing the We can hardly conceive how any society can require or even recommend entire abstinence from common drinks, such as tea and coffee, as we are told some few have done. Still less can we conceive how any man in his senses, with any sense of religion at least, can say that those who taste a drop of ardent spirits are as criminal as those who drink to excess, There are two objections to all such assertions, to

cause.

name no other-first they are false ; and next, they are foolish and hurtful in the extreme. We want the truth, nothing less, nothing more. Let the truth be told, not in reproach but in kindness; and let it all be directed to one object-the banishment from common use of ardent spirits. It is with this, and this only, as we conceive, that the friends of Temperance should concern themselves, for the present certainly.

As to extravagance and abuse, much as we regret it, it does not discourage us. It is to be expected in this as in every cause. It will not discourage any who know anything of human nature or have any deep interest in this work of reform. It should but increase their prudence and double their exertions.

Since our last notice, besides more distant movements, we have received intelligence of Associations just formed in Worcester and Cambridge, and a mecting called, we presume held, in Concord for the formation of a County Temperance Society. These are all formed on the principle of entire abstinence, and all denominations unite in them. This last is a most important and encouraging fact. It is one of the few cases now, in which there is opportunity for complete union and co-operation among all of every name. And how much may this do, not only for the particular object here in view, but also for religion generally?

The Cambridge Temperance Society held its first public meeting the 27th of March just past. An Address was delivered by the President of the Society, Rev. H. Ware, Jr. and is now published. Its object is to explain and justify the 'combination'-we wish a better word had been found 'against intemperance? This is done by showing, first, the necessity of a combination, the evil being dreadful and all other remedies insufficient-secondly, the nature of the combination, explaining and defending the principle of association and the pledge—thirdly, the result to which these operations tend, viz. 'the absolute, perpetual extermination of ardent spirits as an article of drink.' The Address is plain, cogent, discriminating and persuasive. We can give only a short extract, showing what has already been done.

'It is nearly a year since it was ascertained, that through these united bands, more than a million persons had given

up the use of ardent spirits; more than three thousand dealers had abandoned the traffic; more than three thousand drunkards had been known to be reformed; and more than a thousand distilleries had been stopped. These numbers have been increased since.'

Calculations recently made, based on the latest bills of、 mortality, indicate a diminution, in the number of deaths in the United States, of from fifty to seventy thousand. In several states, as in our own particularly, criminal indictments have greatly diminished in number, and the exertions for temperance are believed by those who can best judge, the officers of law, to be the cause of the happy change. It is said, that the single state of New York has saved two millions of dollars in the cost of ardent spirits in one year. This is an argument for those who think of nothing but money when they ask, 'What good will it do?' It has been repeatedly asserted, and we never met with any one who denied or doubted the fact, that there is scarcely a town in which all the taxes for education and religion for some years past might not have been paid by the money expended for ardent spirits.

AUXILIARIES TO THE AM. UNIT. ASSOC.

We understand that in compliance with the resolutions passed at the special meeting of the American Unitarian Association, held in this city on the 19th of March, circulars were forthwith despatched by the Executive Committee to the several Unitarian Societies in the country, requesting them to form immediately, Auxiliaries to the American Unitarian Association. We are glad to learn that this request has already been cordially received and complied with by many congregations. The Rev. Mr. Parkman's Society in Boston, the Rev. Mr. Thompson's in Salem, Rev. Mr. Putnam's of Roxbury, and the Rev. Mr. Lothrop's of Dover, N. H. have each formed large Auxiliaries of from 60 to 100 members. Auxiliaries have likewise been formed in Bedford, Concord, Stow, Bolton, Lancaster, Sterling, Princeton, Hubbardston, Barre, Hardwick, Petersham and Uxbridge. There are probably many others that we have not heard from. It appears that the work goes on well, and we trust that before the Annual Meeting in May, there will not be a single Unitarian Society in the country that has not its Auxiliary to the American Unitarian Association.

Knowledge and charity may be considered as in some sort connected as cause and effect. Charity is usually the fruit of knowledge and expansion of intellect. It is a divine quality, the attribute of noble and godlike, as uncharitableness is the characteristic of ignorant and degraded minds.

We mean not to say that people of some scientific attainments, particularly persons acquainted with a technical and scholastic theology, it may be, adepts in it, are never bigots. They are often such. But the reason is, their knowledge is altogether theoretical. They are conversant with abstract metaphysical propositions, but of that complex machine, man,—as he lives in the world, and acts and is acted upon by all around him, they have no true conception. Want of a practical knowledge of human nature and human life, of human capacities and character and the numerous pro