1. The Missionary Chronicle: Containing the proceedings of the Board of Foreign Missions, and of the Board of Missions of the Presbyterian Church and a general view of other benevolent operations. Vol. XII. January, 1844. 2. The Missionary Herald: Containing the proceedings of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, with a view of other benevolent operations. Vol. XL. January, 1844. [pp. 183-199]

Of the Planting of the Church.
orthodox, we readily grant; for whatsoever doth make manifest, is light. It is this description of writers, and this style of
disquisition, which we would unhesitatingly recommend to
young theologians. They have one obvious claim upon our
preference, that they accord in their chief peculiarities with
the characteristic of the American, or what is the same thing,
the British mind. It is the school from which proceeded
the clear-sighted and unambiguous Bulls, Pearsons, Chillingworths, Tillotsons, Baxters, Watsons, Edwardses, and
Paleys, of a former age. On-the other hand, the taste for
German writers on dogmatic theology, is factitious, alien to
the genius of the Anglo-American mind, and productive,
wherever it exists, of debilitating and rhapsodical musing.
Our current of remark has led us into some strictures,
which do not apply in all their force to the great writer
before us. Indeed we are afraid it may seem to border on
arrogance,that we should have ventured to take any exception
to the works of a venerable theologian and noble scholar,
who is perhaps the most celebrated professor of Germany,
and whose works we never open without instruction and
delight. But however sincere our feeling of all this may
be, the duty of pointing out error, according to the measure
of our ability, is imperative. While the work of Neander
remained in its German dress, we felt no desire to take it
up, though within our reach; but now that it has appeared
in a translation, from the press of a popular and enterprising
publisher, we have seen no way to escape from our conviction.
ART. II.-i1. The Missionary Chronicle: Containing the
proceedings of the Board of Foreign Missions, and of the
Board of Missions of the Presbyterian Church and a
general view of other benevolent operations. Vol. XII.
January, 1844.
2. The Mlissionar?y Herald: Containing the proceedings of
the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Mis sions, with a view of other benevolent operations. Vol.
XL. January, 1844.
THE Missionary enterprise is at present, unquestionably,
the characteristic movement of the church. Whatever be
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