Gilman of that place, and now lives in Shalersville, O. employed in the same business; Caroline, (2d) who died in infancy, and Alexander, who married Catharine Goodnow of Boston, where he now lives, engaged in mercantile pursuits. Mrs. Strong was born Feb. 6, 1771, and still survives.

Dr. Strong was about six feet in height, and well proportioned in form. His complexion was dark, but fair. In appearance he was dignified and commanding, and his voice was clear, full and energetic.

We conclude this biographical notice by another extract from his memoir :-" The affection borne to him by his people is rarely surpassed. He merited their highest esteem, and enjoyed it. They knew how to appreciate his worth; and they fondly cherish his memory still, delighting to honor him by recalling his instructions and reproofs." The following is the inscription on the monument erected to his memory:

THIS MONUMENT

IS ERECTED BY AN AFFECTIONATE CONGREGATION,

IN MEMORY OF THE

REV. JONATHAN STRONG, D. D.

WHO DIED, NOVEMBER 9, 1814, AGED 50,

HAVING BEEN PASTOR OF THE CHURCH IN RANDOLPH TWENTY-SIX YEARS.

THE URBANITY OF HIS MANNERS; THE VIGOR OF HIS MIND; THE
SOLIDITY OF HIS JUDGMENT; THE EXTENT OF HIS INTEL-

LECTUAL ATTAINMENTS; THE PURITY OF HIS FAITH;

THE FERVOR AND AFFECTION OF HIS PUBLIC

ADDRESSES; HIS ZEAL FOR GOD; HIS BE-
NEVOLENCE TO MAN;-WILL PRESERVE

HIM IN THE EVERLASTING REMEM

BRANCE OF HIS WEEPING FAM

ILY, HIS AFFECTIONATE
FLOCK, AND ALL WHO
KNEW HIM.

"OUR FATHERS, WHERE ARE THEY? AND THE PROPHETS, DO THEY LIVE FOREVER?"

LATHROP THOMPSON, M. A.

He was the son of Hezekiah and Hannah Thompson and was born at Farmington, Ct. His father was a very respectable man, and early moved to Windsor, Vt and was a Deacon in the Congregational church. Having finished, with usual reputation his collegiate course, he studied divinity with the Rev. Dr. Burton of Thetford, Vt. and was licensed to preach the Gospel, February, 1787. He was ordained at Sharon, Vt. Dec. 3, 1788, and dismissed March 26, 1793. He was installed at Chelsea, Vt. in Nov. 1799, and dismissed April 29, 1805. He then went to Southold, Long Island, and was settled in that place in the ministry in 1810, and dismissed in 1826. He has been married four times, and is now a widower. Upon his dismission at Southold, he returned to Chelsea, where he now lives with his only child, who married his successor in that place, the Rev. Calvin Noble. She is now a widow. He had one child that died. He has one grandson by the name of Calvin D. Noble, who graduated at Middlebury College in 1834, and is settled in the ministry at Rochester, Vt. Mr. Thompson is now in the 80th year of his age, and though somewhat infirm, enjoys comfortable health.-[Rev. Calvin D. Noble.] Eighty-five of the name have received degrees.

OLIVER TIFFANY, M. A.,

was the son of Doct. Tiffany of Keene, who removed to Hanover and resided there for a time while his sons were in a course of education. He was a pleasant, amiable young man, but not distinguished as a scholar. He studied medicine, and died before 1815. It is believed, that he moved into the State of New York with his father's family; but it is not known what were his pursuits after that time. He died some years since.-[Hon. C. Marsh.]

GEORGE TIFFANY, M. A.,

was brother of the preceding individual. After taking his bachelor's degree, he studied the profession of law, and entered its practice in Schoharie, N. Y. He was naturally inclined to witticism. It is not known that he has distinguished himself as a lawyer. He was once a senator from one of the districts in the State Legislature. He has been considered a man of worth and respectability. It is supposed that he is still living.—[ Hon. C. Marsh.]-Only four of the name have graduated.

AZEL WASHBURN, M. A.

In an early period of European settlements in this country, a family named Washburn removed from the south west part of Great Britain to the county of Plymouth, New Eng

land. It is supposed that all of this name in the United States have descended from this family. The grandfather of the subject of this notice was James Washburn, who lived and died in South Bridgewater. He was born about the beginning of the eighteenth century. The name of his father probably was James. Jonah was the name of the father of Azel; and he, having arrived at a state of manhood, and acquired a competent knowledge of the occupation of tanning and currying leather, pursued that branch of business a number of years in Middleborough, in the county of Plymouth. He was born at South Bridgewater in February, 1734. His wife's name, before marriage, was Huldah Sears. They were married in 1756, and were the parents of eight children, five of whom were sons, and three were daughters. Both parents and children were professors of religion, and belonged to the Congregational church. All the children had families of their own, and survived both their parents. The parents moved to Randolph, Vt. about 1787, and in that place they both died. Since the death of their parents, four of the children have died-two sons and two daughters.

Mr. Azel_Washburn was born at Middleborough, April 26, 1764. His studies preparatory to College were chiefly under the superintendence of Rev. Ezra Sampson and Rev. Joseph Barker, of Middleborough. In the year 1782 he became a member of Dartmouth College, and remained such till Sept. 1786, when he received his first degree. He was one of the best scholars in his class, and received for his appointment at Commencement, the Greek Oration. Soon after, he commenced the study of theology under the care of Rev. Ephraim Judson, then of Taunton, in the county of Bristol, Ms. and continued with him till June, 1787, when he was licensed to preach the Gospel. Preparatory studies for this most important and sacred profession were then much less protracted than they now are, and than the benefit of the student generally requires.

After he received license to preach, he itinerated about one year and a half. During this time, the church in Royalton gave him a call to become their pastor. But such were his views of his inexperience, and want of preparation for the important work of the ministry, that he gave a negative to their invitation. He then put himself under the instructions of the Rev. Dr. Samuel Spring of Newburyport, and remained with him several months, supplying at the same time vacancies in the vicinity. In consequence of the renewal of the call by the church in Royalton, he was ordained their pastor in Sept. 1789. The sermon at his ordination was preached by Dr. Spring. The text, from which he derived his theme on the occasion, was Titus ii. 7. In all things showing thyself a pattern of good works. The sermon was published. On the last day of December, 1790, he was married to Sally Skinner, then of Royalton, who was born Nov. 15, 1775, at Thompson, Ct.

In Sept. 1791, his pastoral relation to the church in Royalton was dissolved. Since that time, though he has generally continued to preach the Gospel, he has travelled considerably, and been not long resident in any one place. During two successive years, however, the Congregational church in South Granville, in the county of Washington, and State of New York, employed him to labor among them in the work of the ministry. At the close of that term, he again removed to Royalton, where his family, except when he was at Granville, has generally resided. Mr. Washburn has been an evangelical, faithful and successful minister of Jesus Christ, though his labors have been often interrupted by feeble health. He still lives at the advanced age of 76, and is able occasionally to preach. His wife also survives.

Mr. Washburn has been blessed with ten children-four sons, and six daughters. Their first two sons, God was pleased to remove from them in their infancy. The oldest son, that lived to adult age, was educated at the University of Vermont. And after graduating, and serving as tutor for one year, he was three years at the Theological Seminary, Andover, in his preparatory studies. Receiving license, and having preached for a year or two, he was ordained pastor of the first church in Amherst, Ms. There he remained laboring with great acceptance and apparent usefulness during about seven years, when God was pleased to remove him to clearer views of his glory. The other son is engaged in the mercantile business in Vermont, and now resides in a town called Stow. The four oldest daughters have been married, but the oldest is now a widow. The second, who was the wife of the Rev. Joseph Tracy, has rested from her labors in the favor of her divine Lord. The two next are wives of two Congregational clergymen in Vermont, viz. the Rev. Daniel Wild of Brookfield, and Rev. Austin Hazen of Berlin. The two youngest remain unmarried. The youngest of whom is now a teacher in the Female Seminary at Uxbridge, Ms. All the children who arrived at adult age have become professors of religion. The number of Mr. Washburn's surviving grandchildren is eighteen. Two sermons, which he preached at Dartmouth College in 1795, are in print. And another sermon delivered there on the day of Annual Thanksgiving, 1797, was also published. The texts, on which the first two were founded were, Gen. i. 1. and 2 Tim. iii. 16. and the last on Job xxxvi. 24.

Twenty-one individuals of the name have received degrees at the American Colleges.

STATISTICS OF THE TRIENNIAL CATALOGUE OF HARVARD UNIVERSITY FOR 1839.

[Prepared by J. D. BUTLER.]

The following is a List of those who have graduated, from the commencement of the Institution, and also of those who have entered the Ministry each year.

In the years 1644, 1648, 1672, 1682, and 1688, none graduated. Of those who have graduated, 23 have been Presidents or Vice Presidents of colleges; 71 have been Professors in colleges or theological seminaries; 41 have been Governors or Lieutenant Governors; 72 Judges of Supreme Courts; 17 Senators in Congress; 94 Representatives in Congress; 2 Presidents, and 1 Vice President, of the United States.

NOTICES OF NEW PUBLICATIONS.

The History of the State of Maine, from its first Discovery, A. D. 1602, to the Separation, A. D. 1820, inclusive. With an Appendix and General Index. By William D. Williamson, Corresponding Member of the Massachusetts Historical Society, and Member of the Historical Society in Maine. A New Impression. In two volumes. Hallowell: Glazier, Masters & Smith. 1839. pp. 1425.

This work was first published in 1832, and was patronized by the State Legislature. They purchased 350 sets of it, and gave one to each town and organized plantation in the State.

The "New Impression" contains much additional matter, viz:-1. A new title-page; 2. An Appendix to the first volume, containing interesting biographical sketches of individuals, making 46 pages; 3. An Appendix to the second volume, of 23 pages, in which there is a valuable general index; 4. Prefixed to the first volume is a good lithographic likeness of the author, and to the second a view of the new State-house of Maine, at Augusta.

The author began to collect materials for the History as early as 1816, and pursued his object as diligently as his various occupations would permit, until it was accomplished. It is a work of great labor and research, in which Judge Williamson has performed a service deserving the gratitude of the present and future generations. It is adapted to promote the cause of true religion and good morals. The volumes should be placed not only in every town in Maine, but also in every town and public library in the country.

Eighth Annual Report of the Trustees of the Perkins Institution and Massachusetts Asylum for the Blind. Addressed to the Corporation. Boston: John H. Eastburn. 1840. pp. 32.

The estate of the Asylum in Pearl Street, Boston, has been exchanged, during the past year, for the spacious and beautifully located edifice known as the Mt. Washington House, South Boston. The terms were an even exchange of the land and buildings in Pearl Street, for the lot on which the Mount Washington House is situated, with all its buildings, being an enclosure of 55,000 feet, and also a lot on the opposite side of Broadway, containing 20,000 feet. The whole estate at South Boston cost originally $110,000. It was now obtained for one-third of that sum. Towards fitting up the Mount Washington House, Mr. Samuel Appleton contributed $1,000. For an organ for the spacious music hall, Mr. George Lee gave $3,000. An intensely interesting account may be found, in the report and appendix, of Laura Bridgman, the deaf, dumb and blind girl. Information is communicated which must be of great value to every one who is concerned with physiological or philosophical investigations.

Address delivered before the American Whig and Cliosophic Societies of the College of New Jersey, Sept. 24, 1839. By Aaron Ogden Dayton, Esq. Princeton, N. J.: Robert E. Horner. 1839. pp. 50.

About eleven years since a society was formed of the alumni of the College of New Jersey, for the purpose of promoting mutual friendship among the members, and advancing the interests of the college. At the first meeting, James Madison was elected president, and Aaron Ogden, Richard Stockton, Andrew Kirkpatrick, Ashbel Green, William Gaston, John Henry Hobart and Henry W. Edwards were appointed vice-presidents. All these gentlemen have since deceased, with the exception of Dr. Green, Judge Gaston and Gov. Edwards. Of these departed great men, Mr. Dayton

furnishes a biographical account, interspersed with many striking political and practical observations. The whole Address supplies a valuable contribution to the revolutionary and literary history of our country. We were particularly interested in the notice of Chief Justice Kirkpatrick.

Hymns for Social Worship. Selected from Watts, Doddridge, Newton, Cowper, Steele and others. Published by the American Tract Society, New York. 1840. pp. 468.

"This Selection of Hymns was made on account of a demand for a Manual of Hymns adapted for use in neighborhood and other social meetings, embracing individuals under the various operations of the Holy Spirit." The selection appears to be judiciously made. The volume is firmly bound, and the type and paper are very good.

The importance of Moderation in Civil Rulers: A Sermon delivered before His Excellency Edward Everett, Governor, the Honorable Council and Legislature of Massachusetts, at the Annual Election, Jan. 1, 1840. By John Codman, D. D. Pastor of the Second Church in Dorchester. Boston: Dutton & Wentworth, Printers to the State. 1840. pp. 32.

The text on which this Sermon is founded is Phil. iv. 5:—“Let your moderation be known unto all men: the Lord is at hand." Great skill and wisdom were demanded in the preacher so to shape his course of thought as not to give needless offence, while he fearlessly declared his message. No one understands better than the respected author of this Sermon the proprieties of time and place. After some introductory remarks, Dr. Codman defines the "moderation" which should prevail in a political community like ours, and illustrates its importance from the nature of our free institutions, from the fact that we live in an age of excitement, and from various additional considerations. The Sermon is an ingenious and happy illustration of the sentiment of the text. It is one of the most felicitous specimens which we have ever seen of fitness to the occasion and circumstances, of precise adaptation to the condition of a legislative assembly, divided into two nearly equal political parties.

For more than two hundred years the practice of opening the session of the General Court by invoking the guidance and blessing of God, and attending upon the instructions of his word, has been observed, and it is believed that no one appointed to preach on the occasion has failed to perform the service by reason of his death or sickness. Fifty-Third Semi-Annual Report of the Council of the American Antiquarian Society, 1839. With the Report of the Librarian. Worcester Ægis Office. 1839. pp. 20.

The available productive property of this Society, exclusive of the buildings of Antiquarian Hall, of the land in Worcester, and of the library and cabinet, which have a value beyond any estimation in money, is $24,725 04. The yearly income is about $1,482. The librarian receives a salary of $600, and devotes nearly the whole of his time to the discharge of his duties. Two wings were added to Antiquarian Hall in 1833, at an expense of $1,037 02. The second volume of Transactions was printed at a cost of $1,100. The edition of the Catalogue of the Library, in a large octavo volume, cost about $800. The library contains more than 12,000 volumes. About 15,000 separate tracts have been bound in 1,035 volumes of pamphlets. There are 1,251 volumes of newspapers, commencing with the News Letter of 1704. The coins exceed 2,000 in number. The officers of the Society are, Hon. Thomas L. Winthrop, LL. D., Boston, President; Hon. John Davis, LL. D., Worcester, and Hon. Joseph Story, LL. D., Cambridge, Vice-Presidents; Secretaries, Hon. Edward Everett, LL. D., William Lincoln, Esq. and Hon. Rejoice Newton; Treasurer, Samuel Jennison, Esq.; Committee of Publication, John Park, M. D., William Lincoln, and A. D. Foster, Esqrs.; Librarian, Samuel F. Haven, Esq.