WILLIAM SMITH, D. D.

LATE PROVOST

or

THE COLLEGE AND ACADEMY

OT

PHILADELPHIA.

VOL. II.

ENTERED ACCORDING TO LAW.

PHILADELPHIA:

PUBLISHED BY HUGH MAXWELL AND WILLIAM TRY,

NO. 25, NORTH SECOND-STREET.

1803.

111-26-1923

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CONTENTS

OF THE

SECOND VOLUME

TWO PREFATORY LETTERS.

PAGU

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27

Letter I. On the Office and Duty of Protestant

Ministers, and the Right of exercising Pulpit-

Liberty in the handling of Civil as well as Reli-

gious subjects; especially in times of public

danger and calamity,

Letter II. An earnest Address to the Colonies,

at the opening of the Campaign, 1758.-Drawn

. up and published at the request of Brigadier-

General Forbes,

THREE MASONIC SERMONS.

Sermon I. On Brotherly Love, &c. Preached on

the Anniversary of St. John the Baptist, June

24, 1755,

Sermon II. Preached on Monday, December 28,

1778, celebrated as the Anniversary of St. John

the Evangelist. With an Appendix on the Cha-

racter of Lucius Quintius Cincinnatus,

Sermon III. Preached before the Grand Lodge

of Communication, on St. John the Baptist's

day, June 24, 1795,

N. B. The above three Sermons were preached at

the request of the GRAND LODGE of Communi.
cation, for Pennsylvania, and contains in sub-
stance all that the Author thinks it necessary
to bequeath to the Brotherhood, by way of Ser-
mons, preached at different times and in sundry
of the neighbouring States, during 48 Years past.

THREE FAST SERMONS.

Sermon IV. Preached May 21, 1756, on the Pub.

lic Past, appointed by the Government of Penn-

sylvania,

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Sermon V. Preached July 20, 1775, being on the

first American Fast, recommended by Congress, 112

Sermon VI. Preached May 3, 1781; on the Re-

commendation of Congress,

127

A THANKSGIVING SERMON.

Sermon VII. Preached December 13, 1781, being

a day set apart by Congress for a General

Thanksgiving,

141

SEVEN MILITARY SERMONS.

Sermon VIII. Preached April 5, 1757, at the re-

quest of Brigadier-General Stanwix, to the Sol-

diers under his command, previous to their

march, after Braddock's Defeat, to suppress the

Ravages of the French and Indians, on our Fron-

tier Settlements,

155

Sermon IX. Preached in the great Hall of the

College of Philadelphia, April 10, 1768, as

Chaplain pro tempore, appointed by Colonel

Wilkins, to the XVIIIth, or Royal Regiment of

Ireland; on the Christian Soldier's Military Duty, 179

Sermon X. Preached May 1, 1708, on the same

occasion, and in the same place,

190

Sermon XI. Preached May 8, 1768, in the same

place, to said Regiment; to which was added,

the celebrated Speech of a Creek Indian, against

the immoderate use of Spiritous Liquors, 201

Sermon XII. The Christian Soldier's Spiritual

Duty, June, 1768,

225

Sermon XIII. On the same subject, being the last,

or farewel to the said Regiment,—then under

marching orders,

235

Sermon XIV. Preached June 23, 1775, on the

then alarming situation of American affairs; at

the request of Colonel Cadwalader, and the

Officers of the third Battalion of Volunteer-Mili.

tia of the City of Philadelphia. Present also

the Members of Congress. To which is pre-

fixed a large and interesting Preface,

251

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CINCINNATI SERMON.

SERMON

Sermon XV. On Temporal and Spiritual Salva-

tion. Preached July 4, 1790; before, and at

the

request of, the Pennsylvania Society of the

Cincinnati,

TWO SERMONS,

287

ON THE PROPAGATION OF CHRISTIANITY AND THE SCIENCES,

AMONG THE HEATHEN AMERICANS.

308

Sermon XVI. Concerning the Conversion of the

Heathen Americans, and final propagation of

Christianity and the Sciences to the ends of the

Earth. Preached May 2, 1760, before a volun-

tary Convention of the Episcopal Clergy of

Pennsylvania, and places adjacent, and published

at their joint request,

Sermon XVII. On the same subject, preached

before the Trustees, Masters and Scholars of

the College and Academy of Philadelphia, at

the Anniversary Commencement, May 1761,

A DEDICATION SERMON.

Sermon XVIII. On the Dedication and first open-

ing of St. Peter's Church for Public Worship.

Preached in the said Church, Philadelphia, Sep-

tember 4, 1761,

TWO INTRODUCTORY SERMONS,

337

351

BEFORE RELIGIOUS CORPORATIONS FOR THE INSTITUTION OF

PUBLIC CHARITIES.

Sermon XIX. Preached October 10, 1769, in

Christ Church, Philadelphia, at the first meet-

ing of the Corporation for the relief of the

Widows and Children of Clergymen in the com.

mupion of the Church of England, in America;

particularly in the Provinces (now States] of

New-York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania : to

which is prefixed, a short account of the Ori.

gin of the pious design, with a copy of their

Charters; and annexed thereto is an Appendix,