Mr. C. commences with some observations on revivals in America. On this subject, I think, he does not write very consistently. It is scarcely possible to give a more gloomy, disparaging description of the American revivals than that which he presents. He represents them as exerting a most pernicious influence on the churches, on the young, and on the enemies of religion, rendering "the character of Christians undignified and uninfluential," and reducing them to a state of "contempt and ridicule." He says, "The good that they are occasionally the means of effecting is secured at the expense of the dignity, influence, and subsequent enjoyment of the church; and at the expense, too, of much that is lovely and permanent in the character of pure religion." Now, if this account of American revival meetings be correct, they must be a very great evil, and ought to be entirely discountenanced by Christians. Yet Mr. C. says, "Revival meetings may do for America." "The system is their own, and is almost universally understood and recognized." He also says, "The correctness of the reports which have reached this country respecting their revivals, perhaps, ought not to be seriously questioned." But if the reports of American revivals which have reached this country be in general correct, I think the description of Mr. C. must be very defective in that important quality; for there is a very wide difference between his description and those reports. If we doubt the correctness of his description, he has himself supplied us with an apology; for he says, "Things are not always in reality what they appear to be to the persons who describe them. Besides, truth is seldom naked, and its dress frequently makes an erroneous impression." Mr. C. says, "It is not my intention to degrade our American brethren; indeed, I cannot." True. But I suppose they will not consider that he passes a very high compliment on them, by first describing their meetings as he has done, and then saying, "The system is their own, and is there almost universally understood and recognized." His remarks on the American revivals "are, no doubt well intended," but I believe it would be difficult for any one to say what good end they are calculated to answer.