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promised that it shall be very white and good, and I depend upon his promise.

"I am happy that the plan I recommended to the Synod, to assess each book at 6 cents was adopted; it is the surest and most productive to answer the benevolent purpose, to obtain which I am willing to bestow my labour and toil."

"When T gave you the tide-page, it occurred to me, that an appropriate text from the.Scriptures, would be an excellent motto to dignify the page, and might serve a good purpose to admonish every individual, who would certainly read it; but the thought or rather the thing escaped me. If our committee have not already published the copyright, I refer it to you and them, whether, under [the] name, where mottos are usually placed, it would not be eligible to add — 'Let the word of Christ dwell in you richlv in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs, singing with grace in your hearts unto the Lord.' Coloss. 3. 16. If the publication of the copyright be already made, it will be too late to make this addition."

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"Your faithful friend and servant,

        "J. H. LIVINGSTON.
I. L. Kip, Esq."

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In the course of the past year, the Vice-President of the College, the pious, loved, and honoured Condict, was suddenly, after a short but severe illness, removed to another and better world: — a mournful dispensation of Divine Providence, which bereaved the Church of New-Brunswick of an excellent pastor, whose faithful ministrations it had enjoyed for several years, and the College of an officer, under whose able and faithful superintendence, this Institution had already acquired considerable reputation. The death of this good man was soon followed by that of his son, a youth of great promise, who had been an instructer in the College; and a few weeks after, another youth, a graduate of the Institution, admired for his amiable disposition, ardent piety, and brilliant talents, was laid in the grave.

The Doctor, with many others, was deeply affected by these events, well knowing the loss which the Church and the College had sustained: and, in closing his address at the Commencement of the same year, he took a short but pathetic notice of them, to enforce the sage and affectionate counsels, which he had considered it his duty to impart, upon the occasion to the candidates for the Baccalaureate.

This address was altogether worthy of its venerable