Excerpt from Concio Ad Clerum: A Sketch of the Present Condition and Prospects of the Christian Church, Delivered Before the Associate Reformed Presbytery of Philadelphia at Its Meeting in the City of Baltimore, April 20, 1821 MY brethren of this Presbytery do not need to be informed of the character of that particular species of discourse, one of which they have appointed me to preach before them, on the present occasion; but for the satisfaction of other auditors, it may be proper to mention, that I have been directed by the Presbytery at its last meeting, to prepare, and deliver before them at this meeting, a discourse of that class, which has long been known in universities, and ecclesiastical assemblies, by the Latin name, concio AD clerum; which means, in English, a Sermon to the Clergy. I may add, that such discourses are not intended for the discussion of the common doctrines, duties, and con solations of the christian religion; which are the sub. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.