Southern District of New-York, ss. BE IT REMEMBERED, That on the Tenth day of April, A. D. 1827, in the Fifty-first L. S. year of the Independence of the United States *** of America, G. & C. CARVILL, of the said district, have deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof they claim as proprietors, in the words following, to wit: Lel ters on Clerical Manners and Habits; addressed to a Student in the Theological Seminary, at Princeton, N.J. By SAMUEL MILLER, D. D. Professor of Ecclesiastical His. tory and Church Government, in the said Seminary. In conformity to the Act of Congress of the United States, entitled “ An Act for the encouragement of Learning, hy seeuring the copies of Maps, Charts, and Books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies, during the time therein mentioned.” And also to an Act, entitled “ An Act, supplement. ary to an Act, entitled an Act for the encouragement of Learning, by securing the copies of Maps, Charts, and Books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies, during the times therein mentioned, and extending the benefits thereof to the arts of designing, engraving, and etching historical and other printe." FRED. I. BETTS, 1 IX A. BORRENSTEIN, PRINT, PRINCETON, N. . 1477 72 Introductory Remarks—Importance of the sub- ject—Prejudices against every attempt to discuss it—These prejudices considered—Good manners defined—How to be studied and attained—How knowledge of the world is to be gained—Value of good manners—Peculiarly valuable to clergy- The question discussed, whether clerical man- hers ought to bear a peculiar character—The as- sertion made that they ought—Points of this peculiarity—FIRST point—Dignity, Second point—Gentleness, THIRD point—Condescen- sion,-FourTH point—Affability, FIFTH point —Reserve, Sixth point—Uniformity.—These principles not calculated to form artificial, stiff manners—No perfect models of manners in this page. Offensive personal habits--Spitting on floors and carpets-Excessive use of Tobacco--Use of ar- dent spirits-Fondness for luxurious eating- Boisterous laughter-Paring the nails-Combing the hair -- Yawning--Picking the teeth-Lean- ing on the table— Mode of sitting in company--- Importance of sitting erectly-Pulling at arti- On conversation--Importance of the subject- Talking too much--Excessive silence-Tale- - Paying close attention in conversation—Treat- |