ALLEN'S (W.) Colonies at home, 353; be- neficial results of his experimental esta- blishment, 382.
Allen's (Dr.) Psalms and Hymns for Public Worship, containing all those of dr. Watts which are deemed valuable, &c., 265; the monopoly formerly conceded to dr. Watts exists no longer, ib.; Wesley's annoyance at the alterations made in the hymns of his brother and himself, 266; previous publication of Watts's hymns in America, 267 et seq.; dr. Allen's justification of the alterations which he has made in them, 269; the attempt to subject the compositions of dr. Watts to the rigid laws of modern versification, a sacrilege against taste, 270; instances of injudicious alteration, 271; specimens of dr. Allen's original hymns, 272 et seq. Anti-Slavery Reporter, July, 1836, 256; working of the Abolition Act, ib.; ne- cessity of vigilance on the part of the friends of the negro, ib.; attempts to evade the statute, 257; lord Sligo's statement as to the industry of the negro population, 258; good behaviour of the apprentices, as testified by the several governors, ib.
Back's narrative of the Arctic Land Ex- pedition to the mouth of the Great Fish river, &c., in the years 1833-1835, 417; the early proceedings of the expedition, 418; traditionary tale illustrative of the Indian notions, 419; interesting illus- tration of the instinct of animals, 421; perilous navigation of the Thlew-ee-choh, 422; return of the expedition, 423. Barnes's notes on the Gospels, 61; on the 5th chapter of Matthew, 77 et seq. Barrow's tour round Ireland in 1835, 353; misery of the Irish pauper, 374. Bell's history of British quadrupeds,
536; popular notions concerning the bat, 539 et seq.; the history of the cat, 541.
Bickersteth's remarks on the progress of Popery, 57; its progress in Great Bri-
tain, ib.; some over-statement in this matter, ib.; the author's account of the causes of its progress, 58 et seq.; among the special difficulties in contending with it, is corrupted Protestantism,' 60; moral and religious claims of the colo- nies, 61.
Book of the Denominations, or the churches and sects of Christendom in the 19th century, 225; brief notice of Evans's "sketch of all religions," ib.; Adams's "religious world displayed," and Wil- liams's "dictionary of all religions," 226; the diversity of opinion among Christians furnishes no argument against the Divine character of the Gospel, ib.; extract, 227; error in statement regard- ing the Greek church, 228; the denomi- nations of Protestantism, 229; the au- thor's arrangement defective, 230; his remarks on the established church, 231; the king as the head of the church, 232 et seq.
Boothroyd's Holy Bible, 142; as the pro- duction of an individual, this improved version is an immense achievement, ib.; aim of the translator, 143; Jacob's dying benediction and prophecy, 144 et seq.; opinion of the work, 146; further ex- tracts, ib. et seq.
Bread of the first fruits, or short meditations on select passages of scripture for every day in the week, 259; nature of the work, ib.
Bulmer's hymns, original and select, 265; the principles laid down by him, 275; his alterations of dr. Watts's hymns, 276; mr. Bulmer's argument erroneous, ib.; his rules further dissected, 277; arrangement of the volume, 278; speci- mens of the hymns, 279 et seq. Bunyan, Conder's biographical sketch of,
Bush's questions and notes, critical and practical, upon the book of Genesis, 61. questions and notes, critical and practical, upon the book of Exodus, 61; extracts, 68 et seq.
Carey's memoir of William Carey, D.D., late missionary to Bengal, &c., 449 ; on contemporary memorials, ib.; erroneous plan of this work, 450; on dr. Carey's letter-writing, 451; an estimate of his character founded on these letters would be far from a true one, 452; the design of the publication, ib.; impression which this volume is likely to produce, 453; summary view of dr. Carey's character by his biographer, 454; professor Wil- son's description of his labours, ib. et seq.; and his general estimate of dr. Carey's character, 458; mr. Eustace Carey's negative description of him, ib.; con- trasted with mr. Jonathan Carey's ac- count, 459; dr. Carey's engaging in missionary enterprise strangely attri- buted to easiness of character, 460; his character discussed, 461; he was in reality the prime-mover and mainspring of missionary enterprise, 462; the in- fluence of his high and holy example, 468; subjects which should have been discussed by the biographer of Carey, 464.
Carlile's use and abuse of creeds and con- fessions of faith, 517; observations on the solemn league and covenant, 525; unqualified subscription to the West- minster confession required by the synod of Ulster, 526; ostensible motive of this innovation, 527; confession of faith in lieu of subscription to human creeds or articles, has been hitherto the peculiar privilege of non-established churches, ib.; the former practice defended by the learned dr. Chandler, 528; the manner in which human creeds have been framed, 529 et seq.; evidence of the inefficiency of creeds supplied by the history of the church, 532 et seq.; the Independent and Baptist churches cited as proofs of unity of doctrine maintained without subscription to human formularies, 534; objections to the Westminster confession, ib.; popish dogmas contained in it, 535; folly and guilt of requiring subscription to such principles aggravated by the cir- cumstances of Ireland, ib.; author's appeal to the presbyterians of Ireland, 536.
Caunter's oriental annual, 438; extract,
445; opinion of the volume, 446. Church, the Protestant, in Holland and England. See Fliedner's collecting
Clarke's (rev. J. B. B.) account of the infancy, religious and literary life of Adam Clarke, LL.D., &c., 396; in- tolerant spirit of the church of England against the first Methodists, 397;
conduct of Methodists towards Dissent- ers, 398; operations and character of Methodists as a religious body, 399; religion the gate to true learning, 400; difficulties at the commencement of Adam Clarke's career, 401; letters from mr. Hand, an alchemist, 408 et seq.; some account of mrs. Mary Freeman Shepherd, 411; letters from mrs. Shepherd, 412 et seq.; mr. Drew's opinion of dr. Clarke, 416; Clarke, Watson, and Drew com- pared, ib.
Conder's life of Bunyan, 82. Covetousness.
See Harris's Mammon. Love of money. Treffry. Creeds and confessions, use and abuse of; see Carlile.
Davidson's pocket commentary, consisting of critical notes on the Old and New Testament, 61; the compiler's plan and design, 71; his notes on the 4th chapter of Genesis, ib. et seq.; the compiler mis- taken in his notes on the Psalms, 75; notes on the 5th chapter of Matthew, ib. et seq.
Doddridge's family expositor, 352.
Drew's life, character, and literary labours of Samuel Drew, A.M., 396; his intel- lectual capacity developed by the in- fluence of divine grace upon his heart, 401; his struggles and his ardent love of knowledge, 404; he is accused of Calvinism, 405; supposed cause of this accusation, 406; the Methodists a pe- culiar people,' 407; the mind of mr. Drew was distinguished by its originality, 408; his opinion of dr. Clarke, 416.
Ellis's Christian keepsake and missionary annual, 438; lines on Tintern Abbey, ib.; 'lead us not into temptation,' 440.
memoirs of mrs. Ellis, 251; a lovely example of devotedness to the missionary cause, ib.; her early attachment to it, 252; her marriage, and departure for the South Seas, 253; mrs. Ellis's feel- ings on her removal from the Society Islands to the Sandwich Islands, 254; her return to England, 255; her pro- tracted sufferings borne with exemplary patience, ib.; character of the volume, 256.
Farr's new version of the psalms of David, 265; the writer disqualified for the task, 292; specimen of the work, ib. Finden's biblical keepsake, 544; opinion of the work, 547; its illustrations, 548. Fisher's juvenile scrap-book, 438. Fliedner's collecting tour to Holland and England, with a circumstantial description
of the church constitution, &c., (German,) 169; merits of the work, ib.; notice of its author, 170; difficulties of his con- gregation, ib.; causes of his tour and its results, 171; necessity of caution in estimating the motives of others ex- emplified, 172; peculiar instance of re- ligious zeal at Amsterdam, ib.; public services of religion in the Dutch churches, 173; constitution of the established re. form church, 174; comparative view of theological education in Holland and Prussia, ib.; description of Rotterdam, 175 et seq.; contemplative character of the author, 177; the friendliness of nature appreciated by him, 178; the Downs of Haarlem, 179; the water- country between Dort and Gorkum, ib. et seq.; voyage from Amsterdam to Friesland, 181; the Friesland dialect related to the English language, 182 et seq.; notice of Harlingen, 185; female costume in Friesland, 186; interior of a farm-house, 187; the improvisatore, De Clercq, 188; his religious faith, 189; important differences among the Pro- testant clergy of Holland previously to 1609, 308; struggle between the Goma- rists and the Arminians or remonstrants, 309; the religious parties in Holland after the revocation of the edict of Nantes, 310; present actual condition of the several denominations, 311; the Dutch reformed, or old established church, 312; subscription required of its ministerial candidates to the acknowledged symbols of the church, 313; exceptions stated to the examination of candidates, ib.; the Walloon or French reformed church, 314; differs from the Dutch church chiefly, if not entirely, in retain- ing the French language in the divine service, ib.; the evangelical Lutheran communion, ib.; complaint of the mem- bers separating from the Amsterdam congregation on account of the prevail- ing neology, 315; the symbolical books of the Lutheran church enumerated, note, ib.; the causes of the above separation, 316 et seq.; appeal of the accused minis- ters to the voice of the majority, 317; present state of the restored Lutheran congregation at Amsterdam, 319; its spirit and principles, ib.; the Mennonites, Baptists, or Anabaptists, 320; their his- tory suggests a lesson of importance to the congregational and Baptist churches in England, 321; specimen of Menno's theology, note, ib.; the supposition that the congregational order of church go- vernment presents a peculiar security against doctrinal and other declensions is
delusive, 322; purity of communion, 324; additional warning applicable to the Baptist churches in this country, 325; deaconesses in use in these Mennonite congregations, 326; the application of female energy in the service of the church of Christ advocated, 327; the rite of baptism among the Mennonites, 328 et seq.; the mode of its administra- tion among the three surviving churches of the old Flemish Baptists slightly differs, *322; the class of Baptists called the Collegiants or Rynsburgers, *328; the Jansenist communion, or the church of Utrecht, ib.; rise and proceedings of the party, *324; the points of difference between the Jansenists and the Roman Catholic church, *325; their obedience to the pope, *326; other circumstances connected with their church discipline, ib.; their inconsistencies, *327; de- scription of the principal service in the Dutch reformed church, *328; the mode of public worship discussed, 329; manner of prayer, 330; power of sympathy in devotion, 331; order of prayer in the Dutch reformed church very different from that of our con- gregational churches, 331; suggestions of mr. Walford respecting public prayer considered, 332; worship of the con- gregational churches as distinguished from that of the episcopal, 333; division of the principal prayer, 335; variations suggested in the order of service, 336; on the admission of responsive forms, 337; dr. Pye Smith's objection to the utterance by plurality of voices, 338; on the prayer after the sermon as used in the Presbyterian and Established churches, 339; general character of pulpit minis- trations in the Dutch reformed church, 481; the doctrines prevalent in the larger section of that body are far from the truth, 482; extract from a modern Mennonite catechism, 483; extracts from a former catechism of the same body in a better spirit, 485 et seq.; the declension from the pulpit to the pro- fessor's chair, 487; similar declensions to be found in this country, ib.; progress of neology in England, 488; the neo- logical views of Professor Van der Palm set forth in his bible for the young, 489; additional evidence of these sentiments adduced, 490; earlier manifestations of the declension in faith, 491; the esta- blished church in Holland and its di- vines, 492; professor Lampe's Theologia Activa, 493; the Lutheran church cor- rupted, 494; theological education in the Dutch universities, 495; examina-
tions of the students, 497; digest of di- vinity lectures in the university of Halle, 498 et seq.; exercises in the royal theo- logical seminary, 500; defects in the system of religious instruction in Ger- many, 501; some of these particulars applicable to our own practice, 502; reference of these particulars to the duties of the Lutheran and reformed clergy, ib.; atrocious exercise of the civil power in sacris put forth by the king of Prussia, note, 503; duties of the congregational pastor, 504; neglect of instruction in psalmody, ib.; on the importance of interchanging ex- position with synthetical preaching, 505; our author's complaint regarding cate- chizing, 506; Aug. Hermann Francke on the dearth of catechizing, 507; an acquaintance with the popular writings on religious subjects should be obtained by the university pastor, 508; application of these remarks to our own country, 509; remedial suggestion of the appointment of an university pastor, 510; his special duties, ib.; Francke's parænetic lectures, 511; existing state of theological edu- cation in this country, 512; advan- tages on this point possessed by the Congregational and Baptist bodies, 513; eminent advantages of the latter body, ib.; ought not the Congregational body to afford equal advantages to their students? 514; arrangements suggested, ib. et seq.; opinion of the present work,
Forget-me-not (the), 544; its illustrations
Friendship's offering and Winter's wreath, 438; extract, 441 et seq.
Gell's topography of Rome and its vicinity, 137; his materials excellent, and know- ledge unquestionable, ib.; the map, scien- tific and picturesque, 138; description of the Campagna, 139; early history of Rome, 140; qualifications of the au- thor, 141.
Gilbert's Christian atonement, 47; the car- dinal doctrine of divine revelation is ap- proached in a firm though cautious spirit, ib.; man is designed for a different end, and governed by different laws, than other creatures, 48; the highest happi- ness to be found in supreme love to God and entire benevolence towards our fellow creatures, 49; the interposition of the redeemer, ib.; relation subsist- ing between God and man, 50; the op- ponents to the doctrine of atonement, ib.; doctrine of vicarious suffering dis- cussed, 51; functions and bearings
of substitution, 52; the special bearing of atonement, 53; qualities essential in a valid substitution, 54; character of the work, 55.
Great metropolis (the), 423; observations on the work, 424; different parts of the metropolis contrasted, 425; the streets before day-break, 426; number of people daily entering London, ib.; probabilities of meeting, 427; number of strangers in London, 428; alleged ardour for theatricals, ib.; anecdote of mr. Borth- wick, 429; the Carlton club, ib.; gaming houses, 430 et seq.; tragical results of gaming, 434; the higher ranks, ib.; religious condition of the lower classes, 435 et seq.; metropolitan periodical lite- rature, 437; opinion of the work, 438.
Harris's Mammon, or covetousness the sin of the Christian church, 189; selfishness the source of covetousness, 190; au- thor's mode of speaking of the acts of the Deity reprehensible, 191; nature of covetousness described, 192-3; biblical import of the phrase, 194; definition of worldliness, ib.; its opposite is spiritual- mindedness, 195; the cardinal fault of the present essay stated, 196; difficulty of stating the exact point at which cove- tousness begins, 197; dangers of the Christian in his pursuit of gain, 198; covetousness denounced as the sin of the church, 199; its power on the pro- fessed servants of God, 200; justice to man should be the basis of our cal- culations, 201; the composition of true liberality, 202; present predomi- nance of covetousness in Britain, ib.; the love of Christ as an incentive to liberality, 205; opinion of the work, ib. Heath's book of beauty, 544; its em- bellishments, 546; contributors, 547.
picturesque annual, 544. Hemans's (Felicia) poetical remains, 31; critical estimate of her productions by her biographer, 32; her style of thought and feeling, 33; her early life, ib.; causes of her separation from capt. He- mans slurred over by the biographer, 35; notice of her poems published at this period, 36; estimation of her poems in America, 37; her visit to Scot- land, ib.; removal to Dublin, 38; her health declines, ib.; letter relating to the state of her health, ib.; the sabbath sonnet,' her last composition, 39; reli- gious subjects acquire a deeper interest in her mind, 40; beautiful lines to her mother's bible, ib.; "the wish," 41; "the
mountain winds," 42; despondency and aspiration, 43 et seq. And see Lawrence's last autumn, &c.
Henslow's botanist. See Maund. Holden's Christian expositor, or practical guide to the study of the holy scriptures, 61; his exposition of chapter iv. of Ge- nesis, 65 et seq.
Holland, tour in; see Fliedner. Hoppus's sketches on the continent in 1835, 464; description of Soleure, 465; sketch of the Mer de Glace, 466; progress of the Protestant faith in Belgium, 468; proposal to publish the new testament in the vulgar tongue, 462; state of religion in Germany, ib.; theology of Germany corrupted by infidel speculations, 470 et seq.; a change for the better is now working in her theological character, 472; government of the church in Prus- sia, 473; sketch of Napoleon at his zenith, and his downfall, 475; opinion of the work, 476. Hymn-books; see psalms and hymns.
Illustrations of the pilgrim's progress, with extracts from the work, and descriptions of the plates by Bernard Barton, and a biographical sketch of the life and writings of Bunyan, by Josiah Conder, 82; the illustrations, ib.; mr. Barton's description of the escape from Giant Despair, ib.; the pilgrims,' 83; Bunyan's refusal to desist from preaching, 84. Ireland, state of.
See Stanley's Ireland; Kennedy, Real grievance, &c. Irons's whole question of final causes, 111; author's aversion to Calvinism, ib.; he has exchanged one species of ultra- Calvinism for another, 112; on the de- molition of the church establishment, 113; Romanism, as a religion, 115; liberalism, its true origin, 116; the progress of popery and infidelity to be attributed to the deficient discharge of the sacred duties of the clergy, 117; the Catholics regarded as Helots, 118; real object of the book is to expose the imputed deism or infidelity of lord Brougham, ib.; qua- lifications of the author, 119; his anim- adversions on Paley's illustration of the watch, 119-121.
Jackson's memoirs of the life and writings of the rev. Richard Watson, late secre- tary to the Wesleyan Missionary Society, 396; effects of Watson's conversion on his intellectual character, 400; his ar- dour in the pursuit of knowledge, 402; the difficulties in his course, 403; his alleged heterodoxy, 405; opinion of the work, 416.
Jennings's landscape annual for 1837. See Roscoe's tourist in Spain.
Jesse's Angler's Rambles, 537; deriva- tions of the present names of the British rivers, 542.
Jireh, a scene in the pastoral life of the author, 345; extract, ib.
Keepsake (the), for 1837, 544; its illustra-- tions, 545; contributors, 546. Kennedy's instruct, employ, don't hang them; or, Ireland tranquillized, 353; his remarks on the diabolical law' li- miting the period of leases, &c., 376; the destitution of the Irish peasantry to be justly attributed to the misconduct of the landed proprietors, 377; pauperism fostered for political purposes, ib.; what might have been done for the peasantry, 378; waste lands must be brought into cultivation, 379; mischievous prin- ciples of the tithe bills relating to Ire- land, 381; author's energetic appeal to the lords of the soil', 382 et seq.; what has Protestantism done for Ireland? 384.
Keyworth's pocket expositor of the New Testament, 61; notes on the fifth chap- ter of Matthew, 80 et seq.
Laborde's journey through Arabia Petræa to Mount Sinai, and the excavated city of Petra, 1; alterations affecting the genuineness of the translation, 2; Egyp- tian cemetery and ruined temple sup- posed to belong to a mining establish- ment, ib.; Dahab conjectured to be the Midian of Jethro, 3; this conjecture has nothing to recommend it to attention, 4; caravan route from the Red Sea to Je- rusalem, ib.; translator confounds Wady Garandel with the Wady Gharendel of Burckhardt, and Girondel of Niebuhr, 5; the saphan of the Scriptures mistaken for the gazelle, ib.; approach to Petra, 6; ruins of cemeteries, &c., 7; the deco- rations of the grave adapted to blunt the idea of death, 8; date of these se- pulchral excavations, ib.; that Petra was at a very early period a commercial en- trepôt is historically certain, 9; natural boundaries of this territory, 10; occasion of its ruin, ib.; one of the remarkable excavations stated by capt. Mangles to have evidently been used as a Christian church, ib.; the archives of Petra have perished, 11; author's departure from Petra to Akaba, ib.; remains of a theatre, and other vestiges of a suburb, near Wady Moosa, ib.; the theatre supposed to have been applicable to naval games, 12; doubts upon that point, ib.; Ameimé, ‘a
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