castle described, 57; its population, lan- guage, &c., 58; description of the Ye- zeedies, ib., et seq.; their religious opi- nions, manners, &c. 59, et seq.; Mardin, its remarkable situation, 62; population, ib.; Diarbekir, 63; its situation, popu- lation, &c., ib.; the town of Nisibeen, the ancient Nisibis, 64; Mousul, ib.; site of the ancient capital of Assyria, ib., et seq.; Arbeel, 66; monument of Ak- kerkoof, ib.; description of the ruins of Babylon, 67, et seq.
Michaelis on the burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ, 377, et seq.; the testimony of the resurrection, 377; observations on this statement, 377, 8; on the inspi- ration of the evangelists, 378; distinc- tion between inspiration and revelation, 379, note; cases of apparent contradic- tion in the history of the resurrection, 380; the author's remarks on the first apparent contradiction, 380, et seq.; ob- servations on this apparent difficulty, 383; the second supposed contradiction examined, 384, et seq.; explanation of Dr. Townson, 385; opinion of Dr. Lardner, 386; remarks of the author on the Old Testament canon, 387.
Miracles, on the evidence arising from them, 490, et seq.
Mission, divine, Professor Lee's criteria for deciding in respect to a claim to, 272.
the Russian, through Mongolia to China, Timkowski's travels of, &c., 510, et seq.
Missionary, the, by W. Howitt, 563, 4. Missions in the South Seas and Sandwich Islands, Orme's defence of the, 477, et seq.
Modeen's, Mirza Itesa, Shigurf Namah-i-
Velaët, see Alexander's translation of Shigurf, &c.
Montgomery's Pelican Island, and other poems, 433, et seq.; circumstance that originated the poem, 433; the present poem adapted to give enjoyment to him only who is a poet in feeling, 434, 5; the imaginary narrator of the poem, 436; a breeze plays upon the waters, 437; the first appearance of life, 437, 8; formation of the Coral island, the destined abode of the Pelicans, 439, et seq.; the production of birds, 442, 3; introduction of the Pelicans, 444; the first brood, ib.; their nursery, 447; the resting place of their dead, 447, 8; man appears in the creation, 449, 50; moral of the poem, 451; conclusion of the poem, and pledge of the author to complete the parable, 452, et seq.; questions and answers, 454, 5; on planting a tulip-root, 455, 6;
extract from Blackwood's magazine, on Mr. Montgomery, as a religious poet, 457, 8.
Mousul, its present appearance, population, &c., 64.
Narrative of Don Juan Van Halen's im- prisonment in the dungeons of the Inqui- sition at Madrid, &c., 459, et seq. Naval history of Great Britain, by W. James, 503, et seq.; estimate of the pre- sent work, 504; admirable seamanship of Captain Hayes, during a storm on the coast of France, 505, 6.
Negro, generous conduct of one, 87, 8. Neologism, the German, 1, et seq.; the
arguments in defence of Christianity the same at all periods of time, 1; outline of the scheme of infidelity in Protestant Germany, &c., 2; denominations of the new sects, 3; incongruity of the Neolo- gical scheme with acknowledged facts, ib.; the most celebrated supporters of the system, 4; proofs from their writings that the opinions entertained by the apostles, are the great doctrines of reli- gion, held by all the orthodox churches, ib.; channels through which the opinions of this school have become known in England, 5; Mr. Rose's discourses on the state of Protestantism in Germany, ib.; remarks on his work by the German translator, 6; strictures on Mr. R.'s proposed remedy, 6, et seq.; four specific causes of the present evil, 8; the first cause, the attempt to make men disciples of Christ, by ecclesiastical mandates, &c., ib.; admirable remarks of Castellio on this subject, 9; the second source of the evil, the spirit, &c. of a state religion, 10; remarks on Mr. Rose's disapproba- tion of Spener's grand position,' ib.; the third source, the separation of a de- vout spirit from theological discussions, &c., 11; Michaelis subject to this accu- sation, ib.; the fourth cause, the intole- rance of the Protestant states of Ger- many, 12; extract from the Darmstadt Ecclesiastical Gazette, on the persecuting spirit of the anti-evangelical party, 13, 14; the author recommends domestic Piety as a counteraction, 14; excellent remarks of the French editor, 14, 15; Mr. R.'s sketch of the radical principles and character of the Anti-Christian party, 15; strictures on his observations, 17; the Neologistic theory rests on false and dangerous notions concerning the inspiration of the scriptures, 18; state- ment of a more excellent way' to cure the evil, than Mr. R.'s mode by sub
scription to declarations of faith,' &c., 18, 19; Ernesti on the teaching of the Holy Spirit, 20; remarks on Mr. R.'s assertions, &c. by the German translator, 21, 2; curious article from the Die All- gemeine Zeitung, 22; further remarks of the German translator on Mr. R.'s statements, 23, 4; naked avowal of Deism, 24; the infidelity of the Protest- ant clergymen has driven many into Papal communion, 26; high claims of the translator for the existence of the pre- sent form of religion in Germany, 27, 8; Lessing's high admiration of the ortho- dox faith, 28; origin of M. Stapfer's reflections, &c., 29; character of M. Stapfer, ib.; analysis of his dissertation, ib.; his account of the opponents of the modern German school, 30, 1; he thinks there is a decided and widely spreading change among the German theologians, 31; progress of religious literature in France, 32; extract from a Dutch pam- phlet, by a converted Jew, on the modern Neologists, 32, 3.
New South Wales, Cunningham's two years in, 412, et seq.
Nicolas's history of the battle of Agin-
court, &c., 543, et seq.; character and consequence of the battle of Agincourt, 543, 4; materials of the present work, 544; the battle described, 544, 5. Nielles, Essai sur les; by Duchesne the elder, 363, et seq.
Niello, working in, the process described, 374.
Noel's sermons, 208, et seq.; character of the author's parochial discourses, 208; on the doctrine of the Trinity, 209, et seq.; the love of human applause, 212, 13; on the spirit of proselytism, 214, 15; appeal to the enemies of evangelical truth, 215, 16.
Notes and reflections, rambling, by Sir A. B. Faulkner, 423, et seq.
Notice sur Jean Frederic Oberlin, Pasteur à Waldbach, 97.
Oberlin, Jean Frederic, notice sur, 289, et seq.; situation of the Ban-de-la-Roche, 290; height of the Hautchamp, ib.; vil- lage of Waldbach, ib.; general descrip- tion of the canton, 291; the inhabitants Lutherans, ib.; account of M. Stouber, the former pastor, 292; he causes the children to be taught to read, ib.; pro- cures bibles for the peasants and their children, ib.; they are sought after by the Roman Catholics of the neighbour- ing districts, ib. opposition of the priests, 292, 3; removal of M. Stouber to
Strasbourg, 293; sketch of the early life of M. Oberlin, ib.; he succeeds M. Stouber at the Ban-de-la-Roche, 294; plot formed against his life, ib.; his firm conduct on becoming acquainted with it, 294, 5; he prevails on the peasants to open a road and build a bridge, 295; detail of the difficulties encountered, 296, 7; introduces an improved mode of cul- tivating the potato, 297; forms an agri- cultural society, ib.; encourages knitting, spinning, &c., 298; builds a school, 299; his care of the religious instruc- tion of his parishioners, 300; finds amusements for the children, 301; ami- cably arranges an old contest with the seigneurs of the district, 302; remark- able proof of his influence over his flock, 302, 3; he establishes a dispensary, 304; death of his wife. 304, 5; his re- flections on his loss, 305; his striking illustration of the benefits of affliction, 306; his affectionate mode of addressing his people, 307; conversation betwzen an English traveller and the driver of a car, respecting M. Oberlin, 307, 8; his de- scription of the women, their dress, dialect, &c., 309; noble disinterestedness of Sophia Bernard, 310; M. Oberlin's labours for the Bible Society, 312; mode of collecting money, 313; account of his last illness, 315; his funeral, 315, 16; religious tenets, 317; extract from his address to his parishioners read at his funeral, 317, 18.
Offering, Friendship's, 557, et seq.; prin- cipal contributors, 576; Palinodia, ib. et
Orfah, the Roman Edessa, 56; origin of its
present name, ib.; its castle, ib.; popula-
tion, language, &c., 58. Orme's defence of the missions in the South Seas and the Sandwich Islands, &c., 477, et seq.; attack of Christian missions in the Quarterly Review, 477, 8; forged letter purporting to be written by Boki, a chief of the Sandwich Islands, 478; letter from Mr. Ellis to the editor, shewing Boki's letter to be spurious, 478, 9; disingenuous conduct of the editor, 479; testimony of the prudent conduct of the missionaries, ib.; Mr. Orme's manly appeal to the editor of the Quar- terly, 480, et seq.; further proof of the spuriousness of the letter said to have been written by Boki, 482.
memoirs, &c. of John Urquhart, 546, et seq.; Dr. Chalmers's account of Mr. Urquhart, 546; on the doctrine of a gradation of rewards and punishments, 547, et seq.; extracts from Mr. Ur-
quhart's letter relative to missionary sub- jects, 551, et seq.; remarks on the early death of persons eminently pious, 556; on the decay of religious fervour in some who live to old age, ib.
Orme on the importance of a familiar ac- quaintance with all the branches of Christian evidence, 487, et seq. Ottley's collection of fac-similies of scarce and curious prints, 363, et seq.
inquiry into the early history of engraving upon copper and in wood, 363, et seq.
Oxley, Mr., his discoveries in Australia, 414.
Palingenesia, the world to come, 344, et seq.; subject of the poem, 345; the re- puted author, ib. Palinodia, 576, et seq.
Parents, on the responsibility of, 174. Peintre graveur, by Adam Bartsch, 363, et seq.
Pelion, an evening on; a poem, 175, et seq.; the time of the poem, 175; call to arm, 175, 6; the invocation, 177, 8; anticipation of the future happiness of Greece, 178, 9.
Pendulum, death by the, as stated to have been practised in the dungeons of the Spanish inquisition, 460.
Pen, the, stanzas on, 76, 7. Persia, travels in, 193, et seq.; general in- terest attaching to the eastern hemisphere, 194; the oriental system of government not fairly chargeable with all the evils attributed to it, 195; Captain Fraser's character of the Persians, 196; Sir John Malcolm's estimate of them, 197; gene- ral remarks on the Persians, 198, 9; they do not occupy the lowest rank in the scale of political freedom, ib.; no hope of a change in the Persian system of despotism, 199; the melioration of the social character must precede a change in the system of government, 200; presentation of Col. Kinneir at the Persian court, 202, et seq.; orders of knighthood created by Mohammedan princes for Christians, 203, note; splen- dour of the Persian monarch's appear- ance, ib.; Captain Malcolm's description of the Persian king's dress at an audi- ence in 1800, 204, 5; curious incident relating to the king's giant, 205; the king inquires of Sir J. Malcolm respect- ing the English government, 205, 6; he is deficient in personal courage, 206; Lieut. Alexander's character of him, 206, 7; the heir apparent, 207; affecting anecdote of one of the young princes, ib.
Phraseology, religious, remarks on, 170. Places, enumeration of, most famous for the transcription of books, 533. Planters, petition and memorial of the, in Demarara and Berbice, on the subject of manumission examined, 417, et seq. Playing-cards, Singer's Researches into the history of, 363, et seq.
Pleyel, Sir A. B. Faulkner's account of a visit to, 424, 5.
Poetry, satirical, objections to it, 47. Pollock's course of time, 344, et seq.; introductory conversation between two celestial beings and a stranger, 346; sub- ject of the second book, 348; the third book, 349; extract, ib.; the fourth book, the poet, 351, et seq.; apostrophe to love, 354; on friendship, 355, 6; the seventh book, 356; the end of time, ib.; the re- surrection, 357; the sea gives up its dead, 358, 9; separation of the good and the bad, 359; the last book, 360; the con- clusion, ib.; general character of the poem, 361,2; notice of the author's death, 362.
Prayer, Fincher's achievements of, 538, et seq.
Reasons, a few philosophical, against catho- lic emancipation, 185, et seq. Redford's Pastor's Sketch-book, 284, et seq.; design and contents of the work, 285; the Antinomian, 285, 6. Reformation, on the, in Ireland, 97, et seq.; the growth of popery in Ireland has been greatly promoted by the Protestant church, 98; advantage gained by the Irish clergy by the decay of Protestantism, 99; the tithes better paid by Catholic than by Pro- testant parishioners, ib.; the Irish clergy too rich to attend closely to their duty, 100; evil occasioned by the enlargement of the parishes, ib.; consequences of the great improvement in Ireland, under Mr. Grattan's constitution, 101; the increase of tillage tended to impoverish the coun- try, ib.; absenteeism, ib. ; effects of the union, ib.; affluence of the Protestant clergy, 102; their congregations join the Romish congregations, ib.; remedy for the evil, ib.; conduct to be adopted by the clergy, ib.; improvement within the church of Ireland, 103; measures adopted by three different classes of the commu- nity, 104; double system of education, ib.; different societies instituted, ib.; the educationists opposed by the Romish clergy, 105; the laity taught to read the Scriptures, 106; origin of the religious debates, &c., ib.; attempts of the Romish clergy to put down the schools, 107; la-
bours of the readers, 107, 8; persecuting conduct of a priest of Cavan, 109; three schoolmasters conform to the Protestant religion, 110; further conversions, with a public recantation, 111; Lord Farn- ham's kindness misrepresented by the Romish priests, 112; circumstances fa- vourable to the reformation in Cavan, 113; reformation in Sligo, 114; in Gal- way, &c., ib.; remarkable occurrences in Limerick, 115; firm conduct of Mr. Mur- ray, 116; inquiry in respect to the best mode of bringing the Irish Catholics over to the reformed religion, 117. Religion and theology, difference between them, 393, 4.
Religion, domestic, 225, 6; objections against its practice considered, 226, 7. Religion, the Protestant, Rose's present state of, in Germany, 1, et seq. Remembrancer, Christian and literary, or, The Amulet, 557, et seq. Remusat, M., his critique on the Chinese version of St. Mark's gospel, 520, 1; on the two versions of the whole bible, by Dr. Morrison, and Dr. Marshman, 521; ex- tract from his retrospect of the first ten years of the Protestant mission to China, 521, 2.
Resolutions of the Reformation Society, 97,
Resurrection, the, 357; the sea gave up its dead, 358, 9.
Revelation, lectures on select portions of the evidence of, 485, et seq.; origin of the association of ministers and churches of the congregational order, 485, 6; num- ber and subjects of the lectures, 487; Mr. Orine on the importance of a familiar acquaintance with all the branches of Christian evidence, 487, et seq.; remarks on miracles, and the evidence arising from them, 490, et seq.; Mr. Burder, on the evidence of revelation arising from prophecy, 493, 4; Remarks on Dr. Col- lver's estimate of Jacob Bryant, 494; Dr. C.'s illustration of his second test of the claim of revelation to inspiration, 495, 6; Walford on the character of Christ, 496, et seq.; on the efficacy of fervent prayer, 499; Mr. Reed on the evidence of revelation deducible from the success of the gospel, 500; the preacher's introduction of his argument, ib.; sum- mary of the argument, 501, 2; Mr. Fletcher on the doctrine of transubstan- tiation, as not resting on the same ground as the doctrine of the Trinity, 502, 3. Review, Quarterly, its attack on Christian
missions. See Orme's defence, &c. Roberts's, Emma, memoirs of the rival
houses of York and Lancaster, &c., 428, et seq.; difficulty of the author's task, 431; battle of Barnet, 431, 2.
Rose, the Rev. J. H., Dr. Bretschneider's vindication of the modern theology of Lutheran Germany against the accusa- tions of, 389, et seq.
Salpetrière, at Paris, description of it, 427, 8. Sciography, or Examples of Shadows, by J. Gwilt, 506, et seq.
Scott's, Sir Walter, life of Napoleon Buo- naparte, 148, et seq.
Sermons, by the hon. Gerard Noel, 208, et seq.
parochial, by the rev. C. Bradley, 208, et seq.; on the destination of the soul, 217, 18.
Shoberl's Forget-me-not, 557, et seq. Sickness, hymn on recovery from, by Bishop Heber, 476, 7.
Singer's researches into the history of play- ing cards, 363, et seq.
Skailers, curious description of some, by a learned Hindoo, in a visit to Scotland, 163.
Sketch Book, Redford's Pastor's, 284, et seq.
Sketches, American, 83, et seq.; merits of
Washington Irving's writings, 83; com- parative view of American cities, 84, et seq.; wretched condition of the slaves in Carolina, 87; generous conduct of a ne- gro, 87, 8; the author satirizes the South Carolina slave act, 88, et seq.
Sketches of Persia, 193, et seq. Slaves in Carolina, their wretched condition,
Solitary hours, 272, et seq.
Society, reformation, resolutions of the, 97, et seq.
Sooffees, their different sects, 263. Soonees, and Sheahs, radical difference be tween them, 256.
Sophocles, the Edipus Rex of, Hughes's vocabulary to, 467, et seq.
Soul, the, on the destination of, 217, 18. Souvenir, the literary, 557, et seq.; contri- butors, 567; extract from the little brook and the star', 567, et seq.; Psyche borne by zephyrs to the island of pleasure, 570, 1; the last of the barbers, a portrait, by Miss Mitford, 571, 2; stanzas on seeing flags hanging in a country church, by A. A. Watts, 573, 4. Spain, Llorente's History of the Inquisi- tion of, abridged, 459, et scq. Stanzas on seeing flags hanging in a coun- try church, by A. A. Watts, 573, 4. Stapfer's M. Reflexions suggérées par l'an- nonce du Concours qui doit s'ouvrir, pour
la nomination de Deux Professeurs à la Faculté de Théologie Protestante de l'Academie de Montauban, 1, et seq. State, the heavenly, on the principal consti- tuents of, 227, 8.
Staunton, Sir George, his testimony to the qualifications of Dr. Morrison, as a trans- lator into the Chinese language, 519. Stouber, M., Pastor of Waldbach. See Oberlin, &c.
Taylor's history of the transmission of an- cient books to modern times, 531, et seq.; the subject includes the whole system of historical evidence, 531; Christianity de- mands the same assent that yielded to the same proof in all other cases, 531,2; enumeratim of places most famous for the transcription of books, 533; the pre- valent opinion respecting the dark ages incorrect, 534; learning was never ex- tinct, ib.; the remains of Egyptian art exhibit the peculiar despotism of that country, 535, et seq.
Teaching, De Prati's outlines of an im-
proved system of, 541, et seq. Theology, German, Dr. Bretschneider's il- lustration of, since the year 1750, 403, et seq.
Thompson's travels and adventures in South Africa, 129, et seq.
Three months in Ireland, 185, et seq. Tigris, description of the, 56.
Time, Pollock's course of, a poem, 344, et seq.
Timkowski's travels of the Russian mission
through Mongolia to China, &c., 510, et seq.; colloquial language of the Chinese, 510, 11; on the invention of alphabetic characters, 511; it is assigned by tradi- tion to the Phenicians, 512; remarks of M. Malte Brun, on the policy of China, in regard to its language, 512, 13; Dr. Morrison's early opinion of the Chinese language, 513; disadvantageous nature of the language, 514; difficulty of trans- fusing Christian ideas, &c. into the Chinese language, 514, 15; unsuccess- ful attempt of the Romish missionaries to convey European knowledge through the Chinese language, 515; a harmony of the gospels, in Chinese, in the British Museum, ib.; attack of the Quarterly Review on the Chinese translations, 516; Dr. Morrison's translation of the Bible into Chinese, 517; translation by Dr. Marshman, 517, 18; Sir George Staun- ton's translations from the Chinese, 519; his testimony to Dr. Morrison's qualifica- tions, as a Chinese scholar, 520; critique of M. Remusat on the Chinese version of
St. Mark's gospel, 520, 1; his remarks on the two versions of the whole Bible, by Dr. Morrison, and Dr. Marshman, 521; extract from his retrospect of the first ten years of the Protestant mission to China, 521, 2; religious and scientific mission of the Russians at Peking, 523; the ar- ticle of the treaty for its establishment, 524; M. Timkowski, appointed to con- duct a new mission of relief to Peking, ib.; his route, and the distance travelled, 524, 5; description of the great wall, 525; Chinese and Russian dictionary, ib.; M. Von Klaproth's ambiguous notice of Dr. Morrison's dictionary, 526; Roman Ca- tholic bishop of Peking appointed by the Emperor of Brazil, 526; the Chinese ignorant of astronomy, 526, 7; letter to the Greco-Russian archimandrite, indi- cative of the situation of the Portuguese missionaries, 527, 8; cause of the late persecution of the native Christians in China, 528; prevalence of Christianity among the mandarins, and the members of the royal family, ib.; cruel treatment of the Christians, ib.; M. Von Klaproth's observations on the last Russian and Eng- lish embassies to China, 530, 1. Trinity, the, remarks on the doctrine of, 209, et seq.
Urquhart, John, Orme's memoirs of, inclu- ding letters and select remains, 546, et seq.
Van Diemen's Land Bible association, 415,
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