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Job, Rev. Z., Miss Farmer's "Memoir" of, Livingstone, Dr., in South Africa, 174, 232, 557,

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Macdonald's "Creation and the Fall," 260
Merivale's "Christian Records," 546
Moore's "Zion's Service of Song," 67
Morning Clouds, 357

Mountain (Col. A.) "Memoirs and Letters "
of, 927

New Publications announced, 270, 643, 929
O'Neill's "Catechism of Popery," 927

Our Home Islands, 1121

Owen's Memoir of G. B. Thorneycroft, Esq.,
70

Parry, Rear-Admiral Sir W. E., " Memoirs
of, 358

Pearson, Rev. J., Barrett's "Recollections
of, 269

Rationale of Justification by Faith, 265
Religion in earnest, 269

Kigy's "Modern Anglican Theology," 927
Sæcula Tria: an Allegory of Life, 360
Sheppard's "Foreign Sacred Lyre," 360
Sime's Bible Manual," 1121

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Smith's (Dr. George) "History of Wesleyan
Methodism," vol. I., 638

Solace in Sickness and Sorrow, 69
Stewart's "Tent and the Khan," 641
Stow's Bible Emblems," 268

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Stroud's Analytical Index to the Four
Gospels and Acts of the Apostles," 549
Tatham, Miss Emma, Mrs. Westbrook's
"Memoir" of, 70

The Author: a Poem, 359

The Book and its Missions, 269

The Ottoman Empire, 549

The Reason Why, 642

The Sheepfold and the Common, 1121
Thorneycroft, G. B., Esq., Owen's " Memoir"
of, 70

Urling's "Vocal Gymnastics," 546

Vigis's "Character and Offices of Christ," 70
Walker's "Cottage Sketches," 1120

West, (Rev. Daniel,)" Life and Journals" of,
928

West and Sugden's "Hymn-Tune Book," 268

66

558-his Missionary Travels and Researches
in South Africa," noticed, 1121

Lockwood, Rev. J. P., communications from,
488, 705

Lot, Moravian use of the, 948

Manichæan system, sketch of, 47

Martyn, Henry, mentioned, 790, 892
Maxwell, Lady, mentioned, 1066
Maynooth, references to, 169, 362

Mecca, and the " Kaaba," Lieutenant Burton's
visit to, 138

Medina and the prophet's tomb, Lieutenant
Burton's visit to, 37

Melita of Scripture, identification of, with
Malta, 697

Memorabilia of modern Church history: II. Mis-
sions in Pegu, Burmah, 329-III. Gems from
the Coral Islands, 513

Memorial tree, at Alpraham, 217
Methodism, introduction of, into Armin, 2; into
Cheshire, 217; into Settle, 291; into Grimes-
thorpe, 968-influence of, in the valley of the
Mississippi, 603, 717-state of, in the Berwick
and Ayr Circuits sixty-four years ago, 1064,
1065-progress of, in Germany, 1126-opening
for, in German Switzerland, 1126

Miller, Hugh, of Cromarty, glance at the story
of his life, 413-extract from his "Testimony
of the Rocks," 612

Milton and Hesiod, 16-translation of Milton's
"Paradise Lost" into Icelandic, mentioned,
1124

Ministry, qualifications for the, 979, 980
Miracles, cessation of, 534

Moffat, Rev. R., mentioned, 558

Montgomery, James, mentioned, 167-stanzas
by, on the Rev. W. Threlfall, 545

Moravians, Missions of, in Mongolia, 632-
Synod of, at Herrnhut, 948. See also Hutton.
Morning thoughts, 436

Mulberry-plantations in China, 813
Myles's" Chronological History of Methodism,"
character of, 639

Nautical words used by Luke, examples of, 599
Nelson, John, mentioned, 218, 219, 220
Nestorians, a Missionary to the, 891
Newton, Dr., his biographer, and the "Chris-
tian Observer," 1012-mentioned, 2, 10, 11
Nonconformists, an hour with one of the, 488

Open-air preaching, scenes at the commence-
ment of, 161-by Bishops and Clergy in the
present day, 836

Ordination does not convey the right to the
ministerial office, 979

Our large cities, their alarming aspects, 815

Palmerston, Lord, foreign policy and home
administration of, 363

Pantheism, a scriptural, 1114-referred to, 305,
345, 1110

Parry, Sir Edward, on the doctrine of sacra-
mental grace, 420-" Memoirs" of, noticed,
358; extract from, 408

Parsees, history and character of the, 235
Paul, at Athens, 452, 1105-voyage and ship-
wreck of, 597, 693-conversion of, 614
Paulicians in the nineteenth century, 806
Pegu, Burmah, Missions in, 329, 1127
Pelagian controversy, account of the, 350, 354, 438
Pentecost, the day of, 240

Peripatetics, 1109. See also Aristotle.

Peter, mission of, to the Gentiles, 114-sermon
of, on the day of Pentecost, 247-apostolate
of, 899, 983-his reputed residence at Rome,
992-his martyrdom, 993

Pharisuism, cardinal errors of, 536
Philosophy, ancient, remarks on, 522

Pilgrim fathers, the, 705

Plague-ship, the, 702

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Polar regions, life in the, 408

Popery, books relating to, noticed, 68, 69, 70,
359, 548, 927-in Feejee, 373; at the Gambia,
1054; in Ireland, 455, 1072; in the West
Indies, 958, 1052, 1053-other references to,
167, 169, 453, 646, 819, 960, 987, 1091, 1133
Powell, Rev. Thomas, character of, in early life,
99

Prayer, objections to, answered, 1104

Prayer-meetings, in private houses, notes on,
301, 377-in Germany, 460-in Denmark and
the Duchies, 461

Prophetic office, note on the, 976

Pulpit, essay on the, by the Rev. Thornley
Smith: its history, 320-its power, 421
Puritans, notices of the, 488, 706
Pusey, Dr., an old mis-statement of, relating to
the Wesleyans, revived, 1020
Puseyism, referred to, 420, 1026, 1043
Pythagoras, doctrines of, 524

Raglan, Lord, anecdotes of, 333

Rationalism, features of, 49-references to, 209,
211, 269, 305, 307, 621, 622, 624, 1026-works
relating to, noticed, 927, 1118

RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

A Spanish exile, 77

Africa, South: From the Rev. T. Arbousset,

80

Africa, West: Bishop Weeks's last letter, 951
Algeria, 951
Anniversaries:

British and Foreign Bible
Society, 552-Church Missionary Society,
552-London Missionary Society, 553–
Baptist Missionary Society, 553-London
City Mission, 554

China, nineteen years in, 178
Colportage in America, 80

Dr. Livingstone in South Africa, 174
Evangelical Alliance, Meeting of the, at Ber-
lin, 555, 648

Feejce, 1046. See also under WESLEYAN
MISSIONARY SOCIETY.

Germany: Moravian Synod at Herrnhut, 948
-a Methodist Conference in, 1126
India: Converts under trial, 1045-heroic
perseverance of Missionaries in the Fast,
1127-letter from a Missionary's wife,
martyred at Cawnpoor, 1128
Jerusalem, 1045

Jews at Marseilles, 171-in Germany, 458
New Hebrides, 368

Prayer-meetings in Germany, 460-in Den-
mark and the Duchies, 461
Praying for the Holy Ghost, 174
Public education, 367

Shipwrecks: life-boat services, 739
Sweden: Bishop Thomander and his first
pastoral, 74-extract from the speech of the
King of Sweden, at the opening of Parlia-
ment, 77-the revival in Sweden, 171

The British Minister at Washington a Sab-
bath-keeper, 949

Tounghoo, Burmah, 949

Turkey, as it was, and as it is, 77-question of
liberty in, 1129

Turkey in Asia, 177, 739

Wesleyan Conference: The Irish Conference,

817-the British Conference, 819-stations
of the Wesleyan Ministers, &c., in Great
Britain, 822; in Ireland, 832, 835; on the
Foreign Missions, 835; in connexion with
the Australasian Conference, 939, with the
Canada Conference, 941, with the Confer-
ence of Eastern British America, 944, with
the French Conference, 945 — Annual
Address to the Societies, 834-obituary of
Wesleyan Ministers, in Great Britain, &9;
in Ireland, 849; on Mission stations, 946
WESLEYAN MISSIONARY SOCIETY:
Africa, South, 747. Albany, 83, 655, 850,
851, 852-Bechuana Country, 853-Cape
of Good Hope, 853, 956-Kaffraria, Bri-
tish, 181, 274, 851-Kaffraria Proper,
274-Natal, 656

Africa, Western. Cape Coast, 279, 375,
376, 957-Gambia, 183, 463, 1054-Gold
Coast, 374, 1054-Sierra-Leone, 84, 463,
1048, 1049-slave-trade, revival of, 1048
America, British. Newfoundland, 279
America, Central. Honduras, 278, 1034
Anniversary of the Wesleyan Missionary
Society, 556, 740
Australasia and Polynesia. Annual Con-
ference, 464-Feejee, 85, 86, 183, 275,

RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE, continued.

372, 557, 740, 1135-Friendly Islands, 654
-South Australia, 1051-Tasmania, 1050
-Victoria, 466, 1134
Ceylon, 652

China, 179, 280, 372, 651

Contributions, 88, 188, 280, 376, 468, 570,
658, 855, 960, 1054, 1136
Debt, liquidation of the, 559
France, 569

India, Continental, 462, 557, 559, 1132.
Madras, 81, 368, 371, 652, 854, 1133-
Mysore, 653, 954, 1133-military revolt,
8:4, 1054-prayer for India, 952-Bishop
of Calcutta's pastoral, 953-minute of
the General Committee on the Indian
mutiny, 1130

Ireland, 755

"John Wesley," Mission ship, 372

Medical Missionaries, 462

Missionaries, death of, 463. See also
Report

Niger Expedition, 1048

Receipts of the Society for 1856, 559
Report, 558

Thomas, Rev. J. Stewart, Kaffir compunc-
tion for the murder of, 274
West Indies. Antigua, 656-Bahamas, 658
-Barbadoes, 657-Demerara, 657, 960—
Dominica, 1053-Hayti, 959-Montser-
rat, 657, 1052-St. Martin's, 1053-St.
Vincent's, 1136

West, Rev. Daniel, 373–376, 463
Young Women's Christian Association, 458
Reuben, thoughts on the character of, 609
REVIEWS. See Chauvet, Gill, Gnosticism,
Hutton, Jackson, Smith, and LITERARY
NOTICES.

Revival of religion, in Sweden, 171

Robinson, Rev. E. J., communications from,
124, 312, 402, 504

Rochdale, a good town-custom of, mentioned, 793
Roe, Charles, Esq., of Macclesfield, anecdote of,
897

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Simpson, Bishop, and Dr. M'Clintock, of the
Methodist Episcopal Church of America, visit
of, to Europe, 817, 821, 1126, 1127
Simpson, David, and John Wesley, 896
Singing, congregational, observations on, 67
Slater, Edward, Mr. Wesley's coachman, men-
tioned, 292

Smith, Mrs. Martha, memorials of, 683
Smith's (James, Esq.)

Voyage and Shipwreck

of St. Paul," reviewed, 597
Socrates, teaching of, 525
Sophists, system of the, 525

Southey's Life of Wesley, remarks on, 640
Stephen, the proto-martyr, 529-referred to, 619,
626, 627

Stoddard, Rev. D. T., of the Nestorian Mission,
biographic sketch of, 891

Stoicism described, 345, 527, 1110
Sunday-schools, relation of, to the ministry and
to the church, 510-Wesleyan, "Hymn-
Books" for, noticed, 1120-statistics of Wes-
leyan Sunday and day schools, 837

Sweden, religious revival in, 171-winter travels
in, 634

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Genesis i. 1; Job i. 1....15
Genesis i.-iii.....265
Genesis xlix. 4....609

Deuteronomy xxxiv. 1-5....272
Deuteronomy xxxiv. 6....73
Isaiah vi.....13

Psalm exvi. 15....679
Proverbs x. 26....688
Ezekiel xxxiii. 32....784
Hosea ii. 14....273
Malachi ii. 7....974
Matthew v. 23, 24....1007
Matthew xvi. 13-19....902
Matthew xxviii. 16-20....52
Mark xvi. 15; Romans viii. 19-22....58
Luke xxiv. 50; Acts i. 12....53
John i. 42....900

John xii. 41; Acts xxviii. 25, 26....19
John xvi. 7; xiv. 28....310
John xvii. 17....208, 305
John xvii. 24....1075
John xxi. 1-18....905
John xxi. 18, 19....993
Acts i. 4, 5....310
Acts ii. 1, &c., 240
Acts iii. 6....906
Acts iv. 32....530
Aets v. 1-11....983
Acts vi. 1-4....530
Acts vi. 5....531

Acts vi. 6, 8....533

Acts vi. 9-15....534

Acts vii. 2-53....535

TEXTS ILLUSTRATED, continued.

Acts vil 53; Galatians iii. 19; Hebrews ii.
2, 5....21

Acts vii. 55, 56....537

Acts viii. 18....985

Acts ix. 1-19; xxii 3-16; xxvi. 9-20....620-
627

Acts x. 1, &c., 985

Acts x. 44....114

Acts x. 48....988

Acts xii. 2....989

Acts xii. 3-19....990
Acts xii. 20-23....991

Acts xvii. 14....1106

Acts xvii. 16....1108

Acts xvii. 18-21....1110

Acts xvii. 22-34....1112-1115

Acts xx. 28....872

Acts xxii. 28...616

Acts xxvi. 10....619

Acts xxvii. 1-12....599-603

Acts xxvii. 13-44....693-697

Acts xxvii. 16, 17, 29, 40....598

Acts xxviii. 1....697

1 Corinthians xi. 26.....428

Galatians i. 17, 18....626

Galatians ii. 9; Romans i. 13....993

Galatians ii. 11, 12....988

Ephesians ii. 8 ...308

2 Timothy ii. 2; iv. 2; Titus i. 5, 9....979

Hebrews i. 14....18

Hebrews ix. 23....14

James i. 18....308

1 Peter i. 1; 2 Peter i. 16; iii. 1....992

1 Peter i. 23....308

1 Peter v. 13....992

1 John iii. 9....308

Threlfall, Rev. W., "Memorials" of, noticed,
545-extracts from, 539, 541, 702

Tongues, gift of, on the day of Pentecost, 244
Townley, Rev. C. G., arguments instrumental to
the conversion of, 907

Tracts, Christian, in Ceylon and India, 124
Traduction, doctrine of, 262, 263
Trinitarianism, twofold proof of, 19
Trust-estates, Wesleyan, augmented value of,
820, 837

Truth, in morals and religion, not omnipotent,
213, 307

Twining, Rev. Mr., of Nova-Scotia, attachment
of, to Methodism, 61

Unitarianism, referred to, 211

Vandals, ravages of the, in Africa, 444
VARIETIES.

A mirage landscape, 72

A monster steam-ship, 549

A Roman Catholic Bible Society, 455
Alexander I. of Russia, 550

An ancient wine-press, 933

An Archbishop's prayer to the Patriarch
Noah, 646

Art of dyeing, 550

Blue colour of ice and water, 271
British Association for the Advancement of
Science, papers read at the Meeting of the:
Statistics of vegetation, 1038-vitality of
seeds, 1039-employment of living electric
fishes as medical shock-machines, 1040-

VARIETIES, continued.

luminous meteoric phenomena, 1040-the
aurora on the shores of the Polar Sea, 1041
-phenomena in connexion with molten
substances, 1041-animals of Thibet and
India, 1042-use of the prism in detecting
impurities, 1043-experiments on a fruit-
bearing tree, 1043-temperature of some
deep mines in Cornwall, 1043-conversion
of paper into parchment, 1043-presence of
copper in the tissues of plants and animals,
1043

Canton of Zurich in 1855, 169

Captain M'Clure's Arctic expedition, 645
Coast of Naples, and Temple of Serapis,

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Wady Mukatteb, or the "Written Valley,"
recent investigations in, 356

Watson, Rev. R., his "Exposition" referred to,
904, 905

Wellington, Duke of, mentioned, 333, 334
Wesley, Rev. John, dying words of, 61-scene of
his conversion, 157, 159-friendly intercourse
between the Wesleys and the family of Mr.
Hutton, 157-Moravian account of Mr. Wes-
ley's separation from the United Brethren, 16)
-visits of, to Alpraham, in Cheshire, 218-221;
to Settle, Yorkshire, 291-character of his
sermons,
328-how led to sanction lay-
preaching, 328-his "Word to a Freeholder"
referred to, 361-portraiture of, by Cowper,
401; by the Rev. David Simpson, 896-respect
of, for the Puritans and Nonconformists, 488
-regard of, for soldiers, 580-letters of, to the
Countess of Huntingdon, 691-remarkable
dream relating to the work of, in Ireland,
799-an amiable peculiarity of, 1070-remark
on the style of his writings, 1101-his highr
estimate of Bengel quoted, 1117-other refer-
ences to, 57, 637, 903, 980
Wesley, Rev. Samuel, mentioned, 158-appeal
to, against his brother John, 159

Wesleyan Methodism, duty of, arising out of its
relation to the army, 579-Smith's "History"
of, noticed, 638. See also Methodism.
West, Rev. Daniel, death of, 373-376-funeral
of, 463-Conference record of, 842-" Life and
Journals" of, noticed, 928

Whitefield, Rev. George, preaching of, described,
328; referred to, 637-remarks on Cowper's
character of, 401

Whitworth, Rev. James, brotherly conduct of,
702

Wigan, effect of the Kilhamite agitation in, 780
-circumstances that led to the erection of the

present Wesleyan chapel and school-rooms in,
781
Wolsey, Cardinal, residence of, at Scrooby,
707

Young, Rev. R. N., communications from, 52,
238, 337, 529, 614, 899, 983, 1105
Youth's Guardian, The: No. IV. Evidences
and authority of the Christian religion, 23

Zinzendorf, Count, interview of Mr. Wesley
with, in Gray's Inn Gardens, 165-references
to, 161, 163, 164

INDEX TO THE BIOGRAPHY, &c.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.
Blackburn, Mrs., 761
Brooks, Mrs., 858

Churchill, Mr. William J., 1138
Clift, Mr. Edward, 573
Craven, Mrs., 762
Dicks, Mr. Joseph, 284
Dingley, Mrs., 760
Fielder, Mrs., 282
Frankish, Mr. John, 468
Gibson, Mrs., 378
Harper, Mr. John, 376
Henry, Mrs., 188
Hill, Mrs., 474
Hocken, Mr. James, 470
Isaac, Mrs., 665
Jessop, Mrs., 378
Jones, Mr. T. Rock, 471
Knaggs, Mrs., 857
Mather, Mr., 88
Midgley, Mrs., 663

Molineux, Mr. Thomas, 572
Murch, Mr. John, 856
Pearse, Mr. Robert, 570
Pollard, Mr. W. Blackett,

6.59

Rippon, Mrs., 89
Stoate, Mr. John, 662

Thomson, Mrs., 473

Watson, Mr. George, 1136

Whitehead, Mrs., 280
Wilson, Mrs., 658

MEMOIRS.

Aikin, Mr. James, 481
Bannister, Rev. William, 585
Bennett, Mr. Samuel, 193
Hall, Mr. Henry, 865
Hearnshaw, Mr. Paul, 968
King, Mr. Joseph, 297
Knaggs, Rev. Edmond, 961
Longden, Mr. Henry, 385
Martin, Mr. James, 777
Ranson, Rev. Henry, 769
Read, John, 289

Stephenson, Rev. Thomas,
673
Thompson, Edmund, Esq., 1,
97

Waddy, Rev. Richard, 1057

OBITUARY.

Atherton, Mrs., 93
Bailey, Mr. John, 477
Bowyer, Mr. Francis, 861
Bracewell, Mr. Joseph, 92
Brook, Mr. Benjamin, 860
Burdon, Mrs., 763
Caborn, Mr. James, 1140
Carreaux, Miss Elizabeth,
860

Cronkshaw, Mr. James, 861
Cross, Mr. William, 767
Cumings, Mr. Samuel, 765
Davey, Mr. Hartley, 764
Greenwood, Mr. Luke, 670
Handford, Mrs., 765
Harding, Mrs., 1140
Hawkins, Messrs. George and
Charles, 285
Higginbotham, Mrs., 671
Hobday, Mrs., 379
Howard, Mrs., 286
Jackson, Miss Elizabeth, 862
Leppington, Mrs., 478
Lytel, Mr. Walter, 669
Martin, Mrs., 1054

Mathew, Mrs., 668

Nowell, Mrs., 380

Percival, Mrs., 475

Podd, Mr. Humphrey, 067
Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas,
766

Stevenson, Miss Ann, 1055

Taylor, Mrs., 476

Waddy, Mrs., 381

Warris, Mrs., 666

RECENT DEATHS.

Adkins, Mrs., 287
Allen, Mary, 576
Barling, Mrs., 93

Baron, Edward, Esq., 1143
Barton, Rev. William, 480
Bawden, Mr. Edward, 479
Baxter, Mr. William, 94
Beck, Mr. James, 480
Bennett, Mrs., 382
Bigham, Mr. Andrew, 1142

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Blackshaw, Mr. Thomas, 863
Blackshaw, Mrs., 863
Bolton, Mr. George, 191
Booth, Mr. Charles, 191
Bottomley, Mr. George, 382
Briggs, Mrs., 287

Britain, Mr. William, 383
Brownell, Mrs., 863

Buckwell, Mrs., 191

Cannell, Miss Jane, 478
Carr, Mrs., 192

Carter, Mr. Joseph, 190
Cave, Mrs., 1143
Churches, Ann, 575

Cleet, Mrs., 382

Cooke, Mrs., 1055

Cowen, Mr. James, 864
Cussons, Mrs., 95

Cusworth, Rev. Joseph, 384

Dabb, Mrs., 191

Davis, Mr. John, 671

Davis, Mrs., 95

Dawson, Elizabeth, 767

Drake, Miss E., 96

Elliott, Mrs., 864

Fielding, Mr. Benjamin, 863

Fletcher, Mr. John, 288

Fox, Mrs., 190

Frank, Rev. Joseph, 576

Freeman, Rev. Ambrose, 479

Frost, Mr. Richard, 287

Garrett, Mrs., 192

Garside, Mrs., 1056

Gooddy, Mr. John, 95
Green, Mr. Thomas, 1142
Grigg, Mr. Reuben, 96
Grose, Mrs., 381
Hall, Mr. John, 863
Hall, Mrs., 479
Heir, Mrs., 575
Henderson, Miss Agnes, 190
Herivel, Mr. William, 575
Hill, Rev. Thomas, 384
Hodgson, Mrs., 1056
Holmes, Mrs., 1141
Honey, Mr. Thomas, 96

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