Job, Rev. Z., Miss Farmer's "Memoir" of, Livingstone, Dr., in South Africa, 174, 232, 557,
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
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
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
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
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,
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
"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
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
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
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. 16....1108
Acts xvii. 18-21....1110
Acts xvii. 22-34....1112-1115
Acts xx. 28....872
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
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,
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,
Rippon, Mrs., 89 Stoate, Mr. John, 662
Thomson, Mrs., 473
Watson, Mr. George, 1136
Whitehead, Mrs., 280 Wilson, Mrs., 658
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
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
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
By mistake printed Rowell.
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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