Souls are her charge, to her... 350
Spirit, thy labor is o'er......... 363
Stupendous link in Nature's... 180
Talk they of morals........
The chain of being is........
The darkest of enigmas.......
The gentle interlude, of......... 205
The great Jehovah from........ 323
The isles of the blessed, they.. 170
The mourner is blessed by his. 366
The soul, secure in her.......... 257
The soul of man, Jehovah's... 352
The soul that thou hast loved. 368
The star that sets......
157
The sun is but a spark of fire. 373
The worm that never dies...... 398
Then O my soul, depend no... 364
Then shall the soul around.... 276
There all the ship's company.. 366
There is a death whose pang.. 375
There is no death, what......... 58
There is no sleep, no grave....
This is the bud of being, the.. 347
This is the desert, this the..... 354
Throw thyself on thy God..... 223
'Tis greatly wise to talk with. 373
'Tis immortality, 'tis that...... 298
'Tis not the whole of life to... 372
'Twas thus by the glare of..... 344
Wayworn, infirm and old...... 382
We know when the silver...... 65
We shape ourselves the joy or. 377
Were man to live coeval with. 287
Weep not, my Redeemer lives. 361
What is this absorbs me quite. 362
When the good man yields.... 64
When life's brief changing..... 332
When on my new-fledged...... 367
When we hear the music....... 359
Where nothing earthly bounds. 331
While God invites, how......... 378
Who can paint the scenes of... 368
Who reads his bosom, reads... 258
Whose footsteps these........... 289
Why should I shrink at pain.. 370
Why should the gross..... 249
Why, what is death but life... 354
Yes, heaven is near us......... 328
Yet not thus buried or extinct. 358
Yes! oh yes! in that land...... 358
ABORIGINES of Mexico, belief of the, | Birdlets in the shell, 330-description
175, 176 of the United States, 176.
Abraham, the bosom of, 60, 65-meaning
Adam, creation of, 26, 28.
Adrian, the Roman emperor, address to
his soul, 168-remarkable memory
of, 262.
Age, in itself, no impediment to con-
tinued mental improvement, 297.
Altemont, terrible death of, 236.
Analogy of Nature against annihilation,
249.
Angels, purely spiritual beings, 19-im-
plied annihilation of, 144-not hin-
dered in flight by material obsta-
cles, 194.
Annihilation of Souls alleged, 131-ab-
surdity of the doctrine of the, 127-
objections to the doctrine of, 136-145
-of Angels, 144.
Annihilation of matter, possible with
God, 245-never has taken place,
246-analogy of nature against it,
249-denied in the Scriptures, 247.
Animals, domestic, improvement of, 193.
Antiochus Epiphanes, cruelty and re-
morse of, 309-terrible death of, 310.
Arabs, belief of in the soul's immor-
tality, 175.
Ascension to heaven, order of the, 98.
Assyrians, ancient, belief of in the soul's
immortality, 164.
Bainham, James, triumphant death of,
233.
Bee, the honey, illustration from, 273.
Beecher, Rev. Henry Ward, remarks of
upon growing old, 205, note.
Beetle in Japan, remarkable transfor-
mation of, 334.
Beasts, death of, 44, 82.
Beattie, poem by, "the hermit," 344.
Beaufort, Admiral, remarkable case of,
269.
Belshazzar, remorse and fear of, 308.
Besus, remorse of conscience of, 312.
Bible, and science in harmony, 148-
Pollok's description of the, 345.
Billion, a, inconceivable number, in 348
-note.
of by Dr. Todd, 331-note.
Birmans, belief of in a future state,
173.
Blind persons, remarkable perceptions
of, 209.
Boerhaave, death of, 234.
Brain, the, not the mind, analysis of,
200, 243-may be diseased, or to a
great extent removed, and not affect
the intellect, 216-illustrative cases
cited, 217, 218.
Body of man, a tabernacle, 47, 48-dead
without the spirit, 51-not the soul,
203, 244-dissolution of no proof
that the mind perishes with it, 239
-its elements indestructible, 248-
changes in the from childhood to
manhood-mutilations of the do
not affect the integrity of the mind,
240 completely changed every
seven years, ibid-emaciation and
restoration of does not change the
mind, 241-no conscious. identity of
from youth to old age, ibid-per
fection of, 185- Professors Owen
and Agassiz, and Hugh Miller upon
the, 186-remark of Lavater, 187
-alone adapted to the powers
of the soul of man, 187, 188-
Dominion of the soul over, 193-
Conscious occupancy of by the
spirit, 195-Conscious control over
by the soul, 196-a mere instrument
of the soul, 196-quotation from
Butler respecting, 198 - Develop-
ment of, 203-vigor of the, when
greatest, 203.
Breath, the, not the soul, 75-77.
Burning up, not annihilation, 133, 136.
Bush, Professor, quotations from, 319,
Butler, Bishop, extracts from, 242.
Butterfly, metamorphose of, and address
to, 335.
Cato, anecdote of, 167-citation from
Cicero respecting, ibid.
Camel, stomach of, illustration from
the, 273-extract respecting, note,
ibid.
Catalepsy, remarkable case of, 225
proof of the independency of the
mind of the body, ibid-cases of
Peter and Paul, 229.
Caterpillars, transformation of, 335.
Celts, the ancient, belief of in the soul's
immortality, 164.
Chain of animal life, 180-Smellie on
the, 181-poetry respecting, 182,
183.
Chalmers, Dr., citations from, 218
another, respecting insects, 336.
Changes, seldom abrupt in Nature, 204.
Christ, soul of, where while his body
was in the grave, 114, 115-the
sinner's only hope, 375-salvation
only through faith in his blood,
376.
Chickasaw Indians, belief of in a future
state, 176.
Cicero, passages from, 163, 167, 177,
Clark, Bishop, reference to his recent
book, 252.
Clarke, Dr. Adam, on the burial of
Jacob, 51.
Classification of material substances,
how effected, 13.
Coal, decomposition of, not its annihila-
tion, 239.
Coleridge, remarkable dream of, 223.
Collins, Miss Mary, case of, 211.
Caloric, materiality of, 13.
Comets, return of, 160.
Conscience, definitions of, 307-poetic
description of, 308-power of to
make the guilty wretched, 308-319
-bearing of upon the question
of a future state, 320-restitution
under the power of, 314-316-re-
morse of Hobbes, 312-(See Re-
morse.)
Consolation for the bereft, 354.
"Consumed," not equivalent to annihi-
lated, 133.
Conversion of the writer, means by
which brought about, 379, note.
Count Lavallette, anecdote of, 280.
Cranmer, triumphant death of, 232.
Creation of man, process of the, 26-28.
Cyrus, remarkable memory of, 260.
David, hope of, 356-" not yet ascended
into heaven,"-meaning of the ex-
pression, 85-87, 116.
Day and Night, phenomena of, 155.
Dahomey, belief of the inhabitants of,
174.
Death, the nature of, 42-a giving up
of the ghost, 44-a "putting off of
this tabernacle," 47-a departure,
49 not a literal sleep, 79, 80-
views of Dobney respecting, 121-
not annihilation, 125-130-a penalty
for sin, 125.
Death, triumph over, 232, 235-Polycarp,
John Huss, Jerome of Prague, Cran-
mer and Lambert, 232-Mr. Ormes,
James Bainham, and Mr. Hawkes,
234-Rev. Alamon Reed, Boerhaave,
Rev. Mr. Halyburton, Dr. Payson,
234-Dr. William Fiske, 235.
Death, desire to be remembered after,
298-followed by immediate glory,
65, 72, 89, 91-natural emblems of,
330-338.
Dead, the over continued love for, 322-
still bring, 354-if Christians, at
rest, 355.
Decay of the intellect in old age, how
accounted for, 204.
Deist, an aged, anecdote of, 151-errors
of the, 149, 150.
Dempster, Rev. John, D. D., brief passage
from, 347.
De Senectute, of Cicero, quotation from,
167.
Desires, the nature of our, a proof of im-
mortality, 294-to be remembered
after death, 298.
"Destroyed," not equivalent to annihi-
lated, 132.
Devils, immortality of, 20.
Dick, Dr. Thomas, views of, 252-quota-
tions from, 147, 164, 165, 172, 179,
299, 319-321.
Diodoret, opinion of respecting the
senses, 212, note.
Discontent of man, a proof of a future
state, 300.
Dobney, views of respecting the nature
of death, 121.
Dreaming, rapidity of thought in, 280,
281-proof of the independent ex-
istence of the soul, 224-examples
of, 222, 223.
Drew, Samuel, reference to, 247, 253-
quotations from, 255.
Drowning, activity of the mind in, 229—
case of Admiral Beaufort, 269.
Druids, the ancient, belief of respecting
the immortality of the soul, 164.
"Dust," Gen. iii. 19, does not include the
soul, 42, 43.
Dwarf, an Indian, remarkable intelli-
gence of, 207.
Egyptians, the ancient, belief of in a
future state, 164.
Electricity, materiality of, 13-distinct
from the substance in which it
dwells, 22-body charged with, 239.
Elias, appearing of, upon Mount Tabor,
Ellis, opinions of, 122-a materialist, 123.
Essences, the, belief of in the soul's im-
mortality, 56.
Eternity, compared with time, 346–350.
Farewell of the Soul to the Body, 52.
Fella, M., the painter without hands,
Fish, without eyes, 322.
Fisk, Dr. Wilbur, triumphant death of,
66,235.
Friendly Islands, belief of the inhabi-
tants of in the soul's immortality,
172.
Fruits and flowers, improvement of, by | Immortal Longings, a poem, 383.
Furman, Mr. S. K., poem by, 381.
Future Punishment, proposed wish upon,
380, note.
Gabriel, not hindered in flight by mate-
Gallas, of Abyssinia, belief of in the
soul's immortality, 174.
Ghost, the giving up of, 44.
God, a Spirit without body, 18-omni-
presence of, 18, 19-the God of the
dead, 57.
Good, Dr. John Mason, remarks of upon
the subject of sleep, 221.
Graham Lectures, by Dr. Storrs, quoted,
295-298.
Gray's Philosophy, extract from, 246.
Greeks, the ancient, belief of respecting
the soul's immortality, 164.
Hades, meaning of the term, 106-Jose-
phus' description of, 108-111.
Haller, triumphant death of, 234.
Halyburton, happy death of, 234.
Hawkes, happy death of, 233.
Heaven, purity of, 375-order of ascen-
sion to, 98-hope of a support in
death, 235-recognition of friends
in, 326. (See Paradise.)
Heavenly world, proposed work upon,
380, note.
Helffenstein, quotation from, 151, note.
Henry IV., remorse of, 310.
Herbert, Lord, creed of referred to,
Herod the Great, miserable death of,
310-remark of Augustus respect-
ing, 300, note-remorse of, 313.
Herschell, William, constructing tele-
scopes, 295.
Herschell, Sir John, remarkable dreams
of, 223.
Hicks, Albert W., confession of as to his
remorse of conscience, 317.
Hobbes, Thomas, remorse of, 312.
Hobart, Bishop, quotation from respect-
ing the import of the term "sleep,"
81.
Homer, Iliad and Odyssey of, both teach
the doctrine of the soul's immor-
tality, 169.
Honey bee, illustration from the, 273.
Hope, a proof of man's immortality, 301
-of heaven, a support in death, 235.
Hopkins, President, extract from re-
specting man, 182.
Horse, sublime description of the, 188.
Horsley, Bishop, quotation from respect-
ing the Intermediate state, 61.
Hudson, Mr. C. F., views of respecting
the soul, 123.
Hunter, John, remarkable cataleptic
case of, 230.
Huss, John, triumphant death of, 232.
Iliad of Homer, teaches the doctrine of
the soul's immortality, 169,
Immortality, natural, 254-Dr. Good's
views of, 254, note-Rational Evi-
dences of defined, 147-not a result
of faith in Christ, 121-nor of re-
demption, 254-the desire of a proof
of another life, 304-306.
Indian dwarf, intelligence of, 207.
Indians of North America, belief of in a
future state, 176.
Insects, transmutations of, 336.
Instinct, distinct from reason, 285-II-
lustrations of, 285, 286.
Intermediate state, extract from Bishop
Horsley respecting, 61-necessarily
different from the final, 96-an ab-
normal condition, 97-not the final
state, 98-not one of complete re-
ward or punishment, 100-implied
in description of the judgment, 103
-taught by Christ, 103-109-views
of Jews respecting the, 109-111-
views of Protestant writers respect-
ing, 96, 99.
Intuition, explanation of the term, 277.
Magnetism, materiality of, 13-invisi- | Morgagni and Haller, statements of
Man, two-fold nature of, 22-creation of,
26-28-imperfect during the inter-
mediate state, 96, 97-not fully re-
warded or punished till the general
resurrection, 100--relation to brutes,
180, 182-vast achievements of, 287,
289-his works proclaim his immor-
tality, 289, 290-why often confined
to a special pursuit, 290, 291-a mi-
crocosm, 182-body of, see" Body."
Mankind, general belief of, touching the
soul's immortality, 163.
Martyrs, hopes of in death, 67, 89, 92—
triumphant death of the, 232, 233.
Mason, Dr. Erskine, extract from, on the
study of Natural Theology, 148.
Matter, the term defined, 11-extent of
our knowledge of, ibid-difference
in the ultimate particles of, 11, 12-
essential properties of, 12-how clas-
sified, 13-how identified, as such,
14-distinguished from spirit in the
Scriptures, 18-21-created to minis-
ter to the happiness of spiritual life,
194-indestructibility of, 245-God
could annihilate, ibid-never did nor
will, 247, 248, 254, 255-durability
of, how tested, 251.
Materialists, disagreement among, as to
the alleged annihilation of souls,
131, note.
Memory, capability of cultivation, 258-
of Hortensius, an Indian, 258-of
Cyrus, Scipio, Mithridates, Char-
meades, Moderata Fonte, Thomas
Fuller, and Sir Walter Scott, 260
-of Sydney Smith, Professor Por-
son, Dr. Leyden and Woodfall, 261
of Pascal, a blind Scotchman,
Adrian, and Napoleon, 262-of Bow-
land, a lawyer, 264-not necessarily
affected by distance of time, 263-
quickened by sudden peril, 268-in
drowning, 269-by fever, 270-its
resurrection a well established fact,
272-one of the "books" of the
judgment, ibid-illustration of the
bearing of, in the argument, 273-275.
Mental action, rapidity of, 277-284-re-
markable instance of mental multi-
plication, 279.
Mithridates, remarkable memory of, 260.
Methuselah, legend of the Rabbins re-
specting, 349.
Microcosm, man a, 182.
Mind, progress of the, in knowledge,
after the body begins to fail, 203-
decay of in old age explained, 204-
not dependent upon a healthy brain,
255 indestructible by material
agencies, 255-257.
Mitchel, Janies, remarkable ability of
to recognize persons, 209.
Modern nations, belief of respecting the
soul's immortality, 172-176.
Moon, changes of, lessons from, the,
158.
concerning the brain, 217.
Moses, appearing of on Mount Tabor, 63.
Mozart, requiem and death of, 362.
Napoleon, remarkable memory of, 262.
Nature, phenomena of, lessons from, 154
-161.
Natural Theology, relation of to revealed
truth, 147-153-importance of, 148,
152 (See Theology.)
Nerves, of the same substance as the
brain, 215.
Newton, Sir Isaac, remarks of concerning
his discoveries and attainments, 295.
New Zealanders, belief of respecting a
future life, 172.
Odyssey of Homer, teaches the immor-
tality of the soul, 169.
Officer, a young British, case of, 215, note.
O'Halloran, remarkable case of referred
to, 217.
Ormes, Mrs. Cecelia, happy death of, 233.
Osterwald, Rev. John Frederic, extract
from, 171, note.
Ox, contentment of the, 300.
Ovid, taught the soul's immortality, 169.
Paine, Thomas, monument and hope of,
150.
Paradise, what and where, 59-Lazarus
in, 60-glory and happiness of, 118,
119.
Patagonians, belief of in the immor-
tality of the soul, 175.
Paschal, remarkable memory of, 263.
Paul, St., caught up to Paradise, 25, 229.
Payson, Rev. Dr., happy death of, 234.
Pelew Islands, belief of the inhabitants
of the, 172.
"Perished," meaning of the term, 87-
not equivalent to annihilated, 132.
Personal identity, how destroyed, 142.
Persians, the ancient, belief of in a future
state, 164-Phenicians, ibid.
Pharisees, belief of in the soul's immor-
tality, 55-St. Paul belonged to the
sect of the, 56.
Phædon, citation from the, 165–167.
Philosophy, teachings of, 17-Extracts
from Gray's Natural, 246.
Pine tree, an emblem of immortality, 332.
Pindar, ode of, 170.
Plato, quotation from, 168.
Poetry, (see Index of Poetic Quotations,)
391.
Polycarp, triumphant death of, 232.
Porson, Professor, remarkable memory
of, 261.
Priest, Miss, exquisite poem by, 324.
Prayer, for the reader, &c., closing the
volume, 378.
Prospect, glorious, before the dying
Christian, 361-371.
Psyche, import of the term, 334.
Punishment, future, degrees of, 137-to
be endless, 140-proposed work
upon, 380, note.
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