)

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.

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

seg.
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; ils progress in Great Bri.

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,

82.
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.

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
Testarnent, 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 ; bis struggles and his ardent love
of knowledge, 404; he is accused of
Calvinism, 405; supposed cause of this
accusation, 406; the Methodists

pe-
culiar people,' 407; the mind of mr.
Drew was distinguished by its originality,
408; his opinion of dr. Clarke, 416.

a

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,

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, *323;
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-

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.

to

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 refus