lations to his human family, 321 –
analogous to the influence human
minds exert over each other, 323 —
necessary to the growth of devo-
tional sentiments, 324 - argument
from Scripture, 326.

Dutch settlers at the Cape of Good
Hope, character of, 393.

E.

Education, errors and faults in, point-
ed out, 302 new method of teach-
ing the languages, 304- geog-
raphy, 306-formation of a good
style, 308

Episcopal pretensions examined, 179.
Essenes, some account of the, 353.
Essentials of Christianity, review of,

43 list of essential articles, 45-
nothing to be so regarded except
on the authority of Christ or his
Apostles, 48- peculiar doctrines of
orthodoxy not of this character, 49
-objections to the making and
imposing of human creeds as a
test of character, 53.

Eusebius, use made of his testimony
by Taylor, 354-how he is to be
understood, 355.

Evidences of Christianity, Lecture
on, 1- Earl of Rosse on, reviewed,
155 his remarks on the miracle
of the blind man restored to sight,
158 evidence from prophecy, 159
- summary of them, 370.

Harvard College, article on, 93 et seq.
local situation of, 94 - studies pur-
sued at, 96 compared with other
American colleges, 97- religious
prejudices against it unfounded,
100-expenses of education there,
what, 102.
this accounted for, 104
- the vicinity of Boston, a great
advantage, 107 a contribution to
the funds of College by its alumni
proposed, 111 - diminution of the
expenses generally considered, 113

-

-the plan of a beneficiary fund,
114-need of a new building for
the library, 117- recent difficulties
in the College, alluded to, 120-
combination among the students,
121.

Hedge, Rev. Mr., his Artillery Elec-
tion Sermon, noticed, 169.
Hengstenberg, review of, in last vol-
ume, note on, 127.

Herder's work on Hebrew Poetry,
noticed, 92.

Howard, Life of, by Mrs. Farrar, no-
ticed, 276.

Human brotherhood, extracts from
Fox's Sermon on, 18.

Lamson, Rev. Alvan, his Dudleian
Lecture on Congregational ordina-
tion, 177.

Life of the Saviour, Prof. Ware's,
noticed, 274.

M.

May, S. J., his Letters to the Editors,

282.

Meditations for the Afflicted, Sick,
and Dying, noticed, 277.
Miller, Dr., Review of his Letters to
Presbyterians, reviewed, 137 et seq.
Ministers, Christian, the nature of
their office, 186, 201 - preaching,
their principal work, 403.
Ministry at Large, Dr. Tuckerman's

Letters on, 218 et seq.-- some ac-
count of this ministry in Boston,
219 whence the name, 222-
specially designed for the spiritual
improvement of the poor, 225
fraternity of churches established
to support it, 230 how this fra-
ternity may best coöperate with the
ministers at large, 231.
Morality, Fox's Sermons on the Prin-
ciples of, reviewed, 15- and again,
283 et seq.
- the utilitarian scheme
of morals unsatisfactory, 264
ground of obligation to obey the
right, 291-difference between the
morality of the cultivated and the
uncultivated man, 292-service of
Christianity in this respect, 293

-

Christian ideal of excellence,

299.

-

Mystery, remarks on, 202 et seq.-
mysterious doctrines, 205- mys-
terious experiences, 209- myste-
rious preaching, 212-injurious
general tendencies of, 215.

N.

New Haven method of subscribing ar-
ticles of faith, commented on, 382.
Novels, some account of, 372.

0.

Ordinances, Christian, ordination not
indispensable to right of adminis-
tering them, 194.

Ordination. See Congregational.
Outrage, the late, at Charlestown,
131.

P.

Palfrey, Professor, his Sermon on the
Claims of Harvard College, review-
ed, 93.
Phrenology, pretensions of, examin-
ed, 249 -a branch of the sensual
school, 252- makes the brain the
sole organ of the mind, 254 - this
position controverted, 256-argu-
ments of Spurzheim weighed, 255
brain of insects, 261- no evidence
of the independent action of the
phrenological organs of the brain,
263-testimony of eminent phy-
sicians against phrenology, 265.
reasons of its popularity, 267.
Planck, Dr. G. J., his Introduction to
Sacred Philology, noticed, 130.
Poor, the, ministry at large establish-
ed for their spiritual improvement,
225-
their claims on our compas-
sion, 237. to be encouraged in the
means of an honorable self-support,
240 their most pressing necessi-
ties, 242-duty of preaching the
gospel to, 297.

-

Presbyterian Church, present state of,
article on the, 137 et seq. origin
of the difficulties in, 138 - apostacy
in doctrinal points, 145-new
school differ essentially from the
old, 150 this reform cannot be
arrested, 153.
Prophecy, how to be interpreted, 160
-predictions of our Saviour, 162

Skepticism, its origin, 13- how men
become skeptics, 25.

III, 78 et seq.· - Cain and Abel, 79,
-other antedeluvian traditions, 85
-the deluge, 86-curses in the
writings of Moses, how to be un-
derstood, 89 Babel, 90.
Spiritual faculties and capacities
really possessed by man, 2 et seq. —
manifestation and developement of,
constitute religion, 8—and a per-
fect man, 9.

Spiritual philosophy, needed, 14.
Spiritual world, evidence of its ex-
istence, 11.
Spurzheim, Dr., his Phrenology re-
viewed, 249 et seq. See Phrenology.
Substance of Doctrine, on believing
in public confessions with this
qualification, 381-disadvantages
of this course, 382- advantages of
it pointed out, ib.

seq.

V.

Veneration, sentiment of, peculiar to
man, 6.

W.

Ware, Professor H., Jr., his Sunday
Library for Young Persons, and
his Life of the Saviour, noticed,
274.

War, thoughts on, 175.
Worship, origin and nature of, 78.
Wright, S. O., missionary to Liberia,
Memoirs of, reviewed, 269-brief
notice of his life and labors, ib.
Wright, Miss Frances, her character
and projects, 33.