country, ecclesiastical censures 417. A covert attack on the au- Hooker Rev. Herman, his Christian Library noticed, 513. I. Instruments, Musical of Egyptians, Italy, statistical work on, 255. J. Joy, Power of Spiritual, 257. But one K. King's College, London, state of, 252, L. Laborde's visit to Petra, 431. Leverett, his Latin Lexicon commend- Libraries Public, number of in the Literature Christian, meaning of the M. Means Rev. R., his sermons noticed, Meyen, travels in South America, Mexico, wretched political state of, Missionary Income, amount of in manded in, 64. Notice of three and domestic missionaries, 68. Objection to theological seminaries answered, 69. Working men called for, 70. Importance of humility in the ministerial character, 71. Practical talent, 72. Many sermons not adapted to the hearers, 73. Men of unyielding character also wanted in the ministry, 74. The reformers such men, 75. The times demand a ministry pervaded with the spirit of the Bible, 76. Moral and Intellectual cultivation, 25. Writers on education always insist on the importance of the union of the two, 25. We cannot leave the mind to itself, if we would, 26. -It is become a serious question, Whether Christianity shall be allowed to mingle her influence with our school systems? 27. Facts on this point, 28. Advantages of having clergymen in our public institutions, 29. Laymen also should be employed, 30. Salutary influ ence of the clergy, 31. This country outdone by Prussia in education, 32. Colleges not to be converted into theol. seminaries, 35. Christianity nurtures a free spirit, 37. Christianity an essential element of a finished education, 41. Right motives should be employed in education, 44. Mc Laurin, his essays commended, 513. Music of the ancient Egyptians, 273. Dr. Shaw gives some information in respect to the music of the Egyptians, 274. Also Drs. A. Russell, and R. Pococke, and Norden, 275. Dr. Burney gives the drawing of an Egyptian guitar, 277. Bruce's Travels throw some light on the question, 277. Also Niebuhr and De St. Non, 279. The great French expedition, however, gives the first truly satisfactory account of the Egyptian musical instruments, 280. Places where these antiquities are discovered, 281. Description of these antiquities, 282. Belzoni's survey, 283. Temple of Denderah, 284. Pyramids at Thebes, 256. Sculp tured on all these ruins are three Ninevek, Ruins of Ancient, one of the most ancient and populous cities, 140. Nimrod probably the founder, 140. Called Ninus by the Greeks and Romans, 141. Discussion respecting the site of the city, 141. Probably on the east bank of the Tigris near Mosul,142. Magnitude, 142. Statements of Jonah, 142. Of Pliny, Diodorus and others, 143. Well situated for commerce, 143. Great wickedness of the people, 143. Time of Jonah's visit, 143. Isaiah's prophecy against Nineveh translated, 144. Nahum's predictions, 145. Time when this prophet flourished uncertain, 145. The No-Ammon of Nahum the Egyptian Thebais, 145. Brief prediction of Zephaniah, 151. Time, manner, and agents of the overthrow of Nineveh not exactly known, 152. Probably this event took place about 597 B. C., the agents being Cyaxares the Mede, and Nabopolassar the Babylonian, 153. Visit of Benjamin of Tudela, 153. Of Tavernier, 153. Of Carsten Niebuhr, 154. Residence of C. J. Rich near its ruins, 154. Area of the ruins, 17 in many respects an important passage, 180. Answer to the inquiry, why is the man particularly designated? 181. Usual in all narratives, statutes, etc. to designate man, without indicating the sex, 181. Adam the name of the created pair, 182. The command binding on Eve, 182. An instance in which superior rank is given to man, 183. The doctrine of Paul is that the sin of the united pair introduced guilt and misery into the world, 184. By eating the forbidden fruit they somehow obtained a knowledge of the distinction between good and evil, 186. The term knowledge means experimental sense, 187. Good and evil probably mean both holiness and sin and happiness and misery, 187. Narrative of Moses vindicable, 188. Created faculties of Adam such as to render it proper that they should be placed under law, 188. If God had left Adam with out any law, it would imply that Adam was under no obligation to obedience, 189. Law given would be such as would be adapted to the faculties of man, 189. It is a matter of fact that positive laws have been given to men, 189. All men put on trial with respect to their good behavior, 190. All society put on trial with regard to its future character and history, 191. This trial is usually placed in some simple matter, 191. A man's whole life often determined by some simple circumstance, 193. The law actually given was pro per for the lawgiver to ordain, and fitted to the circumstances of the man, 194. Alleged objection, 195. Paris, printing presses in, 253. Patton R. B., Essay on the study of languages, 46. On the Greek Accents, 457. Peru, travels in, 243. Persia, intelligence from, 523. Petra Ruins of, 431. Laborde's visit at, 431. Situation of the ancient Edom, 432. History of the Edomites, 433. Arabia Petraea under the Romans, 435. In the middle ages, 437. Prophecy of Amos against Edom translated, 437. Prediction of Isaiah, 438. Jeremiah, 440. Ezekiel, 442. Obadiah, 444. Travels of Seetzen and Burckhardt, 447. Bankes, Irby, Legh and Mangles, 448. Arrival of Laborde and Linant, 449. En trance into the valley, 450. General features of the ruins, 451. Description of El Khasné, 451. A vast theatre, 453. Sketches of tombs, 454. An enormous edifice, 455. Ruins of a triumphal arch, 456. Concluding remarks, 456. Philip Robert, his Guides commended, 245. Poeppig Edward, travels in South America, 243. Planck G. J., history of the Reformation, 332. Power of Spritual Joy, 257. Protestant Jesuitism, noticed and censured, 247. Our Practical Christianity, 159. Lord spent his life in doing good, 160. In this he set us an example, 161. His life the highest and best, 163. His people should imitate him because of their union to him, 164. They should be practical Christians for the good of the world, 164. Their sanctification naturally takes the form of beneficence, 165. It is the only way in which Christianity can advance, 166. Its influence salutary on the study of theology, 169. It is the happiest life, 174. He only lives for eternity who lives a life of beneficence, 176. R. Reformation Protestant, Prof. G. J. Robertson Dr. remarks on his histo- Russia, birth and deaths of members S. Sabbath Day, 235. Committee of Schools, in England, 252. Scotland, Seminaries, German theological, 474. Skinner Dr., Essay on Practical Smyth and Lowe, travels in South Specimens of Foreign Standard Lit- Stowe Prof., on the German theolo- V. Voluntary Associations, 17. The No question stated, 18. The church W. Wiseman Dr., his lectures noticed, |