not in the three departments just mentioned of politics, charity, and religion, to deal so much as at present with what our French neighbours would call “ men of the movement:" we had to contend with apathy rather than fever : we had to urge from year to year, often to little purpose, sober and necessary reforms in church and state; to implore what is called the religious world to arouse itself from its slumbers; to apply stimulants to frigid orthodoxy; and to entreat many of our charitable institutions to take more heed to their ways: but now, even just and proper innovations are rendered liable to suspicion by the spirit of extravagance and caricature which has gone abroad; so that even right things acquire odium by the adventitious appendage of exceptionable adjuncts; whether they arise only in the imaginations of those who conscientiously dread change, lest it should lead to unknown evils; or whether they are conjured up for party purposes; or whether they spring from a knowledge of the ulterior views of some who advocate what is real improvement, only for the sake of making it a stepping stone to what is evil. We might apply these remarks in particular to the state of religion and religious institutions among us; and not least to some of those questions to which we have recently had occasion to advert. Some years since, when we so often urged our readers to pray earnestly for a more copious effusion of the Divine grace and influence upon the church of Christ and the whole human race, every member of what is called the religious world was with us; whereas now, because we have opposed the fanaticism of miraculous healings and speaking with tongues, and dangerous speculations respecting unfulfilled prophecy and other subjects, we are attacked as opposers of the work of God, and sceptics and unbelievers in regard to the answers to those very prayers which we urged our fellow-Christians to offer. So again, when we formerly endeavoured to promote the cause of Bible Societies and kindred institutions, we had at least the comfort of knowing that, though we displeased the ungodly and the lukewarm, our feeble services were not frowned upon by those who professed better things; whereas now, though we have not changed any part of our principles or conduct in these matters, we are assailed as wishing to perpetuate evils, to chain down our religious institutious to low and carnal views, to frustrate the grace of God, and to dishonour the ever blessed and glorious Trinity. Thus, again, if at one time we had occasion to point out the evils of bad books, and the defects of good ones, we have now to oppose the harsh ultraism of those who would make a man an offender for a word, and who find heresy and infidelity in the best writings of the best men who do not respond to all their shibboleths. Formerly, the attacks upon us proceeded chiefly from the side of worldliness and barren formality; now, without being at all spared in these quarters, we are simultaneously exposed to the cross fire of false zealotry, and to that unhappy acerbity of spirit which has of late sprung up among some who should better have studied the temper of our common Lord. If these things have sometimes moved us ; it were better perhaps they had not done so; we must not indeed, as Christian Observers, shut our eyes to them, or fail occasionally to advert to them : but there are subjects of far more vital and enduring interest, and to these may the regards both of ourselves and our readers be more prominently directed. Political contentions are raging, religious contentions are scarcely less fierce, a formidable pestilence impends over us; and every thing reminds the Christian to prepare for the coming of his Redeemer, and to watch and pray that he enter not into temptation. Our views are not indeed so gloomy as those of many; and even in some of the convulsions around us, whether moral, religious, or political, we see rather misguided efforts after good than a wish to effect evil; and we firmly hope that, when the air is cleared after the storm, future generations will be benefited by the result of many things which at the time, and to the actors and spectators, are painful. But at present the scene is trying; and if good is really advancing, it is mixed up with so much of evil as to render the conflict painful and appalling. But this, amidst all, is the Christian's consolation, that greater is He that is with us than he that is against us, and that against His church the gates of hell shall not prevail. Page RELIG, AND MISCEL. Com.-Dr. Johnson's Religions Friends.. Prayers for the Country ..Post-Apostolic Miracles .. Impeccability of Christ.. Noxious Effluvia.. Anti-Slavery Question..Lost Tribes..Hooker an extem- pore Preacher .. Privateering ..Character Rev. o--Evans's Sermons.. Hay and Bel- ........... 29–40 LIT. AND PAIL, INTBL.-New Publications .. Quin's Historical Illustrations; Ancient Picture ; Light; Insects .. Denmark : Ma- tral Instruction. Thibet : Oriental Litera- ture..Turkey : Grave of Henry Martyn.. Jamaica : Christian Record .. Cuba: Co- lumbus.. United States : English Works; Boarding; Printing ; Fires ; Dutch Church; Relig. INTBL.-Observance of the Lord's PUR. AFF-State of the Country ; Society for Observance of the Lord's-Day; Ireland ; SUPP. TO RELIG. INTEL.–Bible Society.. RELIG. AND MISCEL. Com.-Sermons, by R. Hall .. John the Baptist. . Miraculous Cures..Mr. Wilberforce's Practical View.. Clerical Exorcising.. Rev. Hugh M Neile.. Rev. Op-Rev. Thomas Lloyd, by Rev. R. LIT. AND PAIL, INTEL-New Publications ..Great Britain.. Non-Graduate Clergymen .. 184-186 form-Bill; Timber Trade .. First-fruits.. ....... 186-192 Supr. to RELIG. INTEL.–Bible Society.. Anti-Slavery Society..Hibernian Society.. Ireland Sunday-School Society.. Reforma- RELIG. AND MISCEL.Com.-Hohenlohe and Miracles .. The Lord of the Vineyard .. Mosaic Account of the Creation.. Charles's Martyrdom. . Fast Days..Catechetical In- struction.. Social Duties..Quaker's Tithe.. American Critique on Wilberforce .. In- Rev. Op-Hay and Belfrage's Memoir of Wangh (concluded)..Jewish Expositor on Miracles..Modern Fanaticism unveiled 92—109 LIT. AND PAIL. INTEL.-New Publications ..Great Britain: Royal Touch ; Machinery; Temperance; Velocity: Sir C. Wren; The Monument; Bridges; Bishop Sanderson; Cardinal Mazarine; National Airs, &c... Geneva : Voluntary Confession .. United .....119-122 RELIG.INTEL.-Lord's-DaySociety.. Church of Geneva: M.Gaussen.. Poor pious Clergy Society ....122, 123 PUB. AFF-The Poles; Italy; France and Belgium .. Domestic: Intercession; the Church of England ; Civil List: Finance 123,124 ANSWERS.. SUPP, TO RELIG. INTEL.--Bible Society.. NUMBER IV. RBLIG, AND Miscel. Com.-Sermons, by R. Hall (continued).. Rom. viii. 17—27.. Privateering.. Baptism.. Plural Number.. Late Hours.. Ecclesiastical Patrons.. First 193--220 Christian Religion.. Essays on Difficulties .221-234 .. Great Britain .. Letters of Machiavel ; .......237-240 of Vice.. Church Missionary Society : Tin- .....240-243 form Bill..Church-building Bill. . Abolition 244-246 .... 126 OBIT.-The Rev. T. M. Hitchins., The Rev. 247 249 RBLIC. AND MISCEL, Com.-Sermons by R. Hall (concluded).. Bulteel on John xvii. ...Plural Number..Apocalyptic Trumpets (continued).. Visit to a Cathedral.. Bishops Rxv. OF-Best on the Stage.. Hughes, Cox, Bosworth, and Chandler on the Death of R. Hall. The Alpenstock, by C. I. Latrobe .. Protestant Vigils, by Harriet Morton 42—433 Pub. Art.- Reform Bill; Irish Questions ; Captain Gordon ; Pluralities, leasing Tithes; Commercial Oaths; Imprisonment of Taylor ..French Chambers.. Belgium........446, 447 Relig. AND MISCEL. Com.-Sermons by R. Hall (continued)..On Addressing the ..257–282 Rev. 05-Dr. Whately's Essays on Pecu- liarities (concluded).. Essays on Difficulties of St. Paul, by the Same (conclnded).. Scriptural Revelations concerning Future State (concluded) Wilson's Sermon for OBIT.-Rev. Basil Woodd (concluded)...... 303 LIT. AND PHIL. INTEL-New Publications ..Great Britain: Works in the press.. of Jasher; Itinerating Libraries.. Rays of .....314316 RELIG. INTEL.-Canada Indians; Conduct of Christians to the Heathen ; Negro Sla- very, &c.: The Bishop of Jamaica and PUB. AFF.-Mrs. Jordan.. Slave Population of Antigua.. Distress in Ireland.. Portugal; SUPP. to Relig. INTEL.–Bible Society.. RELIG. AND Miscel. Com.- Letters of Secker to Mrs. Fitzherbert.. Gifts of the Spirit.. Letter by Law.. Apocalypric Trum- pets (concluded).. Education in Sheffield.. Bishop Gray's Sermon.. Means of Grace in Parishes, . Admiral Sir C. Penrose on the Church in Danger..Opinion and Principle .. Visit to a Cathedral (continued) ....449-474 Rev. Of-The Alpenstock, by C. I. Latrobe (concluded)..Protestant Vigils, by Harriet Morton (concluded).. LIT. AND PHL. INTEL.-Great Britain : Codrington Estates of the Society for Pro- pagating the Gospel..Joanna Baillie on the Person of Christ. Temperance Societies 506,507 RELIG. INTEL. - Geneva: M. Gaussen.. PUB.AFF.-Domestic: Reform Bill; Church- building Bill; Death of the Bishop of Derry and Archbishop of Dublin.. Foreign : Death ANSWERS.—Captain Gordon, and the Record Supp. To RELIG. INTEL.–Bible Society.. 7 NUMBER VI. RBLIG. AND MISCEL. Com.-Sermons by R. Hall (continued).. Character of R. Hall of the Gospels,, Sermons on Bishop Hobart, Cecil's Christian Greatness ..........351-370 .. Great Britain : Travellers in Africa..Con- .375-380 iety..Gaelic Episcopal Society..Epistle of Friends .380, 381 PUB. AFF.--Opening of Parliament; Pamine in Ireland ; Pestilential Disease; Absence form.. Brazil; Belgium; Poland ....38*2—384 ANSWERS 384 SUPP. TO RELIG. INTEL.--Bible Society.. Anti-Slavery Society.. Reformation Society 384 RELIG. AND Miscel. Com.--Bishop Gris- wold on Prayer-meetings.. Scott on Wat- ..Translation of ancient Hymn ......513-555 LIT. AND PHIL, INTEL.-New Publications ..Miss Baillie's Work ; Mr. Croly on the Apocalypse ; Sir Isaac Newton.. Morning Watch and Record Newspaper. Tempe- rance Societies; Moderation in Wine. .575-578 PUB. Apr.-Reform Bill; Game Bill; Church Bills; Beer Bill..Coronation ; Warsaw ; ANSWERS.-The Church and Dissenters; Church-building Bill; Bible Society.. 579 Supp. To RELIG. INTEL.-Bible Society.. RELIG. AND MISCEL. Com.-Christ living for us.. Independence of Public Men.. In- scriptions in Churches.. Liturgical Commis- sion of 1689. . Proposal for a new Secret Society.. Visit to a Cathedral (continued).. King's College, London, . First of April.. Fees at St. Paul's.. Christian Recluse.. Mary Queen of Scotland's Prayer....581-618 REY. Op-Dr. Pearson's Charge., Hoare's Primary Charge.. Bather's Charge..Gar. bett's Ministerial Gift.. Benson's New-Tes- tament Ministry..Carr's Christian Ministry ..Temple's Christian Messenger ..Cox's Christian Ministry..Bickersteth's Duties of LIT. AND PHIL. INTEL.–New Publications ..Bishop Burgess's Letter to Miss Baillie, ....632_637 RELIG. INTEL.—Moravian Settlements at PCB. AFP.-Reform Bill; King's Speech; Coronation Sermon ; Cholera Morbus 639 SOPP. TO RELIG. INTEL..--Bible Society.. RELIG. AND MISCEL. Com.-Questions dis- cussed by a Clerical Society.. Neology.. on the Second Advent.. Philosophy of Scripture..Causes of Dissent.. Death-bed of Hume.. Letter of President Edwards.. Version of Psalm xix. 7, 8.. Visit to a Ca- thedral (concluded).. Story of Cerinthus.. Dr. Burton on the Oxford Controversy.. Translation of Mary Queen of Scots' Prayer Rev.or-Gurney's Biblical Notes RELIG.INTEL.- Protestant Church in France NUMBER XII. RELIG. AND MISCEL. Com.-Questions dis. cussed by a Clerical Society (continued).. Choral Worship.. Limitation of the Gifts of the Spirit to Time and Place.. Edinburgh Review on “ the Declensions of the Reli- gious World".. Professor Lee .. Admiral Sir C. Penrose on Slavery..On the Cha- racter of Jesus Christ.. Supposed Failure of Sunday-school Instruction. The Bishop of Salisbury on Sir Isaac Newton's Sup- pression of his Dissertation on 1 John v.7.. Prayer against Pestilence.. Letter of Mr. Drummond.. Paraphrase of Mary Queen of Scots' Prayer ....713–741 Rev. OP---Scott's Continuation of Milners' History of the Church of Christ .......... 753 RELIG. INTEL.-New Bible Society New Publications 770 PUB. AFF.-Act for building Churches; Bill for the Augmentation of Benefices; Opening of Parliament, the Speech ; Reform; State of Ireland ; Order in Council respecting Slavery; Cholera..... 771 ANSWERS ..... 775 SUPP. TO RELIG. INTEL.—Bible Society.. Anti-Slavery Society.. British and Foreign School Society. ERRATUM ...... 761 ...... 776 ....... 776 APPENDIX. RBLIG. AND MISCEL. Com.--Questions dis- cussed by a Clerical Society (concluded).. Neglect of Congregational Psalmody..De- nunciatory Preaching..Prayer against Pes- 777-800 Rev. Op-Scott's History of the Church of Christ (concluded) 800 OBIT.-The Right Rev. J. M. Turner, D.D. Bishop of Calcutta ............ 815 ANSWERS ...... 822 Supr. ro RELIG, INTEL.–Bible Society.. Hibernian Society., Prayer-Book and Ho- mily Society. ................. 822 INDEXES ..........823—830 |