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Abbott, Archbishop, quoted, on lay-
baptism, 931

Africa.

See Southern and Western

Africa.
African Society, plan of the, 580-letter
from the Secretary of the, 954-ex-
ploratory expedition of the, 954, 956
Albigenses. See Waldenses.

Alder, Dr., speech of, in Exeter-hall,
528

Alexander, G. W., Esq., letter from, 971
Alexander, Sir J. E., speech of, in
Exeter-hall, 515

Alexander VI., infamous character of,
29, 948

America, British. Summary view of the
Wesleyan Missions, 95, 510-labours
of the Rev. James Hickson in New-
foundland, 186-194-commencement
of a Mission in the territory of the
Hudson's-Bay Company, 358, 528-
testimony of Lord Seaton and of Sir
George Arthur to the loyalty of the
Wesleyans during the revolt in Ca-
nada, mentioned, 525-Dr. Alder's
visit to Upper Canada, referred to,
510, 527-attempt of Dr. Coke to
establish a Mission in Nova-Scotia,
Quebec, and Newfoundland, 575
America, United States of, remark on
some works of religious biography
published in, 827
Anderson, Captain, speech of, in Exeter-
hall, 484
Anniversaries.

See INTELLIGENCE
(Home) and MISSIONARY NOTICES.
Antiquities, Christian, importance of the
study of, 38

Apostolical succession, questions con-
cerning, 43-Powell's "Essay" on,
reviewed, 310-remarks on the Church

of England's claim to, 398, 399-refer-
ences to, 116, 307, 946, 948
Ashantee. See Western Africa.
Ashantee Princes, notices of the, 483,
506, 521, 752

Atonement, the, why required, 21
Atterbury, Bishop, unscriptural doctrine
of, 202

Babylon and the Tower of Babel, jour-
nal of an excursion to, 468
Bacon, Roger, Popish persecution of,
mentioned, 225

Bagdad, notices of, 468, 470, 477
Baird, Rev. R., author of the "History
of Temperance Societies," high reputa-
tion of, in Sweden, 970

Ball, Miss Hannah, "Memoir" of,
noticed, 824

Bancroft, Archbishop, quoted, on lay-
baptism, 931

Baptism, lay, doctrine of the Church of
England concerning, 927
BaTTiw, controversy respecting the
meaning of the word, 490, 952, 953
Barrington, Bishop, quoted, 27
Bell, Rev. James, street-preaching of,
mentioned, 99

Benson, Rev. C., quoted, on separating
from the Church, 211
Benson, Rev. Joseph, "Memoirs" of,
noticed, 920

Beverley, Mr., writings of, against the
Church, referred to, 394
Bexley, Lord, speech of, in Exeter-hall,

488
Bible-classes, formation of, recommend-
ed, 854

Bible, Popish attempts to withhold the,
from the people, 32, 50, 499, 659—
instances of good effected by the, 51,
4 F

482, 491, 498, 858-copies of the,
distributed by the Bible Society, 489;
by the London Hibernian Society, 493
-domestic happiness of England at-
tributable to the, 490-versions of the,
by the American National Institution,
491-Rev. J. Garwood's Lecture on
the divine authority of the, reviewed,
685-execrable note of the Rhemist
Annotators on the, 1033
Bible Society, British and Foreign, se-
lections from the "Monthly Extracts"
of the, 50, 858-important decision of
the, 163-anniversary of the, 488
Bilson, Bishop, quoted, on lay-baptism,

931

Bingham's "Antiquities of the Chris-
tian Church," character of, 38
quoted, 933, 934
Biographical publications, Wesleyan,
notices of: General introductory re-
marks, 564, 745, 823-Life of Gregory
Lopez, of the Marquis de Renty, and
of Francis Xavier, 568-Life of the
Rev. David Brainerd, 569-Letters of
Jane Cooper, and of Mrs. Lefevre,
571, 745-Life of the Rev. Thomas
Walsh, 746 Journal of Mr. John
Nelson, 748-Account of God's Deal-
ings with Mr. John Haime, 748
Journal of Mrs. Elizabeth Harper,
749-Life of Mr. Silas Told, 749
-Life of the Rev. John Valton,
749-Experience of Mrs.
of Mrs. Hester
Ann Rogers, 824- Memoir of
Miss Hannah Ball, 824-Memoir of
Mrs. Frances Pawson, 823, 825-Life
of Lady Maxwell, of Mrs. Fletcher,
and of Mrs. Mortimer, 825-Memoirs
of Mrs. Cooper, and of Mrs. Clough,
827-Memoirs of Miss Sarah Jenkins,
of Miss Greeves, and of Prudence and
Mary Jenkin, 828-Watson's Life of
the Rev. John Wesley, 918-Life of
the Rev. John Fletcher, 919-Lives
of early Methodist Preachers, 919-
Macdonald's and Treffry's Memoirs of
the Rev. Joseph Benson, 920-Me-
moir of John Nelson, the Second, 921
-Memoirs of the Rev. D. Stoner, and
of the Rev. R. Treffry, jun., 921-Me-
moirs of the Rev. W. R. Peck, 922—
Memoir of the Rev. R. Watson, 923
-Lives of Messrs. Henry Longden,
William Carvosso, John Edwards
Trezise, and Richard Trewavas, 924——
concluding remarks, 924
Blackall, Bishop, unscriptural doctrine
of, 202

Blackburn, Rev. J., speech of, in
Exeter-hall, 598

Blackstone, definition of liberty by, 226
Blood, circulation of the, explained, 299,
828, 1008.

sermon on the occasion, delivered by
the Rev. G. Osborn, 199; by the
Rev. S. Jackson, 287-the Rev. T.
Martin's "Poem," noticed, 320—
opening of the Centenary chapel at
Hunslet, 324; at York, 1041—Cen-
tenary sermons, noticed, 49, 152, 153,
247-Centenary contributions, 179,
258, 852, 1042, 1052-presentation of
Mr. Parker's "Centenary picture" to
the Conference, 752

Ceylon. Summary view of the Wes-
leyan Missions, 93, 508 letter from
the Rev. G. Hole, Batticaloa, 179,
961-letter from the Rev. P. Percival,
Jaffna, 972-progress of the Mission
in Galle, 972 ·

Chalmers, Dr., quoted, 306

Chapel founded, at Worthing, 606
Chapels, distressed, Fund for the relief
of, 158

Chapels opened. Goobee, Continental.
India, 261-Hunslet, 324-Paramatta,
New South Wales, 434-Gloucester,
606-York, 1041-Woodhouse, 1044

Chapels, Wesleyan, misrepresentation
concerning, noticed, 396
Charnock, Rev. S., remarks by, on the
power of prayer, 467
Chichester, Earl, speech of, in Exeter-
hall, 486

China, Missions in, referred to, 602

Christian Observer," reply to an
attack upon Methodism in the, 390
CHRISTIAN RETROSPECT.
Contest for the Mayoralty in the city
of London preparations for war in
France: new attempt to assassinate
Louis-Philippe abdication of the
Queen-Regent of Spain: African
Society, 955

Church of England, melancholy state of
the, when Messrs. Wesley and White-
field began to preach, 204-doctrine of
the, concerning Episcopal succession,
312-position of the Wesleyan Me-
thodists with respect to the, explained,
391-scheme for placing Methodism
under the superintendence of the, re-
ferred to, 393-ungrateful return for
assistance rendered to the, by the
Wesleyans, noticed, 397-exclusivism
of a party in the, effects of, 398-ob-
servations on the, by the Bishop of
Norwich, 595-doctrine of the, con-
cerning lay-baptism, 927
Church of Rome. See Popery.
Church of Scotland, Foreign Missions
of the, 599-Popish treatment of a de-
putation from the, in Italy, 661
Cicero's "Nature of the Gods," remarks
on, 837

Clarke, Dr. Adam, quoted, 128, 301,
829-letter of, to Mrs. Bulmer, 805
Clough, Mrs.," Journal " of, noticed, 827
Clough, Rev. B., sketch of Buddhism
by, 1015

Cobham, Lord, betrayal and martyrdom
of, 237

Coke, Dr., Missionary Address by, 573
Conference, Wesleyan, in Ireland, 750
-in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 751-
Pastoral Address of the, 851-attack
upon the, noticed, 394

Conolly, Colonel, speech of, in Exeter-
hall, 511

Cooper, Jane, "Letters" of, noticed,
'571, 744

Cooper, Mrs. Mary, "Memoirs" of,
noticed, 827

Cosin, Bishop, quoted, on lay-baptism,

quoted, 1014

Philosophy,"

Davies, Rev. Walter, particulars of the
betrayal of Lord Cobham related by,
238

D'Este, Sir Augustus, mentioned, 510
Dissenters, decay of religion among, in
the age preceding the rise of Method-
ism, 202-state of things between the,
and the established Church, 595
Dixon, Rev. James, speech of, in Exe-
ter-hall, 522-sermon of, in Great
Queen-street chapel, mentioned, 505
Dodwell, remarks by, on falsehood, 121
-quoted, on separating from the
Church, 316

Domingo, St. See Hayti.
Drew's "Immortality of the Soul," re-
ferred to, 134

Drunkard, conversion of a, 858
Duff's "India and Indian Missions,"
view of Hindooism compiled from,
34, 400

Dunwell, Rev. Joseph, mission of, to
Cape-Coast Castle, mentioned, 60

Eastbourne, Dr., speech of, in Exeter-
hall, 490

Education, mistaken views concerning,
113-encouragement of, in Hayti, 679
-definition of, 844-remarks and ad-
vices on, by the Conference, 853
England, Rev. J. F., speech of, in Great
Queen-street chapel, 530

Episcopacy, remarks on, 41, 44
Euphrates, notices of the, 472, 474, 477
Everett, Rev. J., sketch by, of the cha-
racter of Mr. Coulthard, 987

Faithfulness, remarks on, 479
Falsehood, guilt and mischief of, 121
Fantees, war of the, with the Ashantees,
58-country of the, described, 62
Fathers, ancient, futility of appeals to
the, 933

Finland, revival of religion in, 164
Fleetwood, Bishop, tract of, on lay-
baptism, mentioned, 933

Fletcher, Mrs., "Life" of, noticed, 825
Fletcher, Rev. John, testimony of, to
Mr. Wesley's unwearied diligence, 216
-Mr. Benson's "Life" of, noticed,
919

Forster, George, a pious soldier, notices
of, 539, 540, 542

France, summary view of the Wesleyan
Missions in, 93, 508-anecdote of