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which was granted. It was proposed to hold a meeting on some evening, to which admittance should be obtained by tickets sold at a low price, while the principal attraction should consist of addresses by different gentlemen. This plan was carried out, on the ninth of April. The arrangements were very simple. A few tables were placed in the hall, at which refreshments were sold, and other articles, contributed by friends of the project; vocal music was introduced between the speeches; and addresses were made by Hon. Stephen C. Phillips, who presided, Rev. J. F. Clarke, Rev. Mr. Edmonds of the "Christian" denomination, Rev. E. Peabody, Rev. Mr. Taylor of the Methodist Connexion, Rev. R. C. Waterston, and Rev. E. S. Gannett. The hall was opened at 5 o'clock P. M., the speaking began at 7 o'clock and ended at 10 o'clock, when the exercises were closed by singing the doxology. The number of tickets sold showed that nearly two thousand persons were present in the course of the evening. The articles which remained on the tables unsold, were offered for sale at a private dwelling on a subsequent day. The amount of receipts, after deducting all expenses, we learn, was $1463,50, which will be sent "to the Faculty of the Meadville School to be used for the benefit of the Institution, as they may judge most necessary." Besides this amount in money, various useful articles which have been procured will be sent for the benefit of the students.

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Universalist Convention. We have wished for room in several of our past numbers, to notice the meeting of the U. S. Convention of Universalists, which was held in this city the last autumn. In reading the very full report of its proceedings given in the Trumpet, we were very much impressed with the interest which must have belonged to the occasion. An earnest and harmonious spirit pervaded all the exercises. An important step was taken towards a more stringent organization of the denomination, and certain suggestions were recommended to the several Conventions, Associations, and Societies," which, we confess, seem to us to embrace a system of ecclesi} astical order too much resembling the arrangements of the Presbyterian church. At the close of the meeting a Committee was appointed to prepare a Protest against American Slavery, to be presented to every Universalist clergyman for his signature; which has since been published, with over three hundred names affixed to it. Instead of any further remarks of our own, we are glad to avail ourselves of the language of our friend, the editor of the Montreal Bible Christian.

"During the last month (September) a General Convention of the Universalists of the United States met in Boston. It was the largest meeting of the kind ever held by them. There were more than two hundred clergymen, besides the lay delegates, present on the occasion. The number of Universalists in Boston during the two days of the Convention proper, is said to have exceeded ten thousand. The nature of the topics discussed was highly interesting and important-calculated to elevate the character and augment the usefulness of the denomination generally. The proceedings of the Convention were marked with earnestness, harmony, and charity. A very eloquent discourse was delivered in the School Street church, by the Rev. E. H. Chapin, and repeated by request in the Warren Street church. In this discourse the preacher urged the necessity of an educated ministry. A considerable share of the discussions of the body was connected with education; and there was

also an acknowledged necessity for a more perfect organization of churches and societies, which received a good deal of attention. So great were the numbers in attendance, that meetings were held in three or four churches at the same time. The occasion was one of great congratulation among the members of the denomination, not only because of the numerous attendance, but also on account of the business transacted and the spirit which prevailed. The official document states 'it was the largest and happiest meeting of their General Convention.'

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Ordinations and Installations. —Rev. DAVID FOSDICK, who recently resigned his ministry at Sterling, was installed as minister of the Hollis Street Society in BOSTON, Mass., March 3, 1846. The Sermon was preached by Rev. Dr. Putnam of Roxbury, from Isaiah xxi. 11; the Prayer of Installation was offered by Rev. Dr. Parkman of Boston; the Right Hand of Fellowship was given by Rev. Mr. Robbins of Boston; the Charge, by Rev. Dr. Frothingham of Boston; the Address to the People, by Rev. Mr. Gannett of Boston; and the other services, by Rev. Messrs. Huntington of Boston, and Lincoln of Fitchburg.

Rev. RUFUS PUTNAM CUTLER, a graduate of Cambridge Divinity School, was ordained as Pastor of the Second Unitarian Church and Society in PORTLAND, Me., March 18, 1846. The Sermon was preached by Rev. Mr. Peabody of Boston, from Ephesians iv. 3; the Ordaining Prayer was offered by Rev. Dr. Nichols of Portland; the Charge was given by Rev. Mr. Bartol of Boston; the Right Hand of Fellowship, by Rev. Mr. Pierpont of Lynn; the Address to the People, by Rev. Mr. Peabody of Portsmouth, N. H.; and the other services by Rev. Messrs. Cruft of Boston, Nichols of Saco, Me., and Parkman of Dover, N. H.

Rev. MARK A. H. NILES, formerly a Trinitarian Congregational minister in Marblehead, was installed over the Second Unitarian Society in LOWELL, Mass., April 8, 1846. The Sermon was preached by Rev. Mr. Peabody of Boston, from John xxii. 20, 21; the Prayer of Installation was offered by Rev. Mr. Bartlett of Marblehead; the Right Hand of Fellowship was given by Rev. Mr. Miles of Lowell; the Address to the Society, by Rev. Mr. Waterston of Boston; and the other services, by Rev. Messrs. Bulfinch of Nashua, N. H., Muzzey of Cambridge, and Whitman of Lexington.

Rev. WILLIAM GUSTAVUS BABCOCK, a graduate of the Cambridge Divinity School, was ordained as an Evangelist, in PROVIDENCE, R. I., (with reference to his charge of the ministry-at-large, in that place,) April 8, 1846. The Sermon was preached by Rev. Mr. Hall of Providence, from Revelation xx. 17; the Ordaining Prayer was offered by Rev. Dr. Frothingham of Boston; the Charge was given by Rev. Mr. Gray of Boston; the Right Hand of Fellowship, by Rev. Mr. Ware of Fall River; and the other services, by Rev. Messrs. Osgood of Providence, and Barnard of Boston.

Rev. JOHN NELSON BELLOWS, of Walpole, N. H., was ordained as Minister of the First Parish in FRAMINGHAM, Mass., April 15, 1846. The Sermon was preached by Rev. Mr. Bellows of New York, from 1 John i. 1 and 3; the Ordaining Prayer was offered by Rev. Mr. Ripley of Lincoln; the Charge was given by Rev. Mr. Muzzey of Cambridge; the Right Hand of Fellowship, by Rev. Mr. Lothrop of Boston; the Address to the People, by Rev. Mr. Robbins of Boston; and the other services, by Rev. Messrs. Brigham of Taunton, Hill of Waltham, and Lippitt of Boston.

INDEX.

A

Abbot, A. W., Lost Wheelbarrow
by, 306.

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Adshead, J., on Prisons etc., 122.
American Women, Duty of, to their
country, 47-55-Miss Beecher's
Work on, 47-perils of the coun-
try, 49 want of teachers, 51 -
plan for preparing them, 52-ob-
jectionable note, 55.
Andrews, Rev. J., biographical no-
tice of, 24-28.
Anti-Slavery Bible-Argument, 470.
Apocalypse. See Stuart.
Archives of Criminal Law, 122.
Arnold, T., Lectures on Modern
History by, 140.
Augustine, St., and his Times, arti-

cle on, 1-24-study of antiquity,
1-revival of the Fathers, 3-
Taylor's Ancient Christianity, 5
—Ŏxford Library of the Fathers,
6-earlier Fathers, 7-Augustine,
8-early life of, 9-his Maniche-
ism, 11-acquaintance with Am-
brose, 13-conversion, 15-bap-
tism, 16-works, 17-Poujoulat's
History of, 19-changes since his
time, 21-Pelagius and Channing,
23-Augustine and his Works,
article on, 203-223-Confessions,
203-controversy with Pelagius,
205-not intolerant, 209-tenden-
cy of his system, 210-City of God,
212-Sermons, 215-character of
his mind, 216-resemblance to Ed-
wards, 217-practical sense, 218
-force of will, ib.-personal hab-
its, 219-scholarship, 220-claim-
ed by different parties, ib.-his
true place, 223.

B

Baldwin, T., Gazetteer of, 145.
Bartol, C. A., Discourse by, 474.
Beckwith, G. C., Book of Peace by,
146.

Beecher, Miss. See American.
Bigelow, H. J., Address by, 309.
Bird, J. & H., Singer's Text Book
by, 148.

Boston Association, Letter of to J.
Pierpont and Reply, 309.

Boston Churches, Letter to, 309.
Boy of Spirit, 306.

Brazer, Rev. J., biographical notice
of, 434-439.

Briggs, G. W., Collection of Hymns
Volume
by. See Hymn Books.

of Discourses by, 233-247-title
of, 233-sermon writing, 235-im-
portance of the sermon, 237 —
character of Briggs's Discourses,
238-defects, 239- excellencies,
242 extracts, 242.

Bunker's Hill, Doubts concerning
Battle of, 247-266-human cre-
dulity, 247-grounds of belief in
Battle, 249-Hume's principle ap-
plied, 251-credibility of witness-
es, 252-event improbable, 254—
conflicting testimony, 255-origin
of the story, 257-monument, 258

means of perpetuating belief,
261-close of the argument, 263-
use of Hume's theory, 265.
C

Carlyle. See Cromwell.
Cartee, C. S., Questions etc. by, 304.
Cheney, H. V., Early Martyr by,
303.

Cheshire Hymns. See Hymn Books.
Christianity without Christ, 77-94
-name of Christ set aside, 78—
sects and divisions, 79-Athana-
sian creed, 81- Swedenborgian-
ism, 82-natural religion, 83
philosophical unbelievers, 85-
philanthropy, 87-modern orders,
ib. partial organizations, 89
sufficiency of Christianity, 93.
Christian Union, 56-69-grounds
taken, 57-faith, love, 58-differ-
ent explanations of Christianity,
59-inferences, 60- union amid
differences, 61-illustrations, 62—
principle of union, 63-relation to
controversy, 64 candor, 65 -
truth, 67-consequences, 68.
Clarke, J. F., Sermon by, 474.
Convention, New York, 151-Sun-
day School, 155.

-

Coquerel, A., Sermons of, reviewed,
321-332-notice of the author,
321 character of his Sermons,

323French preaching, 325
mental training, ib.-extracts, 326,
330-style, 329 — fervency, ib.-
study of foreign writings, 332.
Cowles, H. See Perfectionism.
Cromwell, and Puritanism, 440-459
-writers on, 440-Guizot, 441
-seventeenth century not com-
prehended, 442 prejudices
against Cromwell, 443-charge
of hypocrisy, 445-levity, 446-
moods of mind, 447-charge of
usurpation, 449-murder of the
King, 451-character of, 452-
Vindication of Cromwell, ib.—
false judgment on 16th and 17th
centuries, 453 English and
American prejudice, 454-revolu-
tion and conservatism, 455-New
England Puritans, 457-influence
of Puritanism, 458.

Cushman, R., Sermon by, 475.
D

Dedications, 156, 318.
Dix, D. L. See Prisons.
E

Ecclesiastical Record, 151, 310, 477.
Edmond, A. M., Broken Vow, etc.
by, 143.

Eliot, J. D., Address by, 150.
Ellis's Hymns. See Hymn Books.
England, Religious Life of.

Retrospect.

Europe, Remarks on, 476.

Everett, A., Essays of, 144.

F

See

Faucher, J., on reform of Prisons,

122.

Fathers, Oxford Library of, 6.
Flint, J., Discourses by, 308.
Fraternity of Churches, 478.
Friends, Schism in Society of, 195
-203-J. Wilbur's book, 195-
spirit of Quakerism dead, 196-
Quaker Discipline, 197-origin of
separation, 199-early Friends,
201-tendency of religious con-
troversies, 202.

Fundamental Laws of Reasoning.
See Mill.

Furness, W. H., Discourses by, 150,
308, 474.

G

Gannett, E. S., Sermon by, 150.
H

Hacket, H. B. See Winer.
Harrington, H. F., Discourse by,308.
Hall, E. B., Discourse by, 149.
Hall, N., Sermon by, 307.

Harvard College and its Benefactors,
309-intelligence respecting, 318.
Hillard, G. S., Lecture by, 475.
Hollis St. Society, Letter from, 309,
-"Remarks" on, 476.

-

Hood, G., History of Music in New
England by, 301.
Housekeeper's Annual, 148.
Hoyt, R., Chaunt of Life by, 143.
Huntington, Sermon by, 308.
Hymn Books, New, 29-47-multi-
plication of, 29-former collec-
tions, 32 Belknap's, ib. - New
York, 33, 40 Dabney's, ib. -
Greenwood's, ib.- Willard's, 34
-Lunt's, ib.--old hymns retained,
35-Warren St. and Pitts St. col-
lections, 36 - Robbins's, ib. –
Flint's, 37-Church of the Disci-
ples', ib.-Cheshire, 38-Ellis's,
ib.-Briggs's, 41 - Eliot's, 42–
Baptist and other collections, 43—
Fox's Hymns and Anthems, 45.

I
Immortality, Arguments for, 349-
363-teachings of nature, 349-
desire of immortality, 351-con-
ception of death difficult, 353-
skepticism unnatural, 355-soul
invisible, 357-man's progressive
nature, 358-immortality of the
affections, 359-redemption from
evil, 360-faith of the heart, 362.
Ingersoll, J. G., Sermon by, 150.
Installations. See Ordinations.
Intelligence, Religious, 151, 310,
477. Literary, 318.
J

Jarvis, E., Lecture by, 475.
Jenkyn, J. W., Extent of the Atone-
ment by, 298-Holy Spirit and
Church by, ib.

Julius, N. S., Moral Condition of N.
America by, 122.

L

Leonard, L. W., Discourse by, 473.
Leonardo Da Vinci's Painting of
Last Supper, 411-Dick's copy of
Morghen's engraving of, 411-in-
fluence of such works, 412—no-
tice of Da Vinci, 413--state of art
when he appeared, ib.-works,
415 death, 416-Goethe's ac-
count of picture of the Last Sup-
per, ib.-expression, 418-group-
ing, 419-method of preparation,
421-copies of the original, 423.
Levee for Meadville School, 478.
Lewis, T. See Plato.

INDEX.

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Messiah, Handel's, reprint of, 302.
Mill, J. S., System of Logic by, re-
viewed, 363 — 384 Whately's
Logic, 363-Whewell's Philoso-
phy, 364-M. Comte's system, 366
-Mill's Work, 368-ground cov-
ered by logic, ib. -language, ib.-
the syllogism, 369-induction, 370
-causation, 371-defective or er-
roneous statements, 373-logic of
the moral sciences, ib.-proof of
a God, 375-different kinds of rea-
soning, 377-divisions, 379-idea
of a true system of logic, 380-ob-
jection, 381-importance of a just
logic, 383.

Ministry at Large, 314.
Missionary Subscription, 312.
Mountford, W. See Martyria.

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character of his Life of Faith,
401-Religious experiences, 403
-extracts, 404-influence of his
views, 406-sanctification, 407-
Christ's mission, 409.

Phillips, S. C., Address by, 309.
Pierce, J., Addresses by, 307, 475.
Pilgrims, the, at Leyden, 385-391

Sumner's Memoirs of, 385
condition of, ib.-place of wor-
ship, 387-Robinson, ib.-grave
of, 388-Sumner's arguments, 389.
Plato against the Atheists, 108-122
-Lewis's edition, 108-title of
work, 109-classes of offenders,
111-nature of Atheism, 112-
remedies, 113-soul, a genus, 115
-future punishment, 117-wor-
ship and sacrifice, 119-editorial
remarks, 121.

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Poetical Contributions.-The Snow,
266 Parable, 267-Invocation,
268-Tree of Life, 269.
Poetry for Home and School, 146.
Poujoulat. See Augustine.
Prescott, W. H., Miscellanies of,

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Palfrey, J. G., Discourse of, on Dr. Retribution, 224–233-language of

Ware, 94.

Panidea, 470.

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New Testament, 224—retribution
in a future state, 227-consequen-
ces of excluding it, 229.
Retrospect of Religious Life of Eng-
land, Tayler's work on, 284-297

character of the work, 286
Church of England, 287--state of
at close of reign of Henry VIII.,
288--progress of reformation, ib.--
Puritanism and Independency,
290--Baxter, 292--Owen, 293--
influence of Puritanism on litera-
ture, 295-free inquiry, 297.
Robbins, C., Sermon by, 474.
Rückert, translations from, 267, 269.

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