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fruits of their labours. She obtained a know-
ledge of salvation by the remission of sins;
and for thirty years adorned the doctrine of
GOD her SAVIOUR. In visiting the sick, and
in attending the means of grace, she was dili-
gent and unwearied; and has long shown her
love to the ambassadors of CHRIST, who have
been kindly entertained under her roof, and
that of her husband. She died in the LORD
J. B.
after a short illness.
Nov. 8th.-At York, in the twenty-eighth
year of her age, MRS. STONER, wife of the
REV. DAVID STONER, after a short, but
severe and painful affliction, which she en-
dured with much christian fortitude and pa-
J. S.
tience.

Nov. 16th.-At Nottingham, after a short, but severe illness, ROBERT GREGORY, ESQ., in the thirty-first year of his age, and in full confidence of a glorious immortality; having survived his amiable wife only four months.

By his death, the Methodist Society in this town have lost a highly respectable ClassLeader, Steward, Trustee, and Local Preacher; his aged and pious mother, her only son; his five young children, a most affectionate father; and the community a very valuable member. This is a mysterious, as well as an afflictive Providence; but, "the will of the LORD be done." Though "clouds and darkness are round about him, righteousness and judgment T. K. are the habitation of his throne."

Nov. 23d.-At London, the REV. FRANCIS WRIGLEY, the oldest Minister in the Methodist Connexion. He was distinguished through life by great sincerity and uprightness, and by undeviating and inflexible attachment to the Methodist doctrines and discipline. He finished his course in peace: Free from pain, and borne down by age and its attendant infirmities, "the weary wheels" of life "at length stood still."

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THE SONG OF THE ANGELS:
(Luke ii. 8:)

BY THE REV. ROBERT NEWSTEAD.

How illustrious the scene, how transporting the sound,
Where the Shepherds of Bethlehem lay!

When the light of JEHOVAH illumin'd the ground,
And the messenger-Angel was hovering round,-

'While he told where the SAVIOUR of men might be found,
What harmony dwelt in the lay!

The glory of heaven shone full on their sight,

While they in an ecstasy gaz'd;

So clear the strong beams, and so splendid the light,

That to more than mid-day it transform'd the dull night;

With trembling they bow'd at a vision so bright;

And ador'd, though afraid and amazʼd.

"Fear not," was the message proclaim'd from the sky,
"I bring you glad tidings of joy,

Of HIM who was promis'd in ages gone by,

Of HIM from whose presence all evil shall fly,
Who will wipe every tear-drop from ISRAEL's eye,
And Satan's dominion destroy.

"Unto you in the City of DAVID is born
A SAVIOUR anointed your King:

The Sun of your glory doth brilliantly dawn,
Whose beams shall illumine the distant forlorn,
Whose splendour the ends of the earth shall adorn,
And endless salvation shall bring."

Then instantly burst from the Loud's holy hill
A glorious, angelical throng;

Singing, "Glory to GoD, peace on earth, and good-will,
From heaven in the highest, on man descend still;
Let thy glory, JEHOVAH, the Universe fill".

Till heaven clos'd in on their song.

STANZAS

On the Death of the REV. JOHN OWEN, A. M., one of the Secretaries of the British and Foreign Bible Society.

BY JAMES MONTGOMERY, ESQ.

(For the Wesleyan-Methodist Magazine.)
Go to the grave in all thy glorious prime,
In full activity of zeal and power;
A Christian cannot die before his time,

The LORD's appointment is the servant's hour.
Go to the grave;-at noon from labour cease,

Rest on thy sheaves, thy harvest-task is done;
-Come from the heart of battle; and, in peace,
Soldier, go home; with thee the field is won.
Go to the grave; though like a fallen tree,

At once with verdure, flowers, and fruitage crown'd,
Thy form must perish, and thine honours be

Lost in the mouldering bosom of the ground.
Go to the grave, which, faithful to its trust,
The germ of immortality shall keep,
While, safe as watch'd by cherubim, thy dust
Shall, till the judgment-day, in JESUS sleep.
Go to the grave, for there thy SAVIOUR lay

In death's embraces, ere He rose on high,
And all the ransom'd, by that narrow way,
Pass to eternal life beyond the sky.

Pass thou beyond it; take thy seat above;

Soul of the Just, be present with the LORD,
Where thou, for faith and hope, hast perfect love,
-The open vision for the written word.

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N. B.-In addition to particular references to each Article, the following GENERAL
HEADS of SUBJECTS, with Lists of the Articles arranged under them, will be found in
this Index: viz., SERMONS,-Letters,—Memoirs,-OBITUARIES,-POETRY,—
NOTICES (Characteristic) of Books,-REVIEW OF BOOKS,-Texts IllustrATED,
-CHRISTIAN RETROSPECT,-INTELLIGENCE, (Home and Foreign,)—MISSIONARY
NOTICES, - VARIETIES, WESLEYAN - METHODIST, &c., &c. These GENERAL
HEADS the Reader may find it convenient to consult, if he have any difficulty in dis-
covering a direct reference to any Article he seeks.

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ADDRESS of the CONFERENCE to the Me-
thodist Societies in Great Britain, 694
-Address of the British Conference
to the General Conference in America,
609-Answer thereto, 612—Address of
the Rev. R. Reece to the General Con-
ference in America, 611-Address to
his Parishioners, by the Rev. E.Ward,
164

Affliction, duty of rejoicing under, 256-
improvement to be derived from, 256
Africa. See South Africa, and West
Africa.

African Institution, anniversary of, 480
Allan, Mr. W., of Shiney-Row, near
Sunderland, memoir of, by the Rev.
J. Walmsley, 224
Amaurosis, or Gatta Serena, remarkable
cure of, 738

America, United States of.

Letter
from Bishop M'Kendree, of the Me-
thodist Episcopal Church, relative to
the Wyandott Indian Mission, 59-
from J. Johnston, Esq., on the same
subject, 206-from Mr. G. R. Jones,
on the same, 207-from the Rev.
William Capers, on the same, 282-
from the Rev. William Case, re-
lative to the Niagara Mission, 346
-General Conference of the Me-
thodist Episcopal Church, 609-ex-
tract from the Reports of Committees
of ditto on the subject of Missions,
614

American Bible Society, 549,
American Colonies. (British.) Formation
of an Auxiliary Missionary Society at
St. John's, Newfoundland, 281-letter
from Mr. Walsh, at ditto, 643-from
Mr. Booth, Canada, 563-from Mr.

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School-Society, 772

Anecdote of Dr. Dodd, 23-of the Rev.
J. Fletcher, 33-of an Indian Preacher
in America, 246-of a Brahmin in
Calcutta, 416-of a dying Hindoo, 417
-of Dr. Johnson, 532

Anniversaries of Religious Societies, 269,
476-480, 830-833

Antinomianism, strictures on, 465, 466
Anti-Slavery Society, anniversary of, 833
-extracts from its First Report, 767,
824

Apostates, final, awful state of, 87, 154
Apostles' Creed, dissertations on the, 459
Appearance of Evil, duty of abstaining
from, 93

Arabic Language, remarks on the study
of the, 102

Arminius,, character of, 818
Autos-da-fé, in Spain, account of, 374

Bampton Lectures for the year 1824
reviewed, 753, 811
Baptism and regeneration not inseparably
connected, 439-Dr. Doddridge's re-
marks on, 450

Baptist Missionary Society, extracts from
its publications, 284-anniversary of,

832

Barbadoes, riot in, 45, 49-52-letter
from Mr. Shrewsbury, 49, 204-ex-
tract from the St. Christopher's Ga-
zette, 51-Barbadoes Mission, 404,
414, 420.

Barham, Lord, his speech at the anni-
versary of the British and Foreign
Bible Society, 547
Barton, Bernard, Esq., his verses en-
titled "The
Butterfly," 503-

VOL. III. Third Series. DECEMBER, 1824.

3 X

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Beaven, Mr. S., memoir of, by the Rev.
S. Lear, 289

Benson, Rev. J., Macdonald's Memoirs

of, reviewed, 259-his "Letters" re-
viewed, 259-letter from, to Mrs.
Hellier, 261-to Mr. Hopper, on the
death of Mrs. Cownley, 261-extract
from his doctrinal letters, 262
Bible, what it is, 229-not a mere book

of biography, 310. See also Scriptures.
Bible Society, British and Foreign, anni-
versary of the, 406, 546-ditto of the
Naval and Military Bible Society, 479
-speech of an Indian Chief at an
American Bible Society, 549
Biography, christian, a valuable branch
of general knowledge, 247-
Books. See REVIEW OF BOOKS, and No-
TICES OF BOOKS.
Booksellers, hint to, 172

Bourne, Mr. W., of Belper, memoir of,
by the Rev. T. Wood, 725
Bowden, Rev. J., his Hymn on the Death

of a Daughter, 143

Bowring, Mr., extract from his "Spe-

cimens of the Russian Poets," 144
Brahmuns, perpetual fires of the, 173
Brewster, Mr. J., of Radcliffe, additional
particulars concerning, by the Rev. J.
Hannah, 150

British and Foreign School Society, anni-
versary of the, 478

Brown, Dr. W., his "History of Mis-
sions" reviewed, 322

Bryant, Rev. J., his "Sermon on the

Mystery of Godliness" noticed, 692
Budge, Mr. J., of Camborne, near Red-
ruth, memoir of, by the Rev. J. Aker-
man, 509

Burder, Rev. H. F., his "Mental Dis-
cipline," Part III., reviewed, 117-
his "Lectures on the Pleasures of Re-
ligion" noticed, 120

Burgess, Rev. W. P., " his Sermons on
Primitive Christianity" noticed, 120
Butterworth, J. Esq., his speech as Chair-
man of the anniversary meeting of the
Wesleyan-Methodist Missionary So-
ciety, 413

Buxton, T. F. Esq., his speech at the
anniversary of the British and Foreign
School Society, 479

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Cartwright, Mrs. E., memoir of, by the
Rev. R. Waddy, 649
Catechisms, standard, of the Wesleyan-
Methodist Body, noticed, 176-of the
Church of England, 524-Stories on
the Church Catechism, 176
Ceylon. Letter from Mr. England at
Columbo, 127-from Mr. Newstead at
Kornegalle, 195, 484, 704-journal of
ditto, 485, 554-of Mr. Roberts at
Trincomalee, 854-of Mr. Carver at
Jaffna, 855--of Mr. England at ditto,
856

Chaderton, Rev. W., his speech at the

anniversary of the Wesleyan-Mission-
ary Society at Tortola, 639
Chalmers, Rev. Dr., his "Sermons" re-
viewed, 110, 177

Chapel- Fund, General, remarks on the,

94

Chapels, Wesleyan-Methodist, opened,
45, 125, 190, 332, 474, 632, 843
Character of others, caution to be ob

served respecting the, 385

Children. See Education, and Parents.
CHRIST's descent into hell, remarks on,

24, 96, 676, 741-mediatorial office
of CHRIST, 592. See also Son of GOD.
Christianity, history of the propagation
of, among the Heathen, 322-funda-
mental articles of, 462, 732-progress
of, 538-principles of, 691-its in-
fluence on society, 691-its influence
on slavery, 691. See also Religion.
CHRISTIAN RETROSPECT.
No. XV. Insurrection in Demerara.
Mitigation and gradual abolition
of Negro-Slavery. Measures pro-
posed by Government.-Riot in
Barbadoes, &c., 42

No. XVI. Reflections on the state

of public morals, &c., occasioned
by the late murder of Mr. Weare.
-Effects, in a christian country,
of resisting light.-Intercourse
with France.-Gambling-houses
and prize-fights.-John Thurtell's
defence.-Bad effects of ill-direct-
ed reading.-Thurtell's alleged
penitence.-Barbadoes Persecution.
-Demerara: Mr. Smith's Trial,

121
No. XVII. Meeting of Parliament-
Royal recognition of the duty of in-
structing the slaves.-Late Meeting

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of West India Proprietors.-Case
of Mr. Smith, of Demerara, 187
No. XVIII. Case of Mr. Smith, of
Demerara. True nature and cause
of the disturbances there.-Post-
script: Death of Mr. Smith.-Plans
of Government in reference to the
Slaves in the West Indies, 265
No. XIX. Debates in Parliament on
the trial of the late Rev. John Smith,
Missionary. Slave-Trade Piracy
Bill.-Abolition of the intercolonial
Slave Trade.-Revenue-Oaths, 467
No. XX. The Missionary Smith.-
Society for the Mitigation and Gra-
dual Abolition of Slavery, 766
No. XXI. Report of the Committee
of the Society for the Mitigation
and Gradual Abolition of Slavery.-
Hostility to the circulation of the
Scriptures in Ireland, 824
Christians, number of, in the world,
in every age, 539 - "Rational "
Christians, so called, not remarkable
for success in gaining converts to
their notions, 731
Church, Christian, remarks on the dis-
cipline of the, 160-necessity of an
Established Church in a christian
country, 680-Church of England,
681, 683

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Church Missionary Society, anniversary
of the, 405-state of its funds, 406
Clarke, Rev. Dr. A., his "Memoirs of the
Wesley Family" reviewed, 247-his
observations on prognostications of
the weather, 456-his Sermon on
1 Tim. ii. 3-6....586

Circular Letter of Pope Leo XII., 834
Climbing-Boy's Album, 192-extract
from, 431

Cocceius, character of, 819
Collection, July, 383, 409
Communion of saints, 255
Conference in America, 609—in Ireland,
616-in Leeds, 616-Address of the
British Conference to the General
Conference in America, 609-Answer
thereto, 612

Continental Society, anniversary of the,
831

Conversion, doctrine of, as held by the
Methodists, 326

Conversion of the Earl of Roden, 407
-of Mirza Mahomed Ali, 167, 238,
304-conversion under a remarkable
sermon, 452-extraordinary instance
of conversion in extreme old age, 455
Conviction of sin, 326

Conybeare, Rev. J., his Bampton Lectures
for the year 1824 reviewed, 753, 811
Cope, Mrs., of Castle-Donington, me-
moir of, by the Rev. W. Bacon, 363
Coral insect, account of, 701

Cottle, Mr. J., his "Strictures on the
Plymouth Antinomians " noticed, 465
Creeds, and confessions of faith, object
of, in the primitive church, 460-dis-
sertations on the Apostles' Creed, 459
-comment on an article of, 255
Cubitt, Rev. G., his "Four Sermons on
the Nature and Evidences of Christ-
ianity" commended, 245-his "Ser-
mon on Justification by Faith" no-
ticed, 692

Dean, Gloucestershire, Forest of, 409
Deception, nature of, 532
Deluge, universal, geological confirma-
tions of, 539
Demerara, insurrection of negro-slaves
in, 42, 48, 266, 468-letter from Mr.
Mortier, at George-Town, 48, 204—
general state of the Mission there,
404

Devotion, family, 244-private, 255, 309
-public, 308

Dick, Mr. T., his "Christian Philoso-
pher" reviewed, 33-extract from,

539

Discipline of the Christian Church, 160
Divine perfections, remarks on the, 254
Doddridge, Dr., his remarks on baptism
and regeneration, 450

Dudley, Mr. C. S., his Address to the
Ladies of the Glasgow Bible-Associa-
tions, 215

Duration, endless, 298
Duties, relative, 165-167
Dwight's "Travels in New-England and
New-York," extract from, 246, 311

Edmondson, Rev. J., his Sermon on Heb.
vi. 4-6....87, 154-his "Sermons on
the Nature and Offices of the HOLY
GHOST" noticed, 402

Education, essay on, 173-importance
of the formation of religious prin-"
ciple, 173-observance of the Sab-
bath to be inculcated on children,
175, 245-remarks on catechetical in-
struction, 176, 243, 245-resolutions'
by the American Conference, relative
to, 613-education of children inti-
mately connected with the vital in-
terests of Methodism, 614-education
of the poor, 46, 47, 402, 773
Election, scriptural doctrine of, 515, 521.
See also Predestination.

England, established church of, 681,
683-its doctrines, 520-522, 692--its
Catechism, 524

Episcopius, character of, 818
Epworth, remarks on the mysterious
disturbances at, 251..
Erasmus, character of, 816
Eternity of God's existence, 300, 746
Eucharist, observations on the, by Dr.
Barrow, 660. See also Lord's Supper.

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