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To return from this digression, into which we have been imperceptibly drawn, we present our particular acknowledgments to all, of whose labors we have been enabled to avail ourselves. A great proportion of the interest, which our work may have excited, and of the effects, which it has produced, must be ascribed to the generous aid derived from contributors of original matter. It is proper here to remark, that the public seem to be by no means aware of the influence, capable of being exerted by a periodical publication. When they shall be duly impressed with this subject, and shall call into action the concentrated talents of all in our country, who espouse the cause of sound theology, pure morals, and enlarged benevolence, it will be seen what surprising results may be accomplished by truth, argument, and Christian zeal.

In reviewing our work, we have endeavored to place before the mind all the considerations, which serve to explain or enforce the great responsibility of one, who writes for the public. How much we are deceived as to our motives, or our object, it is not in our own power, or that of any human tribunal, exactly to determine. We can declare, however, without the least reserve, that we have always intended to act, in reference to every thing published in our pages, with entire Christian integrity, so far as we have been able to judge of our motives. When the case required it, we have given great deliberation to the question whether we should publish, and whether the manner, as well as the matter, could be justified. Whenever facts have been stated, or opinions with respect to facts have been given, the most satisfactory evidence has been required. We know not that the Panoplist has ever been seriously assailed, except by those, who class themselves under the general denomination of Unitarians. By them, indeed, the most vehement charges have been made. Some of these charges have been refuted formally, and at length. For the consideration of others we have had no time. In reference to all these charges, we are satisfied, that an impartial judge would pronounce them without foundation.

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The present Editor has superintended the publication of the last eleven volumes. Much of the original matter was written by himself and for nearly all the rest he avows the fullest responsibility. During some periods of absence on account of ill health, be did not see all the articles, which were published; but he is not aware that any of these were the subject of animadversion.

In bidding our readers farewell, we most unfeignedly wish them happiness in this world and the world to come. If they have derived any benefit from our humble services, we would be thankful, and ascribe to God the praise; if they have, in any respect been led astray, we would regret it, and desire that any inadvertence, or any fault, of ours may be forgiven, and no permanent evil result from it. Soon must we and our readers, appear before the judgment seat of Christ. May we be pardoned by his blood, clothed in his righteousness, and admitted to his kingdom and glory.

INDEX

TO THE PRINCIPAL MATTERS CONTAINED IN THIS VOLUME.

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mate danger of servile insurrection, 485
-delinquency of Northern people on
this subject, 486-true state of feeling
at the North, 487-character of slavery,
489-further comments on the law of
Virginia, ib.-religious privileges of the
blacks, 490-how far the present gener-
ation chargeable with slavery,
493
Blumhardt, Rev. Theophilus,letter from, 142
Bombay, mission chapel at, 11-Extracts
from Mr. Bardwell's journal at, 457-
general view of the mission, 507-
preaching of the Gospel,
Boscawen, N. H. revival of religion at,
Bowley, Mr. an assistant missionary, his
account of the Hindoos,

509

191

468

Brainerd, journal of the mission at, 82,
121,183,313—Osage captive rescued, 85
-placed with the missionaries, 184—
arrival of Mr. Conger and his company,
121-departure of Messrs. Washburn
and Finney for the Arkansaw, 122-
arrival of the visiting committee 123-
their report, 132-visit of Catharine
and David Brown to their father, 186-
school established at Creek Path, 315-
arrival of David Brown in Boston, 384
Brougham, Mr. extract from his speech
on education,

Byron's poetry, remarks on,

Capital punishment inefficacious,
Centurial celebration,

Ceylon mission;-letter from the mission-
aries, 76,277-mission schools, 77-
hopeful conversion of three young men,
78-on the selection of children for ed-
ucation, 423-- letter from Messrs. Wins-
low and Spaulding, 431-voyage of
Messrs. Winslow and others, 517-
preaching of the missionaries,
Chalmers, character of, as a preacher,
Character moral and religious, on the
changes of,

Charities, conductors of,

500

212

304

155

521

109

246

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Cheltenham (Eng) mendicity Society,

308

Cherokees, See Brainerd.

Children in India with assigned names,

143

282

Choctaw Chiefs, their letter to the Rev.
Dr. Worcester,

379

Bible, translation of into Chinese, by Dr.
Morrison,

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Bible Society, British and Foreign, 16th
anniversary of,

Chaule, tour of Mr. Hall to,

29

478

Blacks in this country,on the condition of,
241-Southern people irritable on the
subject of slavery, ib.-law of Virginia,
243-comments on it, 244-complaints
of Southern correspondents, 481-ulti-

Christianity in India, progress of, 41-
compared with ancient philosophy,
Christians, their resemblance to stran-
gers and pilgrims,

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should have elevated views,
Christian Almanac, review of,

255

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97

100

502

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263

Graves, Rev. Allen, his journal at Ma-
him,

Consecrations,
Correspondence between Decatur and Bar-
ron, 159-their testimony against duel-
ling, 160-its resemblance to war, 162-
a most deliberate act of murder, 1b.—
contemptible promoters of duelling, 163
--both parties hated to fight, ib.-yet
inexorably bent on evil, 164-inconsist-
ency of duellists, 16.--This pamphlet in-
jures our national character, 165--law
unequally administered,
Crabbe's Synonymes, review of,
Creek-path in the Cherokee nation, school
at,

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158

369,409
Great Britain, state of education in, 500
and the United States, compar-

ed with respect to Christian exertions,
Great men, classification of by Pascal,

Hall, Rev. Gordon, his visit to Choule, 29
-letter of to the Cor. Secretary, 43
-his second tour to Choule, ib.--visit to
Allabay, 44-his tour to Panwell,
Happiness of others, on seeking the,
Happiness and misery of the present
world, comparison of,

Harrowby, Lord, speech of before the Bi-
ble Society,

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Hawtrey, Rev. C. S. letter from,

286

Heathen world, aspect of,

Death, on the desire of,

445

Death-bed repentance,

5

Deuteronomy, chapter 28th, explanation

of,

386,433

259

Dissimulation, artifices of,

Disinterested benevolence,

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Divine displeasure, marks of in the pres-
ent world,
Donations (in money,) to the A. B. C. F.
M. 34,87, 129,179,234,275,326,380,425,

1051

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Highlands of Asia, temperature of,
Hindoo method of bringing the devil into
a man, 32-delusions of the Hindoos,
Human suffering, evidences of,
Humphrey, Rev. Heman, extract from his

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Huntington, Rev. Joshua, Memoir of, - 529

Indiana and Illinois, missionary labors in, 224
Indus, revival of religion on board of
474,522,571 the,
120,190,228
Donations in clothing and other arti- Inefficacy of human labors,
cles, 90,132,181,257,335,385,450,477,526 Injudicious zeal,
Duelling, thoughts on,

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Education, importance of, 394-govern-
ment of children, 395--rules of govern-
ment, 397-employment of children,
in Great Britain, state of,
of native children at Bombay,
Elliot, journal of the mis. at, 25,317,361
-arrival of Messrs. Fisk and Pride, 26—
council in the Choctaw nation, 27-death
of Mr. A. V Williams, 28-expenses of
the mission, 81--patronage by the na-
tives, ib.--letter of Mrs. Kingsbury, 94
-letter of Mr. Fisk, 95-letter of Mr.
Kingsbury, ib --migration of half-breed
Indians, 820--letter of the missionaries
to the Cor. Secretary, 416--remarks on
this letter,

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Faith necessary to the Christian life,
Farish, Rev. Professor, review of his ser-
mon on Luke xi,

Fisk, Rev Pliny. See Palestine mission.
Fisk, Mr. Isaac, an assistant missionary to
the Choctaws, letter from, 95-his death,

among,

Jews, an Address to, 385-cause of their
rejection, 393-great offence of, 437-
letter of the Rev. W. Jowett concerning
them, 461-letter concerning those at
Tunis, by Dr. Naudi,

Jowett, Rev. William, his letter to Dr.
Worcester, 267-letter of respecting
the Jews,

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Kadin Yar Khan, hopeful conversion of
Kedar-nath, an Asiatic deity,
Kingsbury, Rev. Cyrus, attends the Choc-
taw council, 27-letter to a friend, 47-
report to the Secretary at War, 79-
letter to the Treasurer, 95-his journal
at Ook-tib-be-ha,

Lexington, (Ken.) meteorological observ-

337

209

263

455

149

393

128

466

461

516

548

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Legislators, corrupt notions of,

106

Gabriel Tissera, religious concern of, 174
-his letter to Dr. Worcester,
Gallaudet, Rev. T. H. his essay on the
instruction of the deaf and dumb,

ations at,

403

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152

Lowth on Isaiah, criticism on,
Lunar atmosphere,

147

307

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INDEX.

371

Ook-tib-be ha, journal of Mr. Kingsbury

at,
522 Ordinations,

40 Orphans, on the condition of,

535

of, Massachusetts Missionary Society, address of the Trustees of, 167-donat. to, 323 Mather, Rev. Cotton, extracts from his 262,344,406,450,496 diary, Memoir of the Rev. Joshua Huntington, 529 Mendicity, thoughts on,

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Merchant Seamen's Bible Society,
Minister's intercourse with his people,
Missionary field, advantages of,
Missionary ship, utility of,
Missionary hardships,

Missionary reinforcements,
Missions, opposition to,

115

240

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296

Missions, on the continent of Europe,
Mississippi and Louisiana, missionary
labors in,

Missouri, missionary labors in,
Missouri question, the greatest that
will come before Congress, 15-slave-
ry an inherent vice, 16-restriction of
slavery in a new state constitutional,
17-slavery adverse to a free govern.
ment, 18-power of Congress over un-
settled territory, 19-immense multi-
tudes affected by the present decision,
20-extension of slavery causes impor-
tation of slaves, 21-facilities for intro-
ducing slaves against law, 22-extension
of slavery will produce political disunion
23-multiplication of slaves in southern
states, ib.-existence of slavery in the
U.S.not chargeable on our republic, 59
-sudden emancipation of slaves ruin-
ous,

294

103

125

286

199

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- 365

Palestine Mission, liberal donation to, 96
-arrival of Messrs. Fisk and Parsons
at Smyrna, 144-letter of do. 173-their
kind reception at Smyrna, ib.—their let-
ter, dated off Gozo,231-their letter from
Smyrna, 265-want of missionaries in
the Turkish empire, 266--donation of
books to the mission, 334-intelligence
from the missionaries, 528-general view
of the mission, 554, 555-letter of the
Rev. Mr. Williamson, 555--immense
field for Christian enterprise in the
Turkish empire, 556-letter of Mr. Par-
sons from Scio,

238 Panegyric, a specimen of,

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ib.-American people opposed to
slavery, 60-ordinance of 1787, 61-
easy to give a right direction in the be-
ginning,ib.-slavery once excluded from
a state will never be desired, 62-con-
gress not sufficiently vigilant on this
subject, 65-examination of the Louis-
iana Treaty,66-future condition of the
slave-holding and non-slave-holding states, 70
Monthly concert, contribution at,
Moranians, their zeal and perseverance,
Mordos, Rabbi, account of,
Morse, Rev. Jedidiah, D. D. his contem-
plated tour among the Indians,
Motives to missionary enterprise,
Mussulmaun, hopeful conversion of a,

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Paramanundu, Nicholas, hopeful conver-
sion of,

Parsons, Rev. Levi, letter from, 575. See
Palestine mission.

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509

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278

Pennsylvania, missionary labors in,
Peter, 2d epistle of, reflections on,
Philosophy of the ancients, compared with
Christianity,

219

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155

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Plainfield, Con. revival of religion at,
Poetry. The Compass, 216--Missionary
Hymn, ib.

Poor, Rev. Daniel. See Tillipally.
Printing at Bombay,

Property, on the fluctuations of,
Prophet like unto Moses, discussion
cerning the

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506,553 56

368

Prudential Committee, address of, 136--
report of,

Public festivals, thoughts on,
Pushamatahaw, a Choctaw chief, his sig-
nature of the treaty,

Ram Narrain, a Hindoo bramhun, some
account of,

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Readers, address to,
Reflections on 2 Pet. iii. 11, 155--on Col.
iii. 2,
Religion,revival of on board the Indus,120,
190, 228--revival of at Boscawen, N. H.
191--at Sherburne, N. Y. ib-at Pe-
terboro', N. Y. ib.--Plainfield, Con. ib.
Remarks on 2 Corinth. v, 7.
Repentance, on a death-bed,

470

- 357

255

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49

5

Report of the Prudential Committee of A. B. C. F. M. 466 Reveries, reflections on,

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218

198

New-York,(state of,)missionary labors in,
Nichols, Rev. John,his journal at Fannah,
$73,412-tour to Cullian and Bhewndy, 415
Noel, Rev. Gerard T. review of his ser-
mon on Isaiah lii, 13-15,
Notices, relative to religion and missions,
144,181,232-a letter to the Treasurer
325-letter to a clergyman from his pa-
rishioner, 422-letter from a farmer,
424-from a clerg. ib.—from a layman,
Nott, Rev. Samuel Jun. letter of,
Obituary notices,

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Review, of Worcester's Elements of Geo-
graphy,13-of Crabbe's Synonymes,158
--of sermons by Professor Farish, and
Rev Mr. Noel, 193-of the Christian
Almanac, 502 of the Memoir of the
Rev. Henry Martyn,
Richards, Rev. Janies, state of his sick-
ness, 48-letter to his brother, 268. See
Batticotta.

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Sandera Sakaren, religious concern of, Sandwich Islands, mission to, the Thaddeus spoken, 48-Mr. Bingham's letter 91-brief review of the mission, Scriptures, a translation of at Bombay, Sicard's system of signs founded on na

220 ture,

585

177

569,570 512

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