Meditation, and retirement, 447;
twilight, 449.
Mercy, seat, 470.
Millennium, 547, 561, 568.
Minister, (see Pastor.)
Ministry, blessedness of Gospel,
509.
Missionary, departure of a, 546,
565, 572; hymn, 562.
Missions, the day spring, 542;
prayer for the Jews, 543, 544,
545; latter day glory, 547;
spread of the Gospel, 549, 550,
552, 553, 554, 556, 557, 560, 564;
prayer for success of missions,
563, 564.
Mourner, comforted, 395, (see Sub-
mission;) relieved, 404, 410, 411;
pleading with God, 406; under
desertion, 407; under declen-
sion, 412,
Morning, hymns, 434, 436, 438,
440, 443, 445, 446.
National, thanksgiving, 596, 597,
598, 600; American Indepen-
dence, 599; humiliation, 601.
Nativity, (see Christ.)
New Year, 589 to 592 inclusive.
Ordinances, delight in, 453; bene-
fit of, 471.
Ordinations and installations,505,
506, 507.
Pardon, praise for, 69; seeking,
71.
Parting, hymn, 451.
Pastor, pastoral office, 508; pray-
er for a sick, 510; on the death
of a, 511, 512, 513.
Perdition, 680.
Perseverance, of saints, 117 to 121
inclusive.
Praise, to God, 367, 369, 374; for
creation and redemption, 368;
thankful heart, 371; for re-
demption, 372, 373; and grati-
tude, 375; for mercies, 376; for
loving kindness, 381; for love
of Christ, 382; perpetual, 383;
for salvation, 388; reasons for,
464; exhortation to, 465; song
of, 468.
Prayer, its nature, 290; to Christ,
291; and watchfulness, 292,
294, 295; wrestling in, 293; for
deliverance, 296; for divine
presence, 297, 298, 454, 461; for
quickening grace, 299; for pro-
tection, 300, 466; importunate,
301; constancy in, 302; hinder.
ances to, 303; encouragement
in, 304, 305; seaman's 306; the
Lord's, 307; answered by cross-
es, 308; for return of the Spirit,
392; for guidance, 405; in des-
pondency, 408; in affliction,415;
for submission, 430; for divine
instruction, 458; for sincerity,
460; for spread of the Gospel,
553, 554, 556, 557, 558, 559, 561;
for revival, 574 to 580 inclu-
sive.
Promises, precious, 38; confidence
in, 360.
Providence, dependence on, 27,
28; goodness of, 29; gratitude
for, 30; mysteries of, 31, 32;
darkness of, 33, 414.
Redemption, wonders of, 88, 95;
by Christ, 89, 90, 91, 93, 94, 96,
97, 98, 99, 100, 101.
Regeneration, necessity of, 75 to
78 inclusive; by the Spirit, 79,
80; praise for, 81, 82, 83.
Rejoicing, in Christ, 337, 338, 340;
in light, 339; in life and death,
341.
Religion, excellence of, 126, (see
Gospel;) importance of early,
582.
Repentance, at the cross, 55, 56,
58, 59, 60, 61, 63, 65; difficult,
57; and faith, 62, 64, 66; for
backsliding, 72; through grace,
73; flowing from God's pa
tience, 74.
Resurrection, Christ's, 239 to 245
inclusive; on the Sabbath, 483,
488; joy in view of, 642; of the
Christian, 644.
Resignation, to God's will, 419 to
432 inclusive; and hope of hea-
ven, 423.
Retirement, and meditation, 447;
longing for God in, 448.
Revival, wrestling for, 574 to 580
inclusive; rejoicing in, 581.
Self-examination, 287, 288, 289.
Self-dedication, (see Dedication.)
Self-denial, 277 to 286 inclusive.
Sermon, hymns before, 472 to 477
inclusive; hymns after, 477 to
480 inclusive.
Sickness, consolations in, 431.
Sin, original, 44 to 50 inclusive;
deceitfulness, 51; conviction of
by the law, 52; acknowledged,
53, 54; indwelling lamented,
70; its power deplored, 396.
Sincerity, in worship, 433; prayer
for, 460.
Sinner, repenting one returning,
64, (see Repentance;) pleading
for mercy, 66; joy in heaven
over repenting, 67, 68; warned,
and invited, 139 to 164; death
dreadful to, 623.
Slothfulness, lamented, 413.
Soul, its value, 85; Christ its life,
216; light entering the, 366.
Strength, equal to our day, 393.
Submission, under trials, 418 to
432 inclusive.
Thanksgiving, (see National.)
Temptation, 416, 417.
Time, and eternity, 602 to 615 in
clusive; value of, 608; its brev.
ity, 609; swiftness of, 614; sep-
arations in, 615.
Titles, of Christ, (see Christ.)
Trinity, praise to, 16, 19, 20, 22;
address to, 17, 18, 21.
Vicissitudes, and conflicts, 389 to
Unfruitfulness, lamented, 463.
Warfare, Christian, 389 (see Vi-
cissitudes and Conflicts.)
Warnings, and expostulations,
139 to 147 inclusive; against
self-confidence, 403.
Watchfulness, and prayer, 292,
294, 295.
World, its vanity, 282; renounced
279, 280, 285, 286; crucifixion to
it, 283; mortification to it, 284.
Worship, private and family, 433
to 451 inclusive; social and
public, 452 to 471 inclusive; de-
light in, 456, 457, 462; divine
presence in, 459; blessing on.
469; close of, 479, 480.
Youth, Gospel invitation to, 167;
importance of religion in, 582,
585; prayer for, 583, 587; ad-
monished, 584; prayer of, 586;
death of, 588.
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