Intellectual power, without moral
worth, a picture of, 261.
Islands, three, renounce idolatry, 30.

J

James I., speech of, to his parlia-
ment, 86; his definition of se-
dition, ib.

Johnson, Dr. Samuel, character and
writings of, 356, 357.

Jones, Peter, on Indian civilization,
107.

Jurists and Economists, works and
merits of, compared with those of
Christian Missionaries, 359, 360.
Jury, trial by, 79.

Justification, distinction between,
and pardon, 187;-distinction be-
tween, and sanctification, ib. ;-
by faith, 188.
Justification by faith, aversion to the
doctrine of, 189;-errors of phi-
losophers concerning the doctrine
of, ib.
Juvenal's description of human na-
ture, 96.

K

Kings, "nursing fathers," what is
meant by, 81;-almost all bad, 147.
King of Babylon, sublime invective
against, 142, 143.

Kingdom of Christ, happiness of
the, 148;-how to be established,
150.

Knowledge, the sphere of human,
enlarged by missions, 192;-the
proper objects of, God and his
works, 151;-saving, the Divine
character, not nature, the object
of, 152; merely secular, cannot
renovate the world, 464.
Kremlin, conflagration of the, 26.

L

Labour, manual, of the Rev. John
Williams, in the arts, 109.
Law, international, established in
Polynesia, 82.

Laws change with the character of
subjects, 77;—a code of, prepared
by Williams, 79;-moulded by
Christianity, 81.

Laymen, importance of their advo-
cacy to Missions, 103.
Leonidas, character of, 276.
Liberty, civil and religious, but im-
perfectly enjoyed in Europe, 368;
-piety the sure and only source
of, 369.
Literary men, errors of, in relation
to faith, 186.

Literary and philosophic character,
men ambitious of the, 349 ;-un-
duly exalted, 350:-illustrations
of the, 351-362.

M

Macaulay, Right Hon. T. B., merits
of, as a writer, 374;-his literary
bias, ib.;-his high responsibility,
375;-eminent capacity to serve
the cause of Missions, 401, 402;—
urged to consecrate his talents and
genius to it, 409.

Mackintosh, Sir James, deathbed
of, 206, 207;- his remarkable
sayings and confession of faith in
Jesus Christ, 208;-his vast powers
and attainments, ib. ;-his dying
scene presents a great lesson to
men of letters, 209;-inaugural
oration at Glasgow, 210;- his
writings, 211;-his great capaci-
ties wasted, ib. ;- might have ren-
dered immense service to the
cause of letters, humanity, and
religion, ib.

Magistrate, power of the, in matters
of religion, 80.

Makea's remarks on war, 64;-on
the effects of Christianity, ib., 65.
Malietoa, noble assurance of, to Wil-
liams, 83, 84.

Man, the sole means of renovating
the character of, 173;-Paul's de-
scription of, ib.

Manua, the Africa of Polynesia,

82.

Matetau, the gigantic stature of, 78;
-his offer to coerce his subjects
to become Christians, ib.

Mauke, lamentations of the chief of,

on war, 65.

Me, affecting history of, 48-51.
Mental philosophers, merits and
claims of, 358.

Messiah, pacific representations of
the, by the prophets, 135, 136;-
manner of his coming to the king-
dom, ib. ;-his extinction of war,
138;--happiness of his reign, 139.
Military genius, object and merit of,
386;-greatness, what, 393.
Military and moral greatness com-
pared, 394.

Military and missionary conquests
compared, 455.

Mission colleges, necessity of, and
stations for, 461.
Missions, Christian, importance of
cultivating right feelings concern-
ing, 6;-how the spirit of, is to be
cultivated, 8;-wonderful effects
of, 20;-effects of, in the West
Indies and in Africa, 88;-opinion
of Douglas on the method of con-
ducting, 91, 92; entitled to uni-
versal encouragement and sup-
port, 191;-their claims on the
ground of education, 200;-hap-
piness of promoting, 372;-all
things ready for the prosecution
of the enterprise, 399;-becoming
a national object, 407;-literature
more friendly to, 408;-require
more centres, 478;-will receive
more centres from efficient colo-
nization, 479;-state of the field
of, fifty years ago, 484-486;-
cause of, advanced in the public
mind. 487-491;-advance of in
foreign lands, 491-495;-present
embarrassments of, 495-497;--
afflictive state of the, in America,
497-502.

Missionary, the Christian, described
by Lord Brougham, 121;- his
great sacrifices, 231, 232;-his
merits on literary grounds, 286;—
his claims to academic honours,
287; the prime agent in civiliza-
tion, 399;-the only real civilizer;
400; his noble character and
exalted views, 460-463.
Missionary character, comparative
claims of the, 13;-not duly ap-
preciated, 103;-surpassing excel-

lence of the, 399;-Missionary
and philosophical character com-
pared, 365-368; this world's
great men hardly admit of com-
parison with, 466;-perpetuity of
its fame, 89.
Missionary enterprise, Williams's
estimate of the, 10;-worthy the
son of a British peer, 12;—all
things ready for, 481.
Missionary meeting in Polynesia,
speeches at a, 42-45.
Missionary publications, 191, 192.
Missionary societies, encouragement
of, 514, 515.

Missionary spirit, power of the, 8;
-awakened in Britain and Ame-
rica, 487.

Moffat, Rev. Robert, wonderful ca-
reer of the, 468, 469.
Monster, a human, 99.
Moral influence, the creation and
power of, 342-344.

Moral power, the price of, 150.
Morality, a leading object of gospel

doctrine, 189;-its superiority to
that of philosophy, 190.
Moscow, Napoleon's march to, 24.
Mourning, an example of, in Poly-
nesia, 102.

N

Napoleon stills the civil commotions
of France, 249;-his march to
Moscow, 24;-compared with Wil-
liams, 396, 397 ;- his letter to
king George, 396;-wanted true
moral greatness, 397;-his opinion
of war, 398;-his code, ib. ;—
merits as a legislator, 399 ;-cha-
racter, genius, power, and mili-
tary crimes, 421, 422;-baneful
effect of his wars, 422;-grounds
for denouncing him, 423;-his
generals in the Peninsula, 431.
New Hampshire, memorial from the
ministers of, 505.

Nobles of England, pursuits becom-
ing the, 200;-folly and prodi-
gality of some of the, ib.
Numa's remarkable character, 167;
-happy reign, 168;-death, 169;
-reign an experiment on human
nature, 170, 171.

0
Opinion, public, created by the mis-
sionary, 345;-resistless power of,
345, 346.

P

Pardon, what, 187;-how obtained,
ib.

Pascal's requirements of a revela-
tion, 156;-his view of the know-
ledge of God, 157.

Paul, character of, 129;—a wonder-
ful example of moral greatness,
321;-compared with Cæsar, 416,

417.

Peace flowing from the gospel, 138.
Peace societies, 53.
Peace, illustration of the doctrine of,
from Williams, 55;-prize essay
on, 53;-speech on, by Tamatoa,
59-62;-nations begin to study,
376;-best time for propagating
the doctrine, 377;-national debt
a help to the study of, 378, 379;
-fine passage from the Edin-
burgh Review on, 379.
Peel, Sir Robert, noble passage
from, on peace, 276.

Pericles, character of, 276;-com-
pared with Chatham, ib.
Philanthropist, encouragements to
the, 369, 370.
Philanthropy, Cicero on, 229;-hea-
then and philosophic, compared
with that of the missionary, 230;
-greatness of missionary, 231.
Philip, Dr., lasting honour of, 89.
Philosophy offers no relief but from
the tomb, 465.

Philosophic and missionary charac-
ter compared, 365-368.
Philosophers, address to, 87;-works,
merits, and defects of, 360-364.
Pilgrim Fathers, the, arriving in
America, 473.

Pitt, Mr., Lord Brougham's invec-
tive against, 149.

Planters, West Indian, views held
by the, on missions and education,
196.

Plutarch's views of Numa, 170.
Police and crime, cost of, 477.
Polygamy, abolition of, at Raro-
tonga, 106.

Polynesia, idolatry of, 16;--picture
of, under the gospel, 470, 471.
Poor, the, aspect which the Bible
bears towards, 141.

Popery, mighty effects of, to spread
its principles, 507, 508.
Praise, Malebranche, Leibnitz, Con-
dillac, &c., objects of general, 358.
Press, conductors of the, address to,
35;-their high position, 36;-
their duties, 37.

Price of moral power, 150.
Property, rights of, established by
Christianity, 83.

Public opinion, why changeful, 146.

Qualities of Hesiod as a poet, 93.
Quarterly Review, excellent service

done by the, to the cause of mis-
sions, 408.

Queen of Otaheite, counsel of the,
relative to legislation, 82.

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Rarotonga, discovery of, 33;-extra-
ordinary wickedness of the natives,
ib.;-idols abandoned, 34;- af-
fecting departure of Williams
from, 100, 101.

Reader, address to the, 35.
Religion, state of, in the days of
Numa, 171.

Revelation, Pascal's requirements of,

156.

Righteous, the character but little
known, 146.

Roman prose writers, character of
the, 280-282.

Roman poets, character of the, 282

-284.

Roma-tane, remarkable conversion
of, 27;-his exhortations to de-
stroy the temples of idolatry, 29,

30.

S

Samoan chief's description of his
countrymen, 62.

Schoolmaster's, Lord Brougham's
eulogium on, 130.

Schools, Sunday, superintendents of,

39.

Science, not the object of the stu-
dents of, to make men happy, 87;
-dreary condition of a man seek-
ing God by the lights of science,

162.

Scripture, antiquity and peculiarity
of, 159.

Ships of England sent for destruction,
67.

Simpleton, picture of a, 260.
Sinner, the convinced, perplexity of,
162-164.

Slavery, African, its present state,
74;-its cost to England, ib. ;—has
baffled England, 75;-Christianity
alone can crush it, 76;—its alli-
ance to murder, 82;-guilt of
American, 83;-bearing of Mis-
sionary enterprise upon, 192;-
Guizot, opinion of, ib. ;-destroyed
in Europe by Christianity, 194;
-abolition of, in the West Indies
mainly promoted by Missionaries,

195.

Society for civilizing Africa, testi-
mony of the, to the power of
Christianity, 71;—important aux-
iliary to Christianity, ib.
Society, progress of, in Polynesia,

100.

Societies, peace, 53.

Societies, royal, geographical, &c.,

&c., not for a moment to be com-
pared with Missionary, 192.
Socrates, character of, 277 ;-his ex-
traordinary eminence, 278.
Solomon, address to, by David, 161;
-wisdom of, ib. ; — - surpassing
greatness of, ib. ;-directions of,
how to find the knowledge of God,
164;-results of his enlightened
reign, 165, 166.

Sons fighting with their fathers, 97.
South Sea, isles of the, human nature
may be advantageously contem-
plated in the, 16;-arts, vegeta-
bles, and animals, introduced by
the Missionaries, 109.
Speech, a remarkable, 31.
Speeches of natives, 42-45.
Speeches of Tuahine, 21, 31.
Spirit of the age opposed to infidelity,

14 72.

T

Tamatoa, peace speeches, 59.
Tamerlane, the war monster, 389.
Teachers of Christianity, an order
of, founded by Christ, 128.
Teachers, British, encouragements
to, 1 ;-moral power of, 2 ;-claims
on, ib. ;—may do much to quench
the spirit of war, and to aid Mis-
sions, 3.

Teachers, Sunday-school, power of
to promote Missions, 15;-vast
influence of, on the rising race, ib
Temples burned, 25.
Thomson, Dr. Adam, 293;- - his
view of classic studies, 294, 295.
Tinomana, fine character of, 34.
Triumphs, Missionary, compared
with those of war, 22.
Tuahine, affecting letter of, 97.
Tyrtæus, 457.

U

Ulysses' advice to Achilles, 95.
Universities, Scottish, education in
the, 258;-defective in Christian
feeling, ib. ;-importance of the
subject, 259.
Universities and chartered colleges,

duty of to uphold the Missionary
character, 286, 287;-the produc-
tion of great Missionaries their
highest honour, 288.

V

|
Vara, good confession of, 47;-his
death, 48.
Voyagers, address to, 68.

Vanderkemp, fame of the Rev. Dr.,
perpetual, 89.

W

War, impolicy and madness of, 380;
-laudable spirit of M. Guizot, ib.;
-influence of poetry in uphold-
ing war, 383, 384;-improvers of
war, 386;-science and practice
of war not distinguishable, 387;-
spirit of, entirely unchristian, ib.,

388; a foul crime, ib. ;-its aw-
ful consequences, 390-392;
Buonaparte's opinion of, 398;—
Webster on, 399;-national debt
on account of, 423;-Wellington's
opinion, 451;-all the nations of
Europe weakened by, 454;-for-
merly prevalent in Polynesia, 57;
horrors of, at Ana, and at Savaii,
58;-Havoc of, 64;-lamentation
of the chief of Mauke on, 66 ;-
Dr. Johnson on the results of, 85;
-enough of, for England, 480.
Warrior, madness of mankind in ad-
miring the, 56, 57;-his claims
sifted, 382;-compared with the
benefactors of mankind, 386;-
Lucan on the character of the sol-
dier, 460.

:-

Waterloo, the greatest battle ever
fought for freedom, 434, 435 ;-
horrors which succeeded the bat-
tle, 459.

Webster, Hon. Daniel, on war, 399;

-on oratory, 430.
Wellington, Field Marshal the Duke

-

of, 411; hope that his Grace may
be England's last great warrior,
412; his character, 424;-
grounds of deciding his character,
425; unjustly estimated as a
statesman, 426;-Dr. Channing's
view, ib. ;-singular modification
of that view, ib.; Napoleon's
opinion, 427;-opinion of, Madame
de Staël and Constant's, ib. ;-
Edinburgh Review,428;-Conces-
sion of the Edinburgh Review, ib.;
-opinions of the British pub-
lic, 429;-superior to Marlbo-
rough, 430;-extraordinary diffi-
culties encountered in the Penin-
sula, 431;-three sources of delu-
sion, 433; Waterloo not the
foundation of his real fame, 435;
-extraordinary display of moral
greatness, 436;-grandeur of his
views, ib.-438 ;-Fabian policy,
441, 442;-opposed by the British
public, by his own officers, and
the Portuguese government, 442—
446;-his great moral courage,
447;-superior in wisdom, and
equal in skill, to Napoleon,448,449;

his character has sustained no

injury from time, 449 ;-the first
historical personage now living,
450; first of conquerors, but
less than the least of all Mission-
aries, 456;-his religious views,
ib.;-feelings on beholding the
field of Waterloo after the battle,
458;-reflecting on his career,
459;-closing address, 481, 482.
Wesley, Rev. John, ministry of, 73;
-his remarks on diligence, 244.
Whitefield, Rev. G., ministry of the,
73.

Widows, cruel treatment of, in Poly-
nesia, 97.

-

Williams, Rev. John, conversion of,
4;-a Sunday school teacher, ib. ;
-becomes a Missionary, 5;-re-
presentative of his brethren, 13;—
a standard of reference, 14;-his
felicity compared with that of mi-
litary heroes, 46;-his efforts for
the good of Polynesia, 93;-his
affecting departure from Raro-
tonga, 100, 101;-the piety of his
enterprise blinds the world to his
real and great glory, 102, 103;
-letter to, from Lord Broug-
ham, 191;-character of, 215;
his personal appearance, 216;·
his intellectual powers, 217;-his
mechanical genius, ib. ;
his
general characteristics, 218;
compared with Dr. Philip, and
Mr.Moffat, 219, 220 ;-his speak-
ing and writing, 221;-his moral
greatness, 222;—his magnanimity
a chief means of his success,
225; his philanthropy, 228;-
his extraordinary efforts for the
good of the heathen, 231;-his
piety, 233;-his fine views of the
gospel of Christ, 234;-his libe-
rality of spirit, 235;-his mechan-
ical ingenuity, 237;-his spirit of
adventure, 240; - his persever-
ance, 241;-importance of his con-
version, 245; reasons of the
author's interest in him, 246;-
death of, 247;—manner, time, and
place of death, 251;-remarkable
state of mind prior to reaching
Erromanga, 252;-ominous feel-
ings relative to the New Hebrides,
254; six times in danger of