BIBLIOTHECA

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Christians responsible-The law of love-Passages from the Gospels-

Protestantism and the precepts of Christ-Religious literature...5-31

THE MISSION OF CHRIST IN HIS OWN WORDS.....

31

Christ's reply to John's messengers-Other announcements of his

mission-The Parable of the last judgment-Diversity of opinions—

The Christian bond is love, not doctrine......

.31-47

THE MINISTRY AND TEACHING OF THE APOSTLES................ 47

Passages from the Acts of the Apostles and from the Epistles-The

import of these teachings-Civilization and Christianity-Ecclesiasti-

cal Machinery-Creeds-Christ in his teachings as well as in his

offices
........47-64

CHARITY AMONG THE PRIMITIVE Christians, AND THENCE TO

THE REFORMATION.......

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Slavery-Emancipation-Captives in war-Bishop of Carthage-Mo-

nastic system-Hospitals-Emperor Julian-Constantine and Flacilla

-Laurentius the Deacon and the poor-Declension of Christianity—

Power and piety incompatible Churches not proper almoners-The

Christian's field of labour-Charity not by proxy-Temptations of

church property-Papal zeal for charity-Its perversions-Indul-

gences-First results of the Reformation-Its strifes-Errors--The

Scriptures-Protestantism...

.65-96

65

Judaizing-Burdens of men's devising-Each man's faith his own-

Helps to a Christian life-

96-99

THIRST FOR POWER ALWAYS HATEFUL, STILL MORE IN MATTERS

OF RELIGION....................

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Tendency to seek power-Church Government-Formalism-Ceremo-

nies

-99-107

HOW THE GREAT LAW OF CHARITY HAS BEEN CARRIED OUT

BY PROTESTANTS.................................

96

99

..........107

Zeal for sound doctrine-Creeds of the Reformation-Charity omitted

-The Bible........
....107-114

THE BENEFITS OF THE REFORMATION NO REASON FOR PER-

PETUATING ITS ERRORS...........

..114

CHARACTERISTICS OF PROTESTANTISM DEVELOPED IN ITS

GROWTH

Freedom of mind-Selfishness increased in trade-Morality of busi-

ness-Men of the world and money-Their influence in the churches-

Business of charity-Real charity designed to promote the good of

giver as well as receiver
.......117-135

TOO MUCH RELIANCE ON LEARNING-THE AFFECTIONS TO BE

EXERCISED AS WELL AS THE MIND............

Theology-No light without heat...

.135-138

117

..135

THE ESTABLISHED CHURCH OF ENGLAND-ITS ABUSES AT THE

REFORMATION-ITS NEGLECT OF THE POOR AND SUF-

FERING

The spoils of the Catholic Church-Poor-laws-Poorhouse-Police
of poor-Lazarus and the rich man-Zaccheus-Established Church
and the poor-English theory-Malthus

..135-153

138

THE SPIRIT OF PROTESTANTISM-ENGLISH PROTESTANTISM..153

Errors and omissions-Social questions-The wealth of the Esta-

blished Church

.153-163

CONTENTS.

THE DUTY OF DEVISING AND CARRYING INTO EFFECT PLANS

FOR THE GENERAL AMELIORATION AND PERMANENT RE-

LIEF OF THE SUFFERING AND DEGRADED CLASSES......163

Labour mortgaged-Amelioration

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...163-172

THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF CHRISTIANS IN THE UNITED STATES

IN REGARD TO THE SUFFERING CLASSES...................172

Religious feuds-Church-room for the poor-Christendom-Diffusion

of the Scriptures-Interpretation by the world

..172-191

GRADUAL DECLENSION OF CHRISTIANITY UNTIL IT LOSES THE

IMAGE OF ITS ORIGIN...............

Modern social institutions-Nc violent revolution needful-Those

only can comprehend Christianity who practise it............191-202

.191

THE CLERGY OF ALL CHURCHES-THEIR MISTAKES, DIFFICUL-

TIES, AND DUTIES IN REFERENCE TO THIS SUBJECT...202

The church-Truth should free the mind-Ministers-The poor-

Orthodoxy-Church discipline-Real objects of the ministry-Conser-

vatism-Charity enlarges the mind......

FURTHER MISTAKES OF THE CLERGY....

..202-228

Distrust of the Scriptures-Abuse of creeds-Theology for children

-Missionaries

.228-237

..228

TOPICS FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF CHRISTIAN TEACHERS...238

Maxims of the world-Laws of business-Property-Christian social

economy.

..238-245

PRINCIPLES UPON WHICH REFORMS, SOCIAL AND RELIGIOUS,

SHOULD BE CONDUCTED...............

Nature, Providence, and Holy Writ must be construed together-

Ills of humanity-Charity-Christian rule of reform-Abuses of re-

form-Christians should be the avowed champions of the poor and

oppressed-Slavery-Political reform...............

..245

-245-259

INFIDELITY AND SOME OF ITS EXCITING CAUSES.......

.259

Conduct of Christians-Need of exemplification of Christianity-In-

.fidelity and Humanity-Christianity and the social institutions of the

day-Higher and lower classes-Self-righteousness-Stephen Girard-

Conservatism of power-Triumph of truth and charity......259-281

Lates, Bibliographical and General.

THE LITERATURE OF CHARITY IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE...283

No elaborate work on charity in our language-Christian Charity

Explained, by John Angel James-Extracts from it-Mammon, or Cove-
tousness the Sin of the Church, by the Rev. John Harris-Extracts-
Three prize tracts of the American Tract Society

..........

.282-289

OF THE ENGLISH POOR-LAWs, and the LITERATURE TO WHICH

THEY HAVE GIVEN ORIGIN........

English Church abjured the care of the poor-Assumed by civil

authorities-Laws-Literature-History of the Poor-laws, by Richard

Burn, LL. D.-Extract ·

..289-290

..289

A CATALOGUE OF SOME ENGLISH WORKS ON THE POOR-LAWS

AND THEIR ADMINISTRATION...................

THE POPULATION QUESTION AND ITS DISCUSSIONS...

Malthus on Population-List of works on Population-Importance

of this discussion-Not placed on its true basis-No solution on the

basis assumed-Dr. Chalmers enters into the arena-His work on the

Christian and civic economy of large towns-Extract-Weyland on

Population-Chalmers and Malthus-Of Population, by Wm. Godwin-

Malthus and Godwin-Extracts from Godwin.....
...293-306

..290

THE PUSEYITES-ANOTHER PHASE OF THE CONTROVERSY

ABOUT POPULATION AND PAUPERISM..

Christian Politics, by Rev. W. Sewell-Extracts

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..306-311

THE SUBJECT OF HUMANITY APPROACHED WITH TIMIDITY IN

ENGLAND FROM DREAD OF UNSETTLING THE FOUNDA-

TIONS OF THEIR SYSTEM.

293

.306

.........311

Working Classes-Political Economy-Rev. Vic. Knox's works-Ex-
tract-Principles of Political Economy, by John Steuart Mill-Extract-
Extract from R. Southey's Essay on the State of the Poor-Barriers to