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siderable fortune, he was reduced to a state of poverty himself. Though he had barely sufficient for his daily wants, he yet persisted in the benevolent labours he had undertaken, and went from door to door, seeking from the superfluities of others, that assistance for the destitute which it was no longer in his power to bestow.

"The poor and well-informed persons had but one opinion of the conduct of this individual; but many rich men, who wasted their substance in riotous feastings and journeys to Paris, looked upon him as a madman, and his near relations treated him as a lunatic who had foolishly spent his wealth.

"Whilst refreshing ourselves at the inn, a number of loiterers had assembled round a man who was speaking, a hairdresser, and were earnestly addressing him: You were present; do tell us how it was.'

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"Mons. le Pelletier, I beg you will leave me: when I wish to give, you know I do not need to be entreated.'

"Saying these words, he turned and passed into his warehouse, Mons. le Pelletier soon followed him to his warehouse, to his back shop, and then into his apartment. Here Mons. Aubertot exasperated by his continued and pressing entreaties, lifted his hand, and struck him! The blow was received. The hero of Christian charity smiled, and with a bright smiling look exclaimed, "Well, that for me; but the poor! what for the poor ?"

"[At these words all present expressed their admiration by a burst of applause, and the feelings of some produced tears.]

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"The officer with whom I was, had the presumption to exclaim, Mons. le Pelletier is but a poltroon, and had I been there, this sabre would soon have obtained satisfaction for him. A blow, indeed! a blow!"

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"Well, sir, Mons. Aubertot, when he saw such a benevolent spirit, burst into tears, fell at the feet of the injured man, offered him his purse, and a thousand times asked his forgiveness.'

"But, what of that?' said the officer, his hand upon his sabre, and his countenance inflamed with anger, I would have cut off the ears of Mons. Aubertot.'

"I then answered calmly, You, sir, are a soldier; Mons. le Pelletier is a

"I cannot, Mons. le Pelletier; I Christian !' cannot afford it.'

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"These few plain words had a wonderful effect. The street resounded with applause; and I said within myself, How much more dignified are we with the gospel in our heart, than when we would maintain, at the point of the sword, that imaginary idol, that vain phantom, which the world calls

honour !

(c) MELVILLE AND HIS BRETHREN.-Mr. Andrew Melville, professor of divinity at St Andrews, (Scot

land), in the reign of James VI, was a very bold and zealous man for the cause of God and truth. When some of his more moderate brethren blamed him for being too hot and fiery, he was wont to reply, "If you see my fire go downwards, set your foot upon it and put it out; but if it go upward, let it return to its own place."

(d) HOWARD'S LABOURS.-The great philanthropist, John Howard, after inspecting the receptacles of crime of poverty, and of misery throughout Great Britain and Ireland, left his native country, relinquished his own ease, to visit the wretched abodes of those who were in want and bound in fetters of iron in other parts of the world. He travelled three times through France, four through Germany, five through Holland, twice through Italy, once through Spain and Portugal, and also through Denmark, Sweden,

Russia, and part of Turkey. These excursions occupied (with some short intervals of rest at home) the period of twelve years.

Never before was such a considerable portion of the life of man applied to a more benevolent and laudable purpose. He gave up his own comfort that he might bestow it upon others. He was often immured in prison that others might be set at liberty. He exposed himself to danger that he might free others from it. He visited the gloomy cell that he might inspire a ray of hope and joy in the breasts of the wretched. Yea, he not only lived, but died in the noble cause of benevolence; for in visiting a young lady, who lay dangerously ill of an epidemic fever, in order to administer relief, he caught the distemper, and fell a victim to his humanity, January 20th, 1790.

INDEX OF TOPICS AND NAMES.

THE numbers in this Index refer to the regular topics which may be found in the book at the
tops of the pages; and when letters are joined to the figures they refer to particular anecdotes,
which are designated by the same letters where they are placed. The pages of the book are
denoted by the figures at the tops of the outer columns, and the number of the topics by those
at the tops of the inner columns.

Abney, Sir T., and family worship, 328g. | Alexander the Groat and his mother, Sa
Absolution, papal, 301, 302, 356c.
Abstinence, total, &c.:

the pecuniary advantage, &c., 1
the only safe ground, 2
influence and respect, &c., 3
illustrious examples, &c., 4
lessons from the brutes, 5

Abuse in prayer, 3266

Acases, and the captives, 203d
Actors, 6

Actress converted, 352h

Adams, John, and the Sabbath, 382d

Adams, John Quincy, and the Bible, 68d

Adams, Rev. Z., eccentricity of, 261m
Adrian, character of, 117d

and the bishop, 142a
and his enemy, 158c
and Ximenes, 407c

Adrianus and the martyrs, 194k
Adultery-" the happy rake," 2466
Affection, conjugal, 7, 241, 436c
filial, exemplified, 8, 436d
filial, rewarded, 9
filial, want of, 273

fraternal, 10

maternal, 11, 287

paternal, 12

parental, want of, 272

Affliction, benefits of, 13, 348a, b, e

comforts in, 50, 66, 190, 192

gratitude for, 14

Africaner, conversion of, 278h
Age of Reason, 60d, f, 225d

Aged, the conversion of, 15, 125, 126b, c,
224a

reverence for, 16

temptations of, 1786

Agents of benevolent societies, 17
Agesilaus and his children, 12a
Agrippa and Thaumastus, 2036
Ailmer, Rev. Dr., faith of, 172a
Alarms of conscience, groundless, 94

and Clitus, 20a

and his victories, 1606

and the humane driver, 203a

and the Iliad, 225e

tears of, 319d

and Diogenes, 429e

Alexander, of Russia, and the peasant,
45g

and the ninety-first Psalm, 53n
Alexander, Duke of Tuscany, and the
peasant, 29d

Alfred the Great and his last loaf, 47n
and the Psalter, 67d

and his alphabet, 287a
Alick, Blind, 69a

Alienation prevented by confession, 91
Alleine, Rev. J., reproof from, 3716
Alphonsus, clemency of, 203e
Alterations in the Bible, 67c
Ambert, Eliza, and her lover, 253ƒ
Ambition, 18

Ames, Fisher, and the Bible, 556
Amusements, vain, 30, 32, 116a, e, 850ƒ,

411

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ard, 236a

Artaxerxes and the favourite, 18f
Assurance of faith, 172, 240
of hope, 200

of love to Christ, 249

Asbury, Bishop, and poor Punch, 1096
and his good works, 256g

Atheism and atheists, 73a, c, g, 185, a-
e, 209c, 213a, 216d, 219d, e, 221a, b,
222e, 223e.

Athenagoras, conversion of, 2146
Athol, Duke of, a lunatic, 429h
Atonement, 28, 81, 240, 256

Attendance on Divine worship, 193, 279g,
350c, 388, 439b, c

Augustine, conversion of, 65a

fortunate mistake of, 345e

Augustus and Cinna, 158i

Aurelius and Antony, 45c
Avarice, 29, 48, 267

Avery, Rev. Mr., and the promises, 171

Backsliders, backsliding, 13g, h, 26, 145c,
225c, 231e

Backus, Azel, and the heathen, 242e
Bacon, Lord, and atheism, 83g

Bacon, Dr., and ministerial education,

151c

Baily, Rev. J., and family prayer, 328a
Bajazet and Tamerlane, 116c
Balls, or public dances, incompatible with
prayer, 30

deaden natural sensibility, 31

prevent conversion and ruin the soul,
32

Bankruptcy, 33, 146c, 182a, b, c

and Sabbath-breaking, 381;, 384e, f

Baptism 84a, d, e, f

Barclay, and the robbers, 2916
Barrow, Dr., and Rochester, 261g
Battles and battle-fields, 431
Bautain, Mons., and the Bible, 559

Baxter, Rev. R., his delay and loss, 42d
beneficence of, rewarded, 47k
labours of, 258g

Bayard and his hostess, 44a

Beatification of Romish saints, 334a, b
Beaufort, Cardinal, death of, 120j

Beauty, 34

Becket, Thomas à, shrine of, 304c
character of, 337g

Bede's translation of the Bible, 53a
Bedell, Rev. Dr., sermon of, 195d
Beecher, Dr., sermon of to one hearer,
263i

Beecher, Rev. Henry Ward, and pro-
fanity, 356d

Beggars, beggary, 35, 333c

Bell, David W., recantation of, 427
Beneficence, in hazarding life, 36
in dying for others, 37

self-denying, shown by the rich, 38
self-denying, shown by the poor, 39
with rule and system, 40

with industry and frugality, 41
with promptitude, 42

to debtors and robbers, 43

Beneficence, miscellaneous examples of,
44, 71, 184, 279a, 286, 317a-g, 418,
420a

rewarded by its own exercise, 45
rewarded by gratitude and respect,
46, 203

rewarded in various ways by Provi
dence, 47, 282

Benevolence, want of, 48, 29j
misdirected, 49

and cruelty combined, 117

Bennet, Rev. Mr. and unsuccessful preach-
ing, 256e

Bereavements the bereaved comforted,
50, 409c, g, j, k

the bereaved converted, 51, 3483
the bereaved rebuked, 52
Berridge and Hicks, success of, 2635
Bessus and the birds, 94e
Beveridge, Bishop, at death, 2005
and music, 2897

Bible, historical facts, 53

inspiration of, 54, 60a, e, ƒ, i, 237d,
e, g

testimonies to the value of the

testimony of distinguished persons, 55
testimony of infidels, 56

happy effects of the-

morality promoted, 57

conversion of seamen, 58

conversion of the profligate, &c.,

59

conversion of infidels, 60

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Birth, obscurity of, 19b, c, d
Bishop, Mr., and delirium tremens, 2366
Blackstone, punctuality of, 355d
Blair, Dr., and virtue embodied, 1327
Blair, Mr., and evil company, 87c
Blasphemy, 73, 304e, 355a, 3596
Blessings at meals, 329

Blessing enemies, 155

Blind, the, blindness, 14b, c, 69a, 1166,

153m, 278g, 286e

Blount, character of, 215d

Boerhaave and slander, 4076, f, g

Boldness, 112, 260

Burford, Countess of, and public worship,

439c

Burnet, Bishop, benevolence of, 45d
Burkitt, Rev. Wm., and his injurers,
157d

Butler, Bishop, at death, 1726

dinner with, 251e

Butler, Hon. B. F., a Sunday school
teacher, 399f

Butterworth, Rev. J., experience of,
169c

Byne, Rev. Mr., at a dance, 30c
Byrd, Colonel, and the chief, 179e

Bolingbroke and Lady Huntingdon, 321a Byron, confession of, 83e

and Christianity, 217d

Bonaparte, Louis, and war, 437j

Bonaparte, Napoleon, high hopes of, 18c
and the peasant-boy, 18d
and the church-clock, 18e
blasphemy of, 73i

and the Divinity of Christ, 819
dying, 122g
worshipped, 269a

delight of, in massacre, 3585
Bonnell, integrity of, 228f

Bonner, his treatment of Cranmer, 298a

Books, religious, usefulness of, in effect-
ing conversions, 74

in promoting revivals, 75

Borgia, dying confession of, 1206
Bourdalone and Louis XIV. 260%
eloquence of, 153e

Bourne, Captain, and fishing on the Sab-
bath, 381g

Boyle, Hon. Robert, benevolence of,
7la

interest of, in missions, 2860
Bowdler, apt saying of, 188e
Bradbury and the assassin, 349a
Brainerd and the Indians, 210a
Bribery, 2286, g, 239c

Bricconet, apostacy of, 225c
Brothers, affectionate, 10

Brown, Rev. D., punctuality of, 355e

Brown, Rev. J., tribute to 153ƒ
and his enemies, 156j
confession of, 188a
and the opposer, 261i

submission of, 409%

Brougham and war, 437!

Bruce, Mr. Robert, death of, 119e

Bruen and his enemy, 155c

Brutes, lessons from the, 5, 231a, 235c

Buchanan, Rev. Claudius, and the High-
lander, 54h

and the Bible-reader, 67%
and the aged Christian, 107a
and the Syrian Christians, 237e
Bulkley's misdirected letter, 1846
Buller, Judge, and evil company,
Bundy and the prisoner, 2426
Bunyan, Rev. John, zeal of, 258ƒ
and the gaoler, 344e

872

and the fortune-teller, 177a

Cadogan, Rev. B. W., and the musician,
261h

Cæsar, Augustus, and idolatry, 268e
Cæsar, Julius, at Pharsalia, 202a
benevolence of, 45b

and his enemies, 1586

Calumny, 407

Calvary, rock of, 81f

Calvin, disinterestedness of, 1426

and Eckius, 173i

labours of, 2586

Cambyses and Caligula, 163c
Candour, 407h
Cannibalism, 274

Card-playing, 76

Carey, Dr., humility of, 204m
labours of 286v

Marshman and Ward's donations,

286w

Carter, Rev. J., and the tanner, 243e
Caste, 77, 284a, b

Cathcart, Mr., diary of, 189c

Cato, reward of, in doing good, 45a
and Marius Curius, 103a

the model and the monster, 318c
Cecil, Rev. R., and the bookseller, 13
and the servant girl, 47m
in illness, 66g

and his dying mother, 118g
faithfulness of, 145c

and the robbers, 198c

love of, for study, 258/

indebtedness of, to his mother, 287p

obedience of, to his father, 296a
and his rich hearer, 374h

Censure, censoriousness, 78, 407
Chalmers, Dr., and the nobleman, 111c
congregation of, 193ƒ

early preaching of, 256j

Chandler, Rev. Dr., and illness, 13/
Character, loss of, 141e

Charity, gospel, 36-47, 83a, d, f, 106-110,
154-162, 175, 176, 202, 203, 277a, c, f,
279e, f, i, 285, 286, 291-294, 311, 313,
317.

Charles V., words of, 319c

disappointed, 337i

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