THE

METHODIST MAGAZINE

11000

AND

QUARTERLY REVIEW.

VOLUME XXI.

NEW SERIES, VOL. X.
1839.

ASTOR LIBRARY

NEW-YORK.

NEW-YORK:

PUBLISHED BY T. MASON AND G. LANE,

FOR THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, AT THE CONFERENCE OFFICE, 200 MULBERRY-STREET.

J. Collord, Printer.

CONTENTS.

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1

ORDINATION to the Ministry. By Rev. Charles Elliott, A. M.,

Trials by Ordeal and single Combat. An Historical and Moral Essay.

By Rev. J. H. Young, of the Baltimore conference,

22

The American Gentleman. By Charles Butler, Esq.

Review of Medhurst's State and Prospects of China,.

94

Review of the Defence of the Existence of Satan and his Angels,

105

Encke's Comet,

113

Recent Publications,

118

Ordination to the Ministry. By Rev. Charles Elliott, D. D., (continued

from page 22,)

121

Trials by Ordeal and single Combat. An Historical and Moral Essay.

By Rev. J. H. Young, of the Baltimore conference, (continued

from page 38,)

148

The History of the Hebrew Text, with some considerations for the Study

of the Hebrew. By William M. Willett, Teacher of Hebrew in the

Wesleyan University,

164

Sketches of South America. By Rev. J. Dempster, A. M., Missionary

at Buenos Ayres, (continued from page 370 of vol. ix,)

Brazil. By R. M'Murdy, A. M., Teacher at Rio de Janeiro,

God's Word the Christian's Delight. By Rev. R. W. Allen, of the New-

176

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185

England conference,

199

Review of the Evidence of the Truth of the Christian Religion. By

Rev. D. Smith, of the New-York conference,

Review of Jackson's Centenary of Wesleyan Methodism,

215

222

Recent Publications,

234

Sketches of South America. By Rev. J. Dempster, A. M., Missionary

at Buenos Ayres, (continued from page 185,)

God's Method of weighing the Actions of Men. By Rev. M. Sorin, of

the Philadelphia conference,

256

On the Importance of a well-instructed Ministry. By Rev D. Smith,

of the New-York conference,

267

Jacob's Dream; or, the Ministry of Angels,

275
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God's Word the Christian's Delight. By Rev. R. W. Allen, of the New-

England conference, (continued from page 215,)

285

A Sermon on Baptism. By Rev. J. Porter,

Review of the Difficulties of Arminian Methodism. By Rev. S. Comfort, 319

Review of Professor Bush's Notes on Genesis,

304

341

Review of Cardinal de Cheverus,

347

A Visit to Weyer's Cave, Virginia. By Rev. J. H. Young, of the Bal-

timore annual conference,

349

Literary Notices,

356

The Case of the Jews considered, with particular reference to their

supposed literal gathering. By Rev. Wm. Scott, of the Canada

conference,

361

Tribute to the Memory of President Fisk. By Professor Whedon of the

Wesleyan University,

384

Bible Election. By Rev. Raphael Gilbert, of the New-York confer-

ence,

400

The Duty of Methodism toward its Youth. By Rev. Samuel Jackson,

Baxter's Works, with a brief notice of that extraordinary man of God, 469