ANALYSIS OF THE CONTENTS.

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Evils of manufacturing establishments in England, and which are begin-ning to be felt in this country, noticed, and remedies suggested, . . . 362

CHAPTER VIII. Moral Tendency and Influence of the variousMechanical Trades.

Influence of mechanical employments, according as they are active or se-dentary, pursued under shelter or in the open air,.364

Enumeration of some special moral rules pertaining alike to all the profes-sions and employments of life,.365

PART VI.

A SPECIAL CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN DUTIES AND VIR-TUES, OF A CHARACTER PECULIARLY CHRISTIAN, AND ASIMILAR CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN VICES AND EVILS

CHAPTER I. Duty of Forgiving Injuries.

The importance claimed for this duty in the New Testament, and a notice

of the difficulties in the way of practising it,.371

The rule of forgiveness is peculiarly adapted to the nature of man, . . . 373

It is admirably adapted to man’s character and condition,.376

It is the only way of securing a permanent victory over evil, ..... 378The intrinsic nobleness of the rule of forgiveness illustrated, . . . 379

CHAPTER II. Christian Charity.

The importance ascribed to charity in the New Testament,.381

The chief particulars in which this duty consists, illustrated,.382

The chief cases in which this duty is violated, reviewed,.392

The chief considerations by which this duty is qualified,.401

CHAPTER III. Intemperance in Drinking.

The nature and occasions of intemperance in drinking,.405

The signs of intemperance, noticed and illustrated,.409

The chief evils of intemperance, enumerated,.414

The remedies of intemperance, reviewed,.416

CHAPTER IV. Gaming, including an Examination of the MoralTendencv and Influence of the Lottery System.

Notice of the lottery system as a measure of finance,.419

The moral tendency and effects of this system, illustrated,.422

It has reduced many persons to insolvency,.423

It has led to numerous cases of embezzlement, breach of trust, &.C., . . . 424Intemperance and suicide have very often been the consequences of this

system,.424

The effects of drawing prizes upon those who have drawn them, noticed, 425A comparison between the lottery system and ordinary gaming, .... 425Tendency of this system to raise up idlers, gamesters, &c., 427