CONTENTS.

Chap.

1 Cause of Infidelity,

2 Man a fallen being-hatred of God-examples-
loving darkness,

3 A triffing falsehood influences human belief
against the Bible, more than gigantic truth in
favor of it-Etna and Vesuvius-Strata of lava-
Chinese records of antiquity,

Page.
13

14

18

4 Facts, such as unbelievers do not learn,
5 Men receive truth slowly, but error promptly-con-

24

versation with a statesman,

26

6 "Scoffers shall come,".

28

Scoffers are unacquainted with the facts of the
Bible--predictions in the epistles to the seven
churches in Asia,

31

8 The subject continued--Conversation with a sena-

tor-predictions of Babylon,

35

9 The subject continued-Tуге,

42

10, The subject continued-Damascus-important in-

quiries-the ploughman,

44

11 The great and the learned do not acquaint them-
selves with Bible facts-prophecies of Egypt,
12 The subject continued-prediction of the destruc-
tion of Jerusalem,

49

52

13 Scoffers of the last days are wilfully ignorant of
Bible language-an aged Kentuckian,

14 The subject continued prediction of Nineveh,
15 The subject continued the volcano,

16 The subject continued the lodge,

17 Men have loved darkness rather than light-con-

versation between a member of congress and a
physician,

•

18 The subject continued the resurrection,
19 The subject continued-testimony of Pagan
writers,

60

62

64

65

67

70

76

23 Inconsistency and credulity of the rejecters of the

Gospel-the aged school teacher-Pagan tes-

timony to the character and number of the early

christians-their patience under suffering-were

they either deceived, or deceivers ?

1

88

•

•

24 Men who cast away the Bible are credulous in the

extreme-the skeptical moralist-influence of

christianity upon morals,

98

•

25 Men adopt false opinions without inquiry-a citizen

28 An example-a young man in Kentucky,

29 A second example-a gentleman of the bar,

30 Aversion to commentaries-we may avail ourselves

of the facts they record-predictions of Rome,

31 Case of an infidel who began to read-a merchant

of Tennessee,..

131

32 Use of commentaries-prophecy of the locusts,

33 Value of historical knowledge-a merchant of Ken-

tucky-the image in Nebuchadnezzar's dream-

a history of the world,

136

138

•

•

34 The subject continued the stone cut out without

hands,

•

147

35 An example-an educated young gentleman,

36 Works on the Evidences of Christianity recommended, 155

153

•

•

37 Testimony resisted-concluding remarks on the re-

medy proposed-a wealthy agriculturist of the

West,

159

38 A further remedy-the all-powerful-evidence of

..

40 Illustrations-a professor of religion,

41 Illustrations-Family worship,

42 Illustrations-Divine influence-power of prayer,

43 This remedy denied to none,

44 Atheism,

45 The subject continued the doctrine of chance-

the atmosphere-effects of electricity-heat and

cold-evaporation-density of the soil, water, air,

&c.-iron-proofs of design-the Andes-the

Nile-Greenland-the Solar System-the Moon-

Questions-Inquiries answered-farewell

46 The Author's Unbelief, and the

means of his rescue-mode of descent

188

220

infidels-Volney's Ruins,

237

53 Further examples-claims of various religions,

54 The subject continued-counterfeits,..

55 Further discoveries-A New Englander in Illinois-

a few signs in religion,

56 Further inquiry-the Age of Reason--Scott's com-

mentary-further investigation,

257

:

60 The subject continued-dying fancies,

57 The influence of religious belief at the time of

death-observation's on mah's departure,."

58 The dying compared with those who but think them-

selves dying, "..

59 The subject continued-a revolutionary officer,

61 Disposition of unbelievers to credit accusations

against christians-prejudices against the Jews-

.264

270

272

275

character of the Mosaic Law,

•

•

277